Mac's Movies

UK Release Date:  21 July 2023 Certification:  12A Director:  Greta Gerwig Cast:  Kingsley Ben-Adir, Michael Cera, Will Ferrell, America Ferrera, Ryan Gosling, Ariana Greenblatt, Simu Liu, Emma Mackey, Kate McKinnon, Helen Mirren, Issa Rae, Margot Robbie, Alexandra Shipp Rating:   55 % Review: Admittedly, I'm not the target audience - I am a teenage male that can't relate to the problems of a woman in modern society - and women have gotten a lot out of the film, specifically mothers, which is great but Barbie just felt like a strange amalgamation of social commentary and product placement. When tasked with making a film on the issues of toxic masculinity and the empowerment of feminism, whether intentional or not, it is baffling that a man completely stole the show. Before the film had even been released the public were rallying for Ryan Gosling to receive an Oscar nomination at next year's Academy Awards, demanding a solo film featuring Ken. That is the comple...

UK Release Date:  10 September 2004 Certification:  12A Director:  Adam McKay Cast:  Christina Applegate, Steve Carell, Will Ferrell, Kathryn Hahn, David Koechner, Chris Parnell, Paul Rudd, Fred Willard Rating:   77 % Review:   Quintessential 2000's comedy. Everyone here is on top form. This isn't a particularly well made film but Adam McKay's witty writing, a staple of his career, pulls through to create one of the most re-watchable films due to it's endless laughs.  Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) is an anchorman in 1970's San Diego with an award winning news team behind him - Brick Tamland, Champ Kind and Brian Fantana (Steve Carell, David Koechner and Paul Rudd respectively). The chemistry between the four characters is electric. They bounce off each other effortlessly. I forgot just how funny Will Ferrell truly is as Ron Burgundy. Over the top poetic lines and physical slap-stick combine perfectly. But one character rises above all in Anchorman: The L...