Category Archives: Film

Standing Up, Falling Down. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Cast: Billy Crystal, Ben Schwartz, Grace Gummer, Eloise Mumford, John Behlmann, David Castaneda, Kevin Dunn, Debra Monk, Nate Corddry, Caitlin McGee, Leonard Ouzts, Nathan James, Hassan Johnson, Nick Sadhnani, Kelsey Reinhardt, Wade Allain-Marcus, Charlie Hankin, Tami Sagher, Marilyn Seide, Mike Carlsen, Kate Arrington, Jill Hennessy, Connor Ratliff, Kevin Kevin, Glenn Kubota, Joan Porter, Jackie Sanders, Jim Santangeli, Chris LaPanta, Michael Kostroff.

We meet people for a specific reason, we might not change their lives, but we might give them hope, courage and perhaps the understanding they have been missing from a family member who no longer talks to them; despite that person’s best efforts.

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(513 words, estimated 2:03 mins reading time)

Becoming. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * *

Cast: Toby Kebbell, Penelope Mitchell, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Stephen Rider, Melissa Bolona, Beth Broderick, Jason Patric, Lew Temple, John Newberg, Dan Southworth, Zander Essex, Gianni Capaldi, Elana Krausz, Jessica Ambuehl, Kate August Lim, Christianne Case, Rich Williams, Hayden O’Connell, Sienna Farall, Tyler Madden, Dallas Edwards, Louis Robert Thompson, Catherine Kamei, Meredith Crutcher, Kiley B. Moore, Kelly Owens.

The possessed never have it easy, especially when the Devil finds a way to hitch a ride in the soul!

Becoming. Film Review. full post

(538 words, estimated 2:09 mins reading time)

Ad Astra. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7/10

Cast: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Donald Sutherland, Kimberly Elise, Loren Dean, Donnie Keshawarz, Sean Blackmore, Bobby Nish, LisaGay Hamilton, John Finn, John Ortiz, Freda Foh Shen, Kayla Adams, Ravi Kapoor, Liv Tyler, Elisa Perry, Daniel Sauli, Kimmy Shields, Kunal Dudheker, Greg Bryk, Alyson Reed, Sasha Compere, Justin Dray, Alex Luna, Natasha Lyonne, Zoro Saro Manuel Daghlian, Jacob Sandler, Elizabeth Willaman, Natasha Lyon.

Ad Astra. Film Review. full post

(470 words, estimated 1:53 mins reading time)

Angry Birds 2. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7/10

Cast: Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Leslie Jones, Bill Hader, Rachel Bloom, Awkwafina, Sterling K. Brown, Eugenio Derbez, Tiffany Haddish, Danny McBride, Peter Dinklage, Pete Davidson, Zach Woods, Dove Cameron, Maya Rudolph, Jojo Siwa, Tony Hale, Lil Rel Howery , Nicki Minaj, Beck Bennett, Gaten Matarazzo, Brooklynn, Genesis Tennon, Alma Varsano, Faith Margaret Kidman-Urban, Sunday Rose Kidman-Urban, Colleen Ballinger.

The computer game adaptation for cinema is not likely to ever disappear back into the hyperbole from which it was hatched, the dragon which laid the egg to which film embraced as a way of bringing the gaming community back to the realm of the big screen, has become undoubtedly entrenched and pushed to encompass every possible story going.

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(457 words, estimated 1:50 mins reading time)

Bad Education. Film Review. (2019).

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7/10

Cast: Hugh Jackman, Ray Romano, Allison Janney, Welker White, Annaleigh Ashford, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Calvin Coakley, Geraldine Viswanathan, Katherine Narducci, Victor Werhaeghe, Will Meyers, John Scurti, Rafael Casal, Hari Dhillon, Alex Wolf, Ray Abruzzo, Jimmy Tatro, Kayli Carter, Jorge Chapa, Jane Brockman, Larry Romano, Catherine Curtin, Jeremy Shamos.

A good education is not just a right, it is the cornerstone of a civilised society, and yet between politicians, officials and high, often outrageous, demands from parents, school can become a chore, a place where learning is not fun, but a slog, one exacerbated by lack of investment, one in which the system is rigged against everybody concerned.

Bad Education. Film Review. (2019). full post

(463 words, estimated 1:51 mins reading time)

Frozen II. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Cast: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff, Sterling K. Brown, Evan Rachel Wood, Alfred Molina, Martha Plimton, Jason Ritter, Rachel Matthews, Jeremy Sito, Ciaran Hinds, Alan Tudyk, Hadley Gannaway, Mattea Conforti, Aurora Aksnes, Paul Briggs.

The phenomenon will always be with us, the occurrence of the cinematic event that manages to infiltrate almost every aspect of life and society is one that either is embraced or shunned with seemingly equal proportions. Whilst the Marvel Studio may have held the position of top dog in the last decade, the undisputed King of the block, it is to the characters of Elsa and Anna that the Queens of the Frozen franchise have infiltrated their way into theatre productions, the songs, the costumes, the public, arguably cannot get enough of the sisters, their snowman and the magic of their lives.

Frozen II. Film Review. full post

(399 words, estimated 1:36 mins reading time)

Downton Abbey. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern, Allan Leech, Phyllis Logan, Jim Carter, Laura Carmichael, Lesley Nicol, Michael Fox, Sophie McShera, Robert James-Collier, Imelda Staunton, Joanna Froggatt, Penelope Wilton, Douglas Reith, Kevin Doyle, Brendan Coyle, Tuppence Middleton, Raquel Cassidy, Charlie Watson, David Haig, Susan Lynch, Mark Addy, Kate Phillips, Henry Hadden-Paton, Kate Phillips, Andrew Havill, Phillippe Spall, Richenda Carey, Simon Jones, Darren Strange, David Lonsdale, Matthew Goode.

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(627 words, estimated 2:30 mins reading time)

Jay And Silent Bob Reboot. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Harley Quinn Smith, Aparna Brielle, Shannon Elizabeth, Brian O’Halloran, Jason Lee, Joey Lauren Adams, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, Treshelle Edmond, Alice Wen, Craig Robinson, Justin Long, Chris Jericho, Val Kilmer, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Rosario Dawson, Adam Brody.

The cynical ploy of cinema and film is that unless there is a call for a sequel, the character, no matter how loved, seems to land in some sort of limbo, a celluloid purgatory, where the last scene in which they inhabit is where they remain, forever, locked and static, never to be smile, crack a joke, be hurt, cause harm or have the rest of the lives explained.

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(515 words, estimated 2:04 mins reading time)

Mr. Jones. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision rating 8.5/10

Cast: James Norton, Vanessa Kirby, Peter Sarsgaard, Joseph Mawle, Kenneth Cranham, Celyn Jones, Krzysztof Pieczynski, Beata Pozniak, Fenella Woolgar, Martin Bishop, John Edmondson, Michalina Olszanska, Martin Hugh Henley, Olena Leonenko, Edward Wolstenholme, Marcin Czarnik, Barry Mulkerns, Matthew Marsh.Mr. Jones. Film Review.Cast: James Norton, Vanessa Kirby, Peter Sarsgaard, Joseph Mawle, Kenneth Cranham, Celyn Jones, Krzysztof Pieczynski, Beata Pozniak, Fenella Woolgar, Martin Bishop, John Edmondson, Michalina Olszanska, Martin Hugh Henley, Olena Leonenko, Edward Wolstenholme, Marcin Czarnik, Barry Mulkerns, Matthew Marsh.

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(575 words, estimated 2:18 mins reading time)

Gemini Man. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * *

Cast: Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen, Benedict Wong, Douglas Hodge, Ralph Paterson, Linda Emond, Ilia Volok, E.J. Bonilla.

There is nobody better equipped to destroy you than yourself. The ones who hate you, fuelled often by an unfathomable amount of logic, jealousy and rage will often leave you bleeding and broken on the doorstep of history. However, it is our own minds, our psyche and fear that will see us finish the job. Broken and foiled is one thing, but our own self-doubt, our willingness to acknowledge our insecurity and self-loathing, is enough to defeat us completely.

Gemini Man. Film Review. full post

(566 words, estimated 2:16 mins reading time)