Thursday Movie Picks #103: High School Reunions

I've missed the last two weeks because I've been religiously watching UEFA Euro 2016, which is like the FIFA Football World Cup but for European teams. It's been pretty good, Iceland have done remarkably well and England beat Wales in the last minute, which shut up my Welsh colleagues. I was really smug about it until Wales got further than England after progressing to the quarter finals. England, meanwhile, were beaten by Iceland. This marked the second time we embarrassed our selves on the European Stage in less than a week

But this week I’m back and the theme for this week is high school reunions. Make sure to check out - http://wanderingthroughtheshelves.blogspot.co.uk/

Finest Hours

The Finest Hours is a true story based on the rescue of the 33 man crew SS Pendleton which found itself stranded in the Atlantic ocean after their ship split apart due the ferocious weather. Led by Bernie Webber (Chris Pine) a small crew look to battle the elements and complete an impossible mission.

Independence Day: Resurgence

For the past twenty years Planet Earth has rebuilt the world ravaged by an alien invasion, and with the use of the advanced alien technology Planet Earth is a strong, safer place. However, twenty years on from the first invasion, a ship the size of the Atlantic Ocean arrives on Earth's doorstep looking for revenge over the planet that destroyed the ship twenty years previously.

The Conjuring 2

After dealing with a case in which a father murdered his entire family (a story which has been told in The Amityville Horror) the Warrens (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) decide to put the their demon vanquishing gloves on ice. However, they are drawn out of their sabbatical by a case in Enfield, England where a young girl is possessed by a demonic spirit.

Deadpool

When Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) is diagnosed with cancer he is contacted by an organisation that can help him by curing his cancer and giving him powers he could only dream of. However, it's not all it seems when the laboratory, run by Ed Skrein's Francis, is a front for an organisation creating a powerful army of slaves. To kick his mutant genes into action, Wilson is forced to endure a terrible ordeal and is horrifically disfigured from the experiments. He escapes his imprisonment and looks for revenge.

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Following her recent trip to Underland to avoid marrying a repulsive odious man, Alice (Mia Wasikowsk) is now a captain of the ship, sailing the sea, dodging pirates and bring riches to the shores of England. Upon arrival back in England, after three years of traveling, she learns that her ex-fiancé, Hanish Ascot, has taken over her father’s business and demands her father’s ship in return for her family home. In a bid to avoid signing the deal, Alice escapes to Underland through a mirror (running away from her problems…again). 

There she learns that The Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) is very ill and convinced that his parents are still alive. Nobody believes him, not even Alice. The only way to be sure is to go back him time and find out what happened, only Time (Sasha baron Cohen) himself can help Alice do this.

Misconduct

When a high power lawyer gets involved in a case against a huge pharmaceutical company he gets more than he bargained for.

Thursday Movie Picks: Immortal chacters

A new week and a new Thursday Movie Picks, this time it's immortal characters. To make life a tad easier I'm picking characters who have unnatural long life rather than simply being unkillable. Make sure to check out http://wanderingthroughtheshelves.blogspot.co.uk/

The Nice Guys

It is 1977, the air is thick with smog and there is a massive campaign to bring the Detroit auto makers to justice over their collusion and suppression of the Catalytic Converter and the polluting of LA air. Meanwhile, Pornstar Misty Mountains (Murielle Telio) crashes spectacularly into a house, an obvious case of driver error. However, when Holland March (Ryan Gosling) is approached by a client claiming to have seen her niece, the very same Misty Mountains, he gets mixed up that may drag into a dangerous underworld. A tip off leads Holland to Amelia Kutner (Margaret Qualley), a protester campaigning against the Detroit car makers. Concerned by this man following her, Amelia contacts Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) who beats up March, warning him to stay away from Amelia, however they both realise Misty Mountains' crash was no accident.

Scream - Season One

I admit that TV is not something I watch frequently as there's plenty of incredibly popular programmes I have yet see of which include House of Cards, Breaking Bad and anything Marvel (except for one episode of Jessica Jones). That said, however, as a horror fan and a fan of the Scream franchise I did check out the TV series of Scream.With the new series about to start, I thought I'd review the first series.

Bo66y

At the time of writing this it is two months until the 30^th July 2016, marking the day that it's 50 years, to the very day, that England won it's first and only FIFA World Cup. It's a fitting time to release such a film with the so mentioned and the European Championships starting in less than a weeks time. Football fans have been treated this season with Leicester defying the odds and winning the Premier League in what is arguably the greatest sporting achievement of all time and they'll be treated once again with this touching documentary on England's greatest defender.

Mustang

Five sisters find themselves trapped inside their home and forced into arranged marriages when they are caught performing ‘indecent’ acts. The indecent act in question involved a game where the girls sat on the shoulders of boys and tried to push each other off, this innocent game leads of a series of serious and dramatic events where the sisters begin to be split apart, parting ways as they are forced into marrige.

2016 Mini Reviews - Part One

 

For those who have seen any Paranormal Activity movie or the majority of Found Footage movies, the unfolding of The Unfolding’s narrative is one you have already seen before.