Mac's Movies

UK Release Date: 03 October 2012 Certification: 12A Director: Stephen Chbosky Cast: Logan Lerman, Dylan McDermott, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd, Johnny Simmons, Emma Watson Rating: 87% "We accept the love we think we deserve" Review:  Wallflower - A person who is introverted and is separate from a crowd, usually at a party.  Not really knowing what to say so can come across as socially awkward. This person will blend in and become almost invisible to others. Stephen Chbosky directed The Perks of Being a Wallflower and he also happened to be the author of the book of the same name. I could definitely tell when I looked back upon the movie. You can see that he cared for his subject matter and wanted to make the best movie that he possibly could. He was also able to make it incredibly emotional and it think that it may have been snubbed at the Oscar's not being nominated for a single award.  Logan Lerman stars as Charlie in The Perks of Being a Wallflower , a child suffering from...

UK Release Date: 03 June 2021 Certification: 15 Director: John Krasinki Cast: Emily Blunt, Djimon Hounsou, Noah Jupe, John Krasinki, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds  Rating:   87 % Silence is not enough Review: Cinemas are back and it was a brilliant event finally being able to experience my first movie for a year and a half in a cinema due to the pandemic. And to top it all off A Quiet Place Part II is an extraordinary horror sequel that deserves to be seen on the big screen.  I know and love John Krasinki from  The Office  and I think his performance in  A Quiet Place  was breathtaking and whilst he directed superbly in that movie this is his chance to display his talent as a director. The cinematography is beautiful, every single shot is picture perfect and utterly stunning to look at. From an outsiders point of view it seems absolutely effortless to John Krasinki to create an incredible sense of tension and suspense that left ...

As the Cinema's in Scotland finally open back up today - I'm so excited to watch A Quiet Place Part II in a few weeks when my exams are finished - I thought I would look at the movies I'm looking forward to seeing the most during the rest of 2021. If a trailer has been released for one of these movies then I will have attached the link.  10. Venom: Let There be Carnage (UK Release Date - 15 September 2021) 09. The Eternals (UK Release Date - 05 November 2021) 08. No Time To Die (UK Release Date - 30 September 2021) 07. The Matrix 4 (UK Release Date - 22 December 2021) 06. Black Widow (UK Release Date - 09 July 2021) 05. The Suicide Squad (UK Release Date - 30 July 2021) 04. Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (UK Release Date - 03 September 2021) 03. A Quiet Place Part II (UK Release Date - 28 May 2021) 02. Dune (UK Release Date - 17 September 2021) 01. Spider-Man: No Way Home (UK Release Date - 17 December 2021) Although cinemas are open again I'...

UK Release Date:   21 August 2013 Certification:  15 Director:  Neill Blomkamp Cast:  Alice Braga, Sharlto Copley, Matt Damon, William Fichtner, Jodie Foster, Diego Luna, Wagner Moura Rating: 29 % One of Matt Damon's worst movies.  Review: Elysium is one of the worst movies I've watched in the last year. To put it kindly, the movie is terrible.  Genuinely the most appealing factor is that due to the cast members I really wanted to watch  The Martian , The Dark Knight and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story .  The plot is so lazy and is just basic storytelling. More than 100 years in the future - the wealthy live on a space station whilst the poor still reside on Earth. It's an ok premise at best but the movie took way too long to set up the story leaving me bored by the time the action kicked in, which in all honestly was a huge CGI mess.  Matt Damon is one of my favourite actors, featuring in countless incredible movies, so it really frustrated m...

UK Release Date:   18 March 2021 Certification:  15 Director:  Zack Snyder Cast:  Amy Adams, Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Ray Fisher, Gal Gadot,  Ciarán Hinds,  Jeremy Irons, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa Rating:  90 % "If you can't bring down the charging bull, then don't wave the red cape at it." Review:   First of all, I will try to keep my discussion as spoiler-free as I can but there are certain aspects that I can't talk about without spoiling a few scenes.  In 2017, due to family tragedy, Zack Snyder had to leave behind his Justice League project and Joss Whedon was hired to help finish the movie. However, in reality the studio didn't appreciate the way that Snyder wanted to go and Whedon came in and made a completely different movie that in all honesty was a car crash and utterly disrespectful to Zack Snyder. This resulted in fan petitions demanding for the Snyder Cut and eventually Warner Brothers caved and listened to the fans resulting in ...

UK Release Date:   22 November 1991 Certification:  15 Director:  Kathryn Bigelow Cast:  Gary Busey, John C. McGinley, Lori Petty, Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze Rating:  84%   The movie that kickstarted Keanu Reeves' action career. Review: Point Break is one of the countless great 90's action movies where undercover FBI agent (Johnny Utah played by Keanu Reeves) has to track down a group of surfers who are believed to have been robbing banks. Kathryn Bigelow creates an original story that spends it's opening 45 minutes putting all of it's pieces in play, setting up an intriguing story,  warranting the chaos that ensues.  Reeves' and Swayze's relationship is pivotal to the movie's success - they're almost like brothers, creating a strong bromance as the movie progresses. The relentless pressure of Johnny Utah's heroism collides with the charismatic spiritual philosophy of Swayze's Bohdi. The late Patrick Swayze throws everything at the role ma...

UK Release Date:   June 1985 Certification:  PG Director:  Michael Hoffman Cast:  Ned Beaty, Vincent Friell, Bernard Hill, Teri Lally, Joe Mullaney, Robert Urquhart Rating: 60 % The clown and the Wolfman. Review:    Restless Natives is a charming Scottish crime movie released during the 80's that has slowly become a cult classic amongst Scots due to Big Country's soundtrack and quirky story. The biggest compliment of  Restless Natives  is that it exposes Scottish culture, my culture, on the big screen. Seeing places that I've been to in real life, in a movie is refreshing as our beautiful landscape isn't used in as many movies as it should be. Furthermore the movie is all beautifully shot.   The dynamic between Vincent Friell as Will and Joe Mullaney as Ronnie felt very genuine to me which benefited towards the movie's realism. Whilst their acting isn't anything Oscar worthy, some of the interactions and conversations between the two felt li...