Father Of The Year

This was an ok comedy, alright if you want a silly funny film, a typical David Spade Comedy. Two college graduates head home before starting jobs in New York, and then have a friendly argument over whose dad would win in a fight between them.

Not at the top of my list, but ok for a laugh.

Directed by Tyler Spindel.

Written by Brandon Cournoyer and Tyler Spindel.

Starring David Spade, Nat Faxon, Joey Bragg, Matt Shively, Bridgit Mendler, Jackie Sandler, Mary Gillis, Jared Sandler, Bill Kottkamp, Kevin Nealon, Peyton Russ, Melanie Hutsell, Allen Covert, Moses Storm, Chris Titone, Ashley Spillers, Edward James Gage, Amanda Soucy, Ellen Colton, Woodrow Weatherby, Joseph Vecsey, Camille Clark, Kevin Grady, Dean Winters, Cassidy Kahler, JD Donaruma, Patty Ross, John Farley, Fortune Feimster, Norah Primack, Paul Melendy, Michael Costello, Kelsey Sweet, Henry Agri, Remington Keyes, Bill Forchion and Robert Harvey.

Here is a link to the Father Of The Year trailer.

Skyscraper

An action movie, where the hero has to get into a burning Skyscraper to save his family from both the fire and the bad guys.

It’s an enjoyable film to watch, just so long as you don’t think about the plausibility of it all. I loved Neve Campbell in the action role.

However it wasn’t Dwayne Johnson’s best film this year.

Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber.

Written by Rawson Marshall Thurber.

Starring Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han, Roland Moller, Noah Taylor, Byron Mann, Pablo Schreiber, McKenna Roberts, Noah Cottrell, Hannah Quinlivan, Adrian Holmes, Elfina Luk, Kevin Rankin, Gretal Montgomery, Jett Klyne, Kayden Magnuson, Byron Lawson, Jason William Day, Ryan Handley, Sean Kohnke, Shawn Stewart, Brian Ho, Nelson Wong, Mike Li, Colin Corrigan, Omari Newton, Venus Terzo, Paul McGillion, Matt O’Leary, Tzi Ma, Tina Tong, Carlo Yu, Dimitry Tsoy, Allen Keng, Sam Yunussov, Paul Wu, Glenn Chow, Robert Boyce, Aaron Au, Grace Wang, Marcus Sim, Rene Wang, Kathy Wu, Lawrence Chau, Evan Lai, Shamel Hashish, Matthew Wolf, Fabio Tassone, Leanne Suter, Rick Chambers, Lasaundra Gibson, Wendy Jacobson, Sarah K Thurber and Hung Huynh,

Here is a link to the Skyscraper trailer.

Equalizer 2

The sequel picks up with Robert, helping people and living a quiet life. You gain a bigger insight into the man he was and is.

Then someone that Robert loves is in need of help, and you find out just how far he will go.

It’s a layered movie with many stories, but it works and I have to say I think it’s better than the original.

Directed by Antoine Fuqua.

Written by Richard Wenk. Based on the television series created by Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim.

Starring Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders, Orson Bean, Bill Pullman, Melissa Leo, Jonathan Scarfe, Sakina Jaffrey, Kazy Tauginas, Garrett Golden, Adam Karst, Alican Barlas, Rhys Olivia Cote, Tamara Hickey, Ken Baltin, Colin Allen, Antoine de Lartigue, Abigail Marlowe, Jim Loutzenhiser, Alessandra Noelle Rosenfeld, Lillie Dickens, Rex Baning, Lance A Williams, Caroline Day, Rory Benjamin Smith, Ted Arcidi, Rutherford Cius, Wesley Pereira, David Carrasquillo, Nathaniel Chaney, Jermaine Holt, Drew Cooper, Jay Hieron, Naheem Garcia, Gloria Papert, Phil Tavares, Tim Doherty, Cj Stuart, Donald Cerrone, Gabrielle Lorthe, Karen Strong, Marley Dauphin, Elena Capaldi, Penelope de la Rosa, Miguel Nascimento, Maximillian McNamara, Gerry Pucci, Phyllis Kay and Johnny L Hernandez.

Here is a link to the Equalizer 2 trailer.

The Equalizer

In preparation for Denzel’s first ever sequel, I had to go and watch the first film The Equalizer.

It is the story of a man with a mysterious past living a quiet orderly life, and then a young girl he has befriended in a diner is beaten up by the Russian gangsters who control her life. Not able to stand by, he enters the fray to help her, and then becomes embroiled in a larger and more violent discourse.

This is a great action movie, and I enjoyed watching it again.

Directed by Antoine Fuqua.

Written by Richard Wenk.

Starring Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloe Grace Moritz, David Harbour, Hayley Bennett, Bill Pullman, Melissa Leo, David Meunier, Johnny Skourtis, Alex Veadov, Vladimir Kulich, E Roger Mitchell, James Wilcox, Mike O’Dea, Anastasia Mousis Sanidopoulos, Allen Maldonado, Rhet Kidd, Mike Morrell, Matt Lasky, Shawn Fitzgibbon, Vitaliy Shtabnoy, Timothy John Smith, Robert Wahlberg, Steve Sweeney, Owen Burke, Luz Mery Sanchez, John Romualdi, Johnny Messner, Patrick Coppola, William Xifaras, Jenny Johnson, Peter Haydu, Tait Fletcher, Mark Stefanich, Dan Bilzerian, Matt Leonard, Sala Baker and Yan Dron.

Here is a link to The Equalizer trailer.

The Equalizer

In preparation for Denzel’s first ever sequel, I had to go and watch the first film The Equalizer.

It is the story of a man with a mysterious past living a quiet orderly life, and then a young girl he has befriended in a diner is beaten up by the Russian gangsters who control her life. Not able to stand by, he enters the fray to help her, and then becomes embroiled in a larger and more violent discourse.

This is a great action movie, and I enjoyed watching it again.

Directed by Antoine Fuqua.

Written by Richard Wenk.

Starring Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloe Grace Moritz, David Harbour, Hayley Bennett, Bill Pullman, Melissa Leo, David Meunier, Johnny Skourtis, Alex Veadov, Vladimir Kulich, E Roger Mitchell, James Wilcox, Mike O’Dea, Anastasia Mousis Sanidopoulos, Allen Maldonado, Rhet Kidd, Mike Morrell, Matt Lasky, Shawn Fitzgibbon, Vitaliy Shtabnoy, Timothy John Smith, Robert Wahlberg, Steve Sweeney, Owen Burke, Luz Mery Sanchez, John Romualdi, Johnny Messner, Patrick Coppola, William Xifaras, Jenny Johnson, Peter Haydu, Tait Fletcher, Mark Stefanich, Dan Bilzerian, Matt Leonard, Sala Baker and Yan Dron.

Here is a link to The Equalizer trailer.

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

The movie came out on Thursday, and I’ve seen it twice already! It’s a fun, vibrant and enjoyable escape from reality.

If you enjoyed the first movie, you’ll want to get to the cinema to see this sequel.

I still think the original is the best, but I think this is one movie that the more you watch it the more you love it!

Directed by Ol Parker.

Written by Ol Parker, Richard Curtis, Catherine Johnson and Judy Craymer.

Starring Lily James, Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep, Dominic Cooper, Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgard, Christine Baranski, Colin Firth, Cher, Julie Walters, Jeremy Irvine, Andy Garcia, Josh Dylan, Hugh Skinner, Celia Imrie, Jessica Keenan Wynan, Alexa Davies, Helene Cardona, Naoko Mori, Omid Djalili, Panos Mouzourakis, Togo Igawa, Sonia Dorado, Debra Leigh-Taylor, Alexandra Ford, Susanne Barklund, Amelia O’Loughlin, Gerard Monaco, Lampros Kalfuntzos, Maria Vacratsis, Anna Antoniades, Dale Branston, Gino Picciano, Jane Fowler, Kathryn Akin, Israel Ruiz, Natalia Campbell, David Handley, Paul-Adrien Ferre, Alim Jayda, Ava Brennan, Maria Despina, Tom Wheatley, Yasmin Harrison, Duncan Smith, Dawn Buckland, Jake Moyle, Gaston Dellaferrera, Zara Treherne, Constance Jerome, Omari Bernard, Filiz Fairweather, Sarah Cortez, Shannon Meehan, Tamara McKoy Patterson,

Here is a link to the Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again trailer.

Overboard

I was so excited to see this film, I grew up watching the original starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, I’ve watched the original more times than I can count.

Whilst I enjoyed the remake, and the twist in roles of the two main characters in the story. Anna Faris is great as is the rest of the cast. Unfortunately I still think I prefer the original. That being said if still watch this movie again, though probably on the small screen.

Directed by Rob Greenberg.

Written by Leslie Dixon, Bob Fisher and Rob Greenberg.

Starring Anna Faris, Eva Longoria, Eugenio Derbez, John Hannah, Swoosie Kurtz, Emily Maddison, Josh Segarra, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Mel Rodriguez, Hannah Nordberg, Garry Chalk, Cecilia Suarez, Celeste Ziegler, Stephi Chin-Salvo, Mariana Trevino, Eric Keenleyside, Cynthia Mendez, Omar Chaparro, Jesus Ochoa, Nils Hognestad, Michael Karl Richards, Toby Hargrave, Elizabeth Bowen, Fernando Lujan, Angie Larocque, Payton Lepinski, Adrian Uribe, Tara Erica Moore, Edgar Vivar, Ron Bottitta, Edwin Perez, Guy Christie, Per Graffman, Javier Lacroix, Thomas Nicholson, Morgan Brayton, Natalie Kay Dunn, Kennith Overbey and Lee Shan Gibson.

Here is a link to the Overboard trailer.

Adrift

The true story of Tami Ashcraft’s survival at sea adrift for 41 days, after the yacht she was sailing with her fiancé was hit by a category 4 Hurricane.

The movie is set in 1983, and is a bittersweet love story, whilst also being one of human spirit and survival.

Very glad I saw this movie, though it might be best to take a couple of tissues. I’d watch it again. It also made me curious to learn more about the true story behind the movie.

Directed by Baltasar Kormakur.

Written by Aaron Kendall, Jordan Kendall and David Branson Smith. Based on the book by Tami Ashcraft.

Starring Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin, Grace Palmer, Jeffrey Thomas, Elizabeth Hawthorne, Tami Ashcraft, Siale Tunoka, Kael Damlamian, Luna Campbell and Zac Beresford.

Here is a link to the Adrift trailer.

Ant-Man And The Wasp

So first up I love the Marvel Films. I was also lucky enough to win a double pass to see the film at an Advanced screening, what can I say but I love a good competition.

The film was funny, and happens at the same time as Infinity Wars, but focuses on Ant-Man and The Wasp. I don’t want to give any spoilers other than to say, stay right to the very end. Will definitely watch again.

Directed by Peyton Reed.

Written by Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Paul Rudd, Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari.

Starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Pena, Walton Goggins, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, TI, David Dastmalchian, Hannah John-Kamen, Abby Ryder Fortson, Randall Park, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Douglas, Divian Ladwa, Goran Kostic, Rob Archer, Sean Kleier, Benjamin Byron Davis, Michael Cerveris, Riann Steele, Dax Griffin, Hayley Lovitt, Langston Fishburne, RaeLynn Bratten, Madeleine McGraw, Tim Heidecker, Charles Justo, Brian Huskey, Suehyla El-Attar, Julia Vera, Jessica Winther, Norwood J Cheek Jr, Bryan Lugo, Ana Maria Quintana, Darcy Shean, Blake Vogt, Torrey Vogel, Simon Potter, Jon Wurster, Tom Scharpling, Virginia Hamilton, Jessica Castro, Reggie Aqui, Natasha Zouves, Mike Nicco, Alexis Smith and Stan Lee.

Here is a link to the Ant-Man And The Wasp trailer.

Proud Mary

This action film follows Mary who is a hitman for an organised crime family, who comes across a young boy on a job that goes wrong.

I enjoyed this movie on Netflix, a nice action film with a female lead. I’ll definitely watch this game be again.

Directed by Babak Najafi.

Written by John Stewart Newman, Christian Swegal and Steve Antin.

Starring Taraji P Henson, Billy Brown, Jahi Di’Allo Winston, Neal McDonough, Margaret Avery, Xander Berkeley, Rade Serbedzija, Erik LaRay Harvey, Danny Glover, Adobuere, Owen Burke, Bo Cleary, Therese Plaehn, James Milord, Alex Portenko, Gene Ravvin, Airon Armstrong, Jose Guns Alves, Kevin O’Peterson, Vladimir Orlov and Al’Jaleel McGhee.

Here is a link to the Proud Mary trailer.