Category Archives: Film

American Animals. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Cast:  Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Eric Borsuk, Chas Allen, Betty Jean Gooch, Ann Dowd, Laura Grice, Udo Kier, Fedor Steer, Jack Landry, Wayne Duvall, Whitney Goin, Gary Basaraba, Robert C. Treveiler, Jane McNeill, Dorothy Reynolds, Maggie Lacey.

The overall problem with most cinematic experiences is that with some certain emotions, the truth of understanding them, even seeing them portrayed, is as likely as receiving an apologetic face from a pet cat after it has done its business in the wrong place; some reactions, some sentiments are impossible to replicate, even in the hands of a master actor.

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(529 words, estimated 2:07 mins reading time)

The House With A Clock In Its Walls. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5.10

Cast: Cate Blanchett, Jack Black, Lorenzo Izzo, Owen Vaccaro, Colleen Camp, Kyle MacLachlan, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Sunny Sulijc, Perla Middleton, Sandy Givelber, Alli Beckman, Christian Calloway, Vanessa Anne Williams, Jalyn Hall, De’Jon Watts, Kom Chauncheun, Anna Chauncheun.

The House With A Clock In Its Walls. Film Review. full post

(497 words, estimated 1:59 mins reading time)

King Of Thieves. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Michael Caine, Michael Gambon, Charlie Cox, Tom Courtenay, Jim Broadbent, Ray Winstone, Francesca Annis, Paul Whitehouse, Kellie Shirley, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ann Akin, Adam Leese, Claire Lichie.

There is no honour amongst thieves, however, there is always truth, infallibility and greed and it always makes for a great story to be retold, examined and pursued; regardless of whether it is steeped in fiction, or the absurdity of truth, the heist film is one of intricate plans and betrayal, and it is one in which King of Thieves is a good quality diamond in which to fall in love with.

King Of Thieves. Film Review. full post

(572 words, estimated 2:17 mins reading time)

The Predator. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7.5/10

Cast: Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Olivia Munn, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Sterling K. Brown, Thomas Jane, Alfie Allen, Augusto Aguilera, Jake Busey, Brian A. Prince, Yvonne Strahovski, Peter Shinkoda, Mike Dupond, Niall Matter, Javier Lacroix, Gabriel LabBelle, Nikolas Dukic, Garry Chalk.

Occasionally it is not what the film says at the time but what it can promise for the future which makes it an enjoyable feast to get your teeth into; admittedly cinema goers and film goers would prefer to see this happen on the first attempt, the climax of the film serenading those glued to their seats with a lullaby of further adventures to come, of the tale being even more dynamic, and in some cases, revealing more to the story and the character’s depth.

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(595 words, estimated 2:23 mins reading time)

The Blackkklansman. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Ryan Eggold, Topher Grace, Jasper Paakkonen, Michael Buscemi, Paul Walter Hauser, Ashlie Atkinson, Alec Baldwin, Isaiah Whitlock Jr, Damaris Lewis, Ato Blankson-Wood, Corey Hawkins, Robert John Burke, Brian Tarantina, Arthur J. Nascarella, Ken Garito, Frederick Weller, Robert John Burke, Dared Wright, Faron Salisbury, Ryan Preimesberger, Harry Belafonte, Gina Belafonte.

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

Searching. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Cast: John Cho, Debra Messing, Sara Sohn, Michelle La, Joseph Lee, Dominic Hoffman, Sylvia Minassian, Melissa Disney, Connor McRaith, Colin Woodell, Brianna McLean, Derek Ellis, Ric Sarabia, Joseph John Schirle, Reed Buck.

Innovation is to be praised, the guts to try something new for an audience whilst retaining the classic elements of what makes the genre a success in the first place; to find a way to tell a story which diverts from the expected is a pleasure and one that you can spend a life time Searching for.

Searching. Film Review. full post

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

The Happytime Murders. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Elizabeth Banks, Maya Rudulph, Leslie David Baker, Joel McHale, Cynthy Wu, Michael McDonald, Mitch Silpa, Hemky Madera, Bill Barratta, Dorien Davies, Kevin Clash, Victor Yerrid, Drew Massey, Ted Michaels, Brian Henson, Allan Trautman.

The Muppet Show it isn’t, there is no cosy sense of mischief, of childhood playfulness felt, and yet the Henson name is driven through The Happytime Murders like a nail being hammered through a sock and because of this sense of stuffed innuendo and rebellion to go and deliver an adult-orientated puppet/human story, the makers have stitched together a film which is beautifully insubordinate, outrageously defiant and completely, and utterly, sublime.

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(545 words, estimated 2:11 mins reading time)

Alpha. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Natassia Malthe, Johannes Hauker Johannesson, Leoner Varela, Mercedes de la Zerda, Jens Hulten, Spencer Bogaert, Priya Rajaratnam, Patrick Flanagan, Marcin Kowalczyk, Michael Kruse-Dahl, Kyle Glenn Sutherland, Louis Lay, Tran Kootenhayoo, Nestor de las Xerda, Blake Point, Nashon Douglas, Morgan Freeman.

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(440 words, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)

The Meg. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 5/10

Cast: Jason Statham, Bingbing Li, Rainn Wilson, Cliff Curtis, Winston Chao, Shuya Sophia Cai, Ruby Rose, Page Kennedy, Robert Taylor, Olafur Darri Olafsson, Jessica McNamee, Masi Oka, Raymond Vinton, Hongmei Mai, Wei Yi, Vithaya Pansringarm, Rob Kipa-Williams, Tawanda Manyimo, Mark Trotter, James Gaylyn.

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(485 words, estimated 1:56 mins reading time)

The Equalizer 2. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Denzil Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders, Orson Bean, Bill Pullman, Melissa Leo, Jonathan Scarfe, Sakina Jaffrey, Kazy Tauginas, Garrett Golden, Adam Karst, Tamara Hickey, Jim Loutzenhiser, Rory Benjamin Smith, Ted Arcidi, Karen York.

The Equalizer 2. Film Review. full post

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