​By Adam Ray Palmer
 
I cannot tell you how excited I was for this movie. 8:30 this morning when the lights went out, I felt as happy as the first time I caught Del Toro’s Pans Labyrinth over a decade ago.
 
This is Guillermo del Toro’s latest film following his Crimson Peak feature in 2015. GDT is now back where he belongs with a fantasy film lighting up a festival…

​By Adam Ray Palmer
 
Day one of the 74th Venice Film Festival has arrived and with it comes the premiere of Alexander Payne’s new flick Downsizing.
 
Downsizing is an all-star affair with Matt Damon and Christoph Waltz topping the bill. The supporting roles include Kristen Wiig, Hong Chau, Laura Dern, Jason Sudeikis and Neil Patrick Harris.

​By Adam Ray Palmer
 
Here’s something a little different from me… a superhero movie review! I know, I know it’s rare but since Civil War, I have been intrigued by Tom Holland’s Spider-Man.
 
So, once I saw the Phoenix Leicester were screening this Marvel epic, I had to pop by to see what the latest Peter Parker incarnation was up to…

By Lorna Baker
 
Back in 2001, Tim Burton tried his hand at rebooting the Planet of the Apes franchise, but with limited success. Whilst the film was a financial victory, it was panned by the critics; citing its confusing and muddled storyline – and so the series was dead in the water.
 
However, fast forward to 2011 and Rupert Wyatt was at the helm of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, an altogether more well thought-out and executed venture. Followed up by the impressive Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), directed by Matt Reeves, we’re now at the third instalment in this series with War for the Planet of the Apes.