Category Archives: Film

Radio Flash. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Cast: Brighton Sharbino, Dominic Monaghan, Will Patton, Fionnula Flanagan, Miles Anderson, Michael Filipowich, Kyle Collin, Sean Cook, Arden Myrin, Amire Abdullah, Max Adler, Jerry Basham, Lance Valentine Butler, Juli Erickson, Mike Harris.

You do have wonder what it takes to get a film noticed, that there will always be enough advertising and budget allocation to the films that the box office is assured of selling out and yet somehow in the gold mines of celluloid and cinematic constant success, there will be that one diamond that reflects unknowing wealth with greater passion than all the ingots found in the endless stream.

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(508 words, estimated 2:02 mins reading time)

Vault. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 5/10

Cast: Theo Rossi, Clive Standen, Samira Wiley, Chazz Palminteri, Don Johnson, William Forsythe, Sean Ringgold, Chuck Zito, Vincent Pastore, Eric Lutes, Burt Young, Antonio Cupo, Dorothy Lyman, John Fiore, Ken Baltin, Gillian Williams, Armen Garo, Claudio Orefice, Lala Kent, German Figueroa, Michael Zuccola, Danielle Guldin, Anthony Paulucci, Kevin DeCristofano, Tony V, Johnny Cicco, Andrew Divoff, Nick Principe, Bob Dio.

There is arguably a certain fascination with films that are connected to the Mafia which doesn’t appeal to everyone, not so much divisive, but more of a way of life that doesn’t have any relationship with anyone outside of Italy, certain parts of the United States of America and those interested in the effects of organised crime.

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(562 words, estimated 2:15 mins reading time)

Can You Ever Forgive Me. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Dolly Wells, Ben Falcone, Jane Curtin, Gregory Korostishevsky, Stephen Spinella, Christian Navarro, Pun Bandhu, Erik LaRay Harvey, Brandon Scott Jones, Shae D’lyn, Rosal Colon, Anna Deavere Smith, Marc Evan Jackson, Marcella Lowery, Roberta Wallach, Tina Benko, Sandy Rosenberg, Kevin Carolan, Ben Rauch, Ethel Fisher, Chris Lamberth, Joanna Adler, Mary B. McCann, Michael Laurence, Michael Cyril Crieighton, Alice Kremelberg, Moises Acevedo, Lucy DeVito, Josh Evans, Ricky Garcia, Charlotte Mary Wen, Marcus Choi, Mx Justin Vivian Bond, Tim Cummings.

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(504 words, estimated 2:01 mins reading time)

Rust Creek. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * *

Cast: Hermione Corfield, Jay Paulson, Sean O’Bryan, Micah Hauptman, Daniel R. Hill, Jeremy Glazer, John Marshall Jones, Jake Kidwell, Virginia Schneider, Denise Dal Vera, Alexandra Jensen, Stu Pollard.

There are some films which unfortunately have the same effect on the soul as eating a dozen creme filled profiteroles has on the waist line, the desire for what you believe is substantial, soon leaves you feeling bloated, unsatisfied and underwhelmed, leaving you finally scratching your head at the thought of having to deal with the aftermath, the thought of pondering over what to make of the film which promised so much, but in the end left you battling cinematic fatigue.

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(403 words, estimated 1:37 mins reading time)

Us. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Cast: Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Anna Diop, Cali Sheldon, Noelle Sheldon, Madison Curry, Ashley McKoy, Napiera Groves, Lon Gowan, Alan Frazier, Duke Nicholson, Dustin Ybarra, Nathan Harrington, Kara Hayward.

After World War Two American cinema developed a schizophrenic relationship with the idea of the everyday person being replaced by its doppelganger, mainly through the use of Science Fiction and in films that showed an alien invasion, the replicas at the time being a perfect, is sensualised, analogy for the Communist threat; that we didn’t truly know who was one of them, and who was one of Us.

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(456 words, estimated 1:49 mins reading time)

Greta. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 5/10

Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Chloe Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe, Jane Perry, Jeff Hiller, Parker Sawyers, Brandon Lee Sears, Arthur Lee, Rosa Escoda, Jessica Preddy, Thaddeus Daniels, Raven Dauda, Colm Feore, Zawe Ashton, Nagisa Morimoto, Navi Dhanoa, Elisa Berkley, Stephen Rea.

We befriend people in many ways, sometimes we find ourselves with a group of people based on need, desire, or common interests, we keep those people with us, the shared history becoming a tight bond, a hopefully long lasting and mutual love that sees goals accomplished and tears wiped away by a considerate mate, a pal to whom has your best interests at heart.

Greta. Film Review. full post

(502 words, estimated 2:00 mins reading time)

Little. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 5/10

Cast: Regina Hall, Issa Rae, Marsai Martin, Justin Hartley, Tracee Ellis Ross, Tone Bell, Mikey Day, JD McCrary, Tucker Meek, Thalia Tran, Marley Taylor, Eva Carlton, Luke James, Rachel Drench, Christopher A. Martin, Noree Victoria, Kendra L. Franklin, Marc Hawes, Jade Fernandez, Chelsea Hayes, Caleb Emery.

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(479 words, estimated 1:55 mins reading time)

Family. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 5/10

Cast: Taylor Schilling, Brian Tyree Henry, Bryn Vale, Allison Tolman, Jessie Ennis, Matt Walsh, Eric Edelstein, Fabrizio Guido, Peter Horton, Blair Beeken, Karen Kendrick, Kate McKinnon.

A tale of redemption is one that cinema cannot fail to embrace, especially when it comes to the idea of Family, the chance shown through a series of misadventures that relationships with those bonded by blood are worth more than blocking the self-absorbed and toxic out of your life, that no matter what, a family member can be redeemed and brought back into the fold.

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(454 words, estimated 1:49 mins reading time)

Happy Death Day 2U. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Phi Vu, Suraj Sharma, Sarah Yarkin, Rachel Matthews, Ruby Modine, Steve Zissis, Charles Aitkin, Laura Clifton, Missy Yager, Jason Bayle, Caleb Spillyards, Jimmy Gonzales, Peter Jaymes Jr., Rob Mello, Kenneth Israel.

There surely isn’t that many people who looked at the classic American comedy Groundhog Day and thought, what would it be like if we ratchet up a notch and added a killer to the storyline, however many did then they would have been satisfied with the result in the 2017 film Happy Death Day; however, with a change of pace and style, with the addition of the knowing glance, Happy Death Day 2U became a finer place in which to make the comparison.

Happy Death Day 2U. Film Review. full post

(449 words, estimated 1:48 mins reading time)

Jumanji: The Next Level. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7/10

Cast: Karen Gillan, Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, Madison Iseman, Marin Hinkle, Ashley Scott, Awkwafina, Nick Jonas, Colin Hanks, Dania Ramirez, Morgan Turner, Rory McCann, Rhys Darby, Massi Furlan, Bebe Neuwirth.

The intrepid gamers return to the jungle, though as with every sequel of a franchise, something new must stir in the bushes, a different set of rules must be applied and adhered to, and for fans of the original film starring the unforgettable Robin Williams, Jumanji: The Next Level is a respectable attempt at capturing some of the original mayhem and exposed danger that won the hearts of many of its fans.

Jumanji: The Next Level. Film Review. full post

(392 words, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)