First Viewing Viewing Date: August 19th Via: Cinema Plot: After escaping an attack by what he claims was a 70-foot shark, Jonas Taylor must confront his fears to save those trapped in a sunken submersible. Rating: 7.1/10
Viewed: Series 1 The last show created by Little Britain masterminds David Walliams and Matt Lucas before their professional falling out, Come Fly with Me is six episodes of pure perfection. It's a mockumentary which takes the piss out of airport documentary shows, in which Walliams and Lucas use their boundless talent to create several different characters each, including characters of a different race (imagine a show like this airing in 2018). With episodes running a scant 25 minutes each, the show is frequently fast-paced as it moves from one side-splitting scene to the next, and the humour is gloriously un-PC and coarse, which greatly appealed to me. The show is slick to boot, with a believable, lived-in airport setting, while veteran James Bond composer David Arnold was responsible for the score. It's not deep or rewarding TV, but I laughed my arse off and I intend to revisit this one often.
First Viewing Viewing Date: August 17th Via: iTunes Store Plot: A harmless game of Truth or Dare among friends turns deadly when someone -- or something -- begins to punish those who tell a lie or refuse the dare. Rating: 5.2/10
First Viewing Viewing Date: August 6th Via: Cinema Plot: Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong. Rating: 8.6/10
First Viewing Viewing Date: July 24th Via: Cinema Plot: The drug war on the U.S.-Mexico border has escalated as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border. To fight the war, federal agent Matt Graver re-teams with the mercurial Alejandro. Rating: 7.2/10 You can read my review here
First Viewing Viewing Date: July 18th Via: Cinema Plot: As Scott Lang balances being both a Super Hero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds the Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past. Rating: 6.2/10
Joyous, visually superb celebration of pop culture
“Steven Spielberg's first major action blockbuster in some time, Ready Player One reaffirms the filmmaker's status as one of modern cinema's most reliable creators of big-screen spectacles. With Spielberg dedicating much of the last few years to historical dramas (Bridge of Spies, The Post), it's enc” read more
First Viewing Viewing Date: July 10th Via: Stan. Plot: Two bumbling store clerks inadvertently erase the footage from all of the tapes in their video rental store. In order to keep the business running, they re-shoot every film in the store with their own camera, with a budget of zero dollars. Rating: 6.9/10
First Viewing Viewing Date: July 8th Via: 4K Blu-ray Plot: Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she discovers the island where her father disappeared. Rating: 6.3/10 You can read my review here