Movie Reviews

The Three Musketeers

Director Stephen Herek Starring Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Oliver Platt & Chris O’Donnell Rating PG Score 5.5/6 France, 1625: Young d’Artagnan heads to Paris to join the Musketeers but the evil cardinal has disbanded them – save 3. He meets the 3, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, and joins them on their quest to save the…

Road to Hell

Director Albert Pyun Starring Michael Paré, Clare Kramer, Courtney Peldon, Deborah Van Valkenburgh & Roxy Gunn Score 4.5/6 A soldier who has been fighting a long war is driven mad because he no longer believes in any purpose or righteous truth behind the killing. He comes home to a surreal world looking for his first…

Footroot Flats: The Dog’s Tale

Directed by Murray Ball Staring John Clarke, Peter Rowley Rating PG Score 5.5/6 Based on New Zealand’s most beloved comic strip “Footrot Flats” about a farmer named Wal, his dog and life in the small town of Raupo. Questions will be answered: Will Wal impress the selectors and become an All Black? Will prize stag…

Pee-wee’s Big Adventure

Director Tim Burton Starring Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton Rated PG Score 5.5/6 When eccentric man-child Pee-wee Herman gets his beloved bike stolen in broad daylight, he sets out across the U.S. on the adventure of his life. I know I have reviewed a lot of movies directed by Tim Burton, the first thought…

The Wizard

Director Todd Holland Starring Fred Savage, Luke Edwards, Jenny Lewis Rated PG Score 5/6 A boy and his brother run away from home and hitch cross country with the help of a girl they meet to compete in the ultimate video game championship. I know I do not normally review family movies but, the cinemas…

Robot Overlords

Director Jon Wright Starring Ben Kingsley, Gillian Anderson, Callan McAuliffe Rated PG Score 3/6 Earth has been conquered by robots from a distant galaxy. Survivors are confined to their houses and must wear electronic implants, risking incineration by robot sentries if they venture outside. Time for one that is kind of topical. Okay, for the…

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Directed by Quentin Tarantino Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie Rated MA Score 5/6 A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the film industry during the final years of Hollywood’s Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles. I meant to go and see this in the cinema…

Fisherman’s Friends

Director Chris Foggin Starring James Purefoy, Meadow Nobrega, David Hayman Rated M Score 5/6 Ten fisherman from Cornwall are signed by Universal Records and achieve a top ten hit with their debut album of Sea Shanties. For those of you who might be wondering Fisherman’s Friends is based on a true story about Port Isaac’s…

Ghost Rock — Revisit Review

Director Dustin Rikert Staring Gary Busey, Michael Worth, Jeff Fahey Rated MA Score 3/6 In 1882, 20 years after an almost forgotten massacre took place, the only living witness to the crime, John Slaughter, returns to the town where it happened. Now finding the town run by the man behind the terrible act, Slaughter teams…