I’m firmly in the camp of horror and thriller as my go-to for movies to watch; but I’m always interested to check out a decent comedy, one that will make me laugh but also lift me up and make me feel fuzzy and good about myself, my situation and the ones I love. The Big […]
DUNKIRK movie review – “You can practically see it from here”
Nolan Fans rejoice! Christopher Nolan is back and this time he’s dipping into World War II historical events to give us that sweet tilt-y world that he loves to share with us. Nolan has been reported as saying he was thankful that he was given “an American budget for a British story”; and by creating […]
Concussion movie review
By Kate “One Take Kate” Taylor Image via It’s probably pretty clear which American sports code I prefer. I can give you a couple of guesses but my penchant for wearing player jerseys, babbling about an ‘All Star Weekend’ for the rest of this month and generally discussing things like dunks or free throws, should […]
Unbroken movie review
By Kate “One Take Kate” Taylor Image via Mr Leon Taylor Unbroken is a beautifully told true story of Louis ‘Louie’ Zamperini’s incredible life and his trials in overcoming the adversity of poverty; racial discrimination, surviving 47 days at sea on a life raft, as a prisoner at a Japanese POW camp and a coal […]
Get On Up movie review
by Kate “One Take Kate” Taylor Image via: Mr Leon Taylor Get ready for an amazing bio-pic that’s one part concert film, one part historical memoir but all wonderfully woven together to create an uplifting journey through the life of James Brown, played expertly by Chadwick Boseman – who’s splits training regime alone, must of […]
Dallas Buyers Club movie review
“Well, shut my mouth…boy can act”. I reckon this is exactly what Ron Woodruff would say on seeing Matthew McConaughey portray his own life events on screen, in the magnificently real, Dallas Buyers Club. The figure of Woodruff is etched with this Texan cockiness that would surely make him beam that one of Hollywood’s ‘hottest’ men; […]