Category Archives: Film

Guardians Of The Galaxy, Film Review. Picturehouse@F.A.C.T., Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, David Bautista, Karen Gillan, Lee Pace, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rooker, Djimon Hounsou, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close, Benicio Del Toro, Laura Haddock, Sean Gunn, Peter Serafinowicz, Christopher Fairbank, Wyatt Oleff, Gregg Henry, Stan Lee, Melia Kreiling, Alexis Denisof.

When an American summer blockbuster film uses music by the outstanding British band 10cc in its opening sequences, then surely there can be no argument that it already grabs the attention of the viewer. Graham Gouldman’s and Eric Stewart’s timeless masterpiece only enhances the power to come as the latest tale of heroism from Marvel, The Guardians of The Galaxy, comes out to capture the summer cinema audience.

Guardians Of The Galaxy, Film Review. Picturehouse@F.A.C.T., Liverpool. full post

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

Hercules, Film Review. Plaza Community Cinema, Crosby.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7/10

Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Ian McShane, John Hurt, Rufus Sewell, Aksel Hennie, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Reece Ritchie, Joseph Fiennes, Tobias Santelmann, Peter Mullan, Rebecca Ferguson, Issac Andrews, Joe Anderson, Stephen Peacocke, Nicholas Moss.

Where does the hero end and the legend, the myth start? Every hero after all needs a writer in which to make them seem invincible, powerful, noteworthy and compassionate to his enemies. In the modern era, every hero has his moment of downfall, his time in which he must wander into the desert of obscurity and take stock of his actions before coming back stronger than ever. In times of Greek and Roman legend, of the classical age, the Gods ruled all and a Demi-God had no such qualms about living up to anything but his name. Such is tale of Hercules and his 12 labours.

Hercules, Film Review. Plaza Community Cinema, Crosby. full post

(582 words, estimated 2:20 mins reading time)

Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, Film Review. Picturehouse@F.A.CT., Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smit McPhee, Kirk Acevedo, Mick Thurstan, Terry Notary, Kero Konoval, Judy Greer, Jon Eyez, Enrique Murciano, Doc Shaw, Lee Ross, Keir O’Donnell, Kevin Rankin, Jocko Sims, Al Vicente, Matt James, Richard King, Scott Lang, Deneen Tyler, Mustafa Harris, Lombardo Boyar, Mike Seal, J.D. Evermore, Chase Boltin, Michael Papajohn, Thomas Rosales, Jr, Carl Sutton, Christopher Berry.

Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, Film Review. Picturehouse@F.A.CT., Liverpool. full post

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

Boyhood, Film Review. Picturehouse@F.A.C.T, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater, Steven Chester Prince, Bonnie Cross, Libby Villari, Marco Perella, Jamie Howard, Andrew Villarreal, Shane Graham, Tess Allen, Ryan Power, Sharee Fowler, Mark Finn, Charlie Sexton, Byron Jenkins, Holly Moore, David Blackwell, Barbara Chisholm, Matthew Martinez-Arndt, Cassidy Johnson, Cambell Westmoreland, Jennifer Griffin, Garry Peters,  Merrilee McCommas,  Tamara Jolaine,  Tyler Strother, Brad Hawkins, Savannah Welch, Richard Andrew Jones, Karen Jones, Sam Dillon, Jesse Mechler.

Boyhood, Film Review. Picturehouse@F.A.C.T, Liverpool. full post

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

How To Train Your Dragon 2, Film Review. Odeon Cinema, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller, Kristin Wiig, Djimon Hounsou, Kit Harrington, Kieron Elliott, Philip McGrade, Andrew Ableson, Gideon Emery, Simon Kassianides, Randy Thom.

There are many films that at the end of the screening you wonder exactly why they are advertised as being for children, why the family, which all when and good as you want the next generation of film lovers to have had great experiences like this rather being baby sat by a games console, has to be involved; for some films are truly made for everybody to enjoy and yet advertisers insist on placing some films in to ready-made box.

How To Train Your Dragon 2, Film Review. Odeon Cinema, Liverpool. full post

(468 words, estimated 1:52 mins reading time)

The 100-Year Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared, Film Review. Picturehouse@F.A.C.T, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Robert Gustafsson, Iwar Wiklander, David Wiberg, Mia Skäringer, Jens Hultén, Bianca Cruzeiro, Alan Ford, Sven Lönn, David Shackleton, Georg Nikoloff, Simon Säppenen, Manuel Dubra, Cory Peterson, Kerry Shale, Philip Rosch, Keith Chanter, Patrik Karlson, Johan Rheborg, Donald Högberg, Alfred Svensson, Eiffel Mattsson, Guhn Andersson, Sibylle Bernardin, Ola Björkman, Ralph Carlsson, Richard Cunningham, Gustav Deinoff, Alexandra Gallusz, Pernilla Göst, James Fred Harkins Jr., Gunilla Jansson, Alexander Karlsson, Tzvet Lazar, Koldo Losada, Lateef Lovejoy, Mikael Melle, Sergej Merkusjev,  Miglen Mirtchev, Valter Nilsson, Sigitas Rackys, Anders Sanzén, Scott Alexander Young.

The 100-Year Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared, Film Review. Picturehouse@F.A.C.T, Liverpool. full post

(592 words, estimated 2:22 mins reading time)

Seve, Film Review. Picturehouse@F.A.C.T., Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: José Luis Gutiérrez, José Navar, Maria Molins, Alvar Gordejuela, Adrián Salzedo, Quim Àvila Conde, Nil Cardoner, Manuel Menárguez, Luis Carlos de la Lombana, Peter Alliss, Severiano Ballesteros, Gary Player, Nick Faldo, José María Olazábal.

Titans will always have time allotted to them in the end; some are so blessed that a film about them or a biopic will come out not long after they have passed on, lest the public mind every have the misfortune to forget about them. In the case of legendary Spanish golfer Severiano Ballesteros, it is highly unlikely that the world will ever forget this genuine talent, the matador of the fairway. However, it does no harm to take a stroll down memory lane and shake hands once more with arguably the most charismatic golfer of all time in the film Seve.

Seve, Film Review. Picturehouse@F.A.C.T., Liverpool. full post

(533 words, estimated 2:08 mins reading time)

Secret Sharer, Film Review. Picturehouse@F.A.CT. Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Jack Laskey, Zhu Zhu, Ching-ting Hsia, Leon Dai, Si Qin Chao Ke Tu, Ying Wang, Aroon Wanasbodeewong, Sittinont Ananvorakhun, K.M. Lo, Guo Zhongyou, Song Bin Zhu, Bao Yin Ni Mu Hu.

Man is not an island, unless of course he decides to cocoon himself from danger and the questions of his mind and so called masters, even then he will still find a way to share his secrets with something, even if it’s the sea.

Secret Sharer, Film Review. Picturehouse@F.A.CT. Liverpool. full post

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

Cold In July, Film Review. Picturehouse@F.A.CT. Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7/10

Cast: Michael C. Hall, Sam Sheppard, Don Johnson, Vinessa Shaw, Wyatt Russell, Nick Damici, Brianda Agramonte, Lanny Flaherty, Ken Holmes, Kristin Griffith, Tim Lajcik, Rachel Zeiger-Haag, Joe Lanza, Laurent Rejto, Brogan Hall.

Cold In July, Film Review. Picturehouse@F.A.CT. Liverpool. full post

(586 words, estimated 2:21 mins reading time)

Chef, Film Review. Picturehouse@F.A.C.T, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Jon Favreau, Sofia Vergara, John Leguizamo, Scarlett Johansson, Oliver Platt, Bobby Cannavale, Dustin Hoffman, Robert Downey Jr, Amy Sedaris, EmJay Anthony, Russell Peters, Chase Grimm, Will Schutze, Gloria Sandoval, Jose C. Hernandez.

Chef, Film Review. Picturehouse@F.A.C.T, Liverpool. full post

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