Baby Driver review: Edgar Wright's toe-tapping thrill ride is the film this blockbuster season needs

This summer, filmmaker Edgar Wright makes his eagerly-anticipated return to the big screen with Baby Driver; a slick crime comedy drama - that doubles as a jukebox musical - featuring the likes of Jon Hamm, Lily James and Ansel Elgort. But with heavy-hitters Jamie Foxx and Kevin Spacey filling out the line-up, does the movie manage to live up to its star-studded cast?

A Walk Among The Tombstones review

I don't really need much encouragement to see a Liam Neeson film. Okay, so his back-catalogue of movies has had a fair few misses as well as hits (I'm looking at you, Unknown and The Grey), but films I love him in such as Taken and Non-Stop are more than enough to convince me that this actor is actually a talent and despite being relatively typecast, does still make some good'uns.

Unfortunately for me, I think this blind admiration for Neeson may have shot me in the foot when it came to his latest drama. Despite many people telling me it looked a bit naff, I refused to listen and wandered into the cinema with a spring in my step to see A Walk Among The Tombstones.

Guardians of the Galaxy review: I-I-I-I-I'm hooked on a franchise!

The unusual suspects 

The master moviemakers at Marvel must have been so determined not to let DC show them up with their upcoming Batman V Superman, that before the rival production company even had a chance to release their first superhero ensemble movie, Marvel released it's second. And what a corker of a second it is! 

Having been randomly abducted by galactic thieves and outlaws when he was just a boy, and forced to live a new life in space, now grown-man Peter Quill spends his days stealing and doing odd-jobs for people who want stuff done that isn't quite, let's say, legal within the galaxy.

After taking a job for a niche collector, Quill goes after an orb he knows absolutely nothing about, when he unwittingly runs into a few others who are also desperate to claim the object themselves. He soon realises he'll have to shrug off his lone wolf demeanour and work with his rival criminals in order to save the power of the orb from falling into the (even more wrong than his) hands.

The Nut Job review

First question: hasn't this movie been done before?! Whilst watching the 3D animation by Canadian director Peter Leponitis, I couldn't shake the fact that The Nut Job bares an uncanny resemblance in storyline to 2006's Over The Hedge.

Cute little animals with huge cartoon eyes and even bigger teeth on a seemingly impossible mission to get food for the winter? The leader of the gang of woodland creatures is trying to redeem himself to the rest of the group? Oh, it's about a racoon, a squirrel, a dog and some other not-so-important animals? And they're all voiced by actors who really shouldn't be associating themselves with such twaddle? Yeah, they're definitely the same movie.

Bad Neighbours review

Being that the two of the leads found fame in some of my favourite comedy films of all time, I was instantly eager to watch Bad Neighbours. Whilst Seth Rogen is known to be a funny film favourite with a back catalogue that includes Knocked Up, Zack and Miri Make a Porno and Pineapple Express, Rose Byrne only really came on to the scene when she cracked us up as uppity Maid Of Honour, Helen in Bridesmaids.

Whilst it was obvious the two would fare well in yet another slapstick comedy, Zac Efron came across as somewhat of a curveball in the casting, yet the High School Musical alumni holds more than his own as chiseled douchebag student, Teddy and warrants a lot of the film's laughs. (Not to mention, the boy is absolutely beautiful and nobody is going to complain about watching him cockily flex his muscles for an hour and a half!)

Captain America: The Winter Soldier review - The good, the bird and the red-head

After watching the latest Captain America instalment, part of the juggernaut that is The Avengers, it seems relevant that Cap is (by a fair few years) the oldest of all the characters. This is a grown-up superhero movie; serious, war-esque and with absolutely no gimmicks. Now, that doesn't sound like a Marvel combination does it? But with these characters, it's evident there's no other way it could be done.

Non-Stop review: Same Neeson... just different action movie

Everything about this movie screams typical cheesy thriller. The short, relatively ambiguous title, an intensely squinting man pointing a gun on the poster and of course, Liam. But whilst it's set up is more than predictable, it's plot certainly isn't, in this "whodunnit" popcorn movie that will keep you guessing until the last 20 minutes (pun completely intended).

The Lego Movie review: Everything is awesome!

Nostalgic, funny with a little bit of heart, would be the perfect, albeit simple, way to sum up The Lego Movie. With truly amazing animation and top-notch voice acting, this film shouldn't be stereotyped as a film that only children will love - adults will certainly enjoy it too! For a toy that has been around for over 60 years, it inevitably had a vastly varying age group to try and impress, and it's safe to say The Lego Movie will disappoint only a [very picky] few.

Her review

Imagine a hyper-real, super interactive version of Siri on your iPhone and you may have some idea as to what Spike Jonze's Her is all about. Set in Los Angeles in the near future, Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) is drifting along, struggling to come to terms with the finalisation of his ongoing-divorce from his wife (Rooney Mara). Even his job writing "hand written letters" for his inarticulate, illiterate or downright lazy clients to give to whichever recipient they so choose is a constant reminder that he himself, is alone.

The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty review: Winks, wanderlust and Walter

Walter is just a normal guy. But that's just it, he's JUST a normal guy. Whilst other people have interesting anecdotes to tell at work or quippy one-liners on their eHarmony accounts, Walter relies on his ever-so-frequent daydreams to make his life that bit more exciting. But when some confusion at his job as a negative asset manager (fancy speak for picture guy!) at Life magazine has him travelling the world in search of a lost photograph, it's not just the misplaced picture he finds along the way.

Frozen review: Disney's latest will warm your heart this Christmas!

When they were much younger, sisters Elsa and Anna were inseparable. But when a playful accident results in Elsa hurting Anna; the elder of the pair, chooses to hide herself away for years, with the encouragement from her parents, in an effort to prevent herself from harming anyone else. 

See, Elsa isn't just an ordinary young girl. Unlike the rest of her family, Elsa possesses the power to freeze anything she touches and make ice appear from her bare hands! Fearing that she will not be able to control her abilities as they get more powerful with age, the princess is persuaded to spend her days in solitude, never allowing her sibling or the people of her kingdom Arendelle, to know her true nature.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire review - Success for the second in the saga!

I never got a chance to review The Hunger Games when it had it's cinematic release, but if I had done, I would have given it a fairly positive review with perhaps a 7/8 rating against it. But that's an easy conclusion to make based simply on reflection of how good it's follow-up film turned out to be.

I couldn't give Catching Fire anything less than 10 as quite frankly, it couldn't have got any better in my eyes. It wasn't a ground-breaking, experimental masterpiece, but it told the story well, progressed enormously (considering the storyline is essentially the exact same as the first, this is a commendable achievement) and left me dying for the third movie.

Captain Phillips review: Tom Hanks stars in this tense and true triumph

If United 93 wasn't enough to convince audiences that Paul Greengrass can deliver a smart, unusual, hauntingly realistic, thriller then Captain Phillips should squander those worries way before its credits roll.

Based upon the true story of middle-aged captain Richard Phillips, who, whilst delivering an American container ship to Mombasa, Africa in 2009, gets hijacked by a group of violent pirates desperate to make some serious money to please their ruthless bosses back in Somalia.

The World's End review: In this hot weather, cool off with a Cornetto!

The boys are back in town in The World's End

Disaster movies are hitting the cinemas hard this summer, with This Is The End and World War Z all out now, so it seems appropriate that Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright and Nick Frost's third instalment, of what they are now deeming "The Cornetto Trilogy", has been released now.

Wright, director of both Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz presents The World's End, fronted by his two favourite teammates Pegg and Frost, but this time including some other very famous names in the biz thrown in for good measure.

Now You See Me review: Truly amazing!

I have wanted to see this film for a very long time, so when I finally came to see it last night, it admittedly had a lot to live up to, and it delivered. So, I was surprised that when I looked up what other critics thought of this film, I came across some very scathing reviews. A positive review of Now You See Me was hard to come by, but comparatively a lot of comments by the general public were praising.

Now You See Me presented everything we were excited for when the trailer was first released way back in November of last year. It was slick, the magic tricks were brilliantly thought-out and completely logical (my only worry was that it would be too far-fetched), so why all the hate?

Despicable Me 2 review: Guess who's back?

Simply put, if you liked the first Despicable Me, you’re going to love the second one! Practically all that audiences loved in the first instalment is present in the sequel; Gru’s cringe-worthy villainy, cute little Agnes and lots upon lots of minions.

Set some time on from the previous film, Gru is now completely content in the role of doting daddy rather than diabolic baddie, using his minions to produce jams rather than evil plans! But when the Anti-Villain League (AVL) approaches him, asking for his help catching a new bad-guy threatening the world, he is tempted into the world of gadgets and gizmos once again. 

The Great Gatsby review: Better late than never!

Intoxicating. If there’s one word to describe The Great Gatsby, it’s that one (and that’s not just a reference to the copious amounts of booze consumed in the 142-minute epic). Films that stay with you are rather rare to come across.

The ones where the credits roll and the audience is stunned into silence, not quite sure how to react to what they have just seen. It’s not necessarily through fear or shock; it could be a sense of uneasy, confusion or just plain wonder, and these are certainly feelings created by seeing Gatsby on the big screen.

Stoker review: Not at all what I expected

Nicole Kidman and Mia Wasikowska as Evie and India Stoker

So, today I watched a film that I have wanted to view for a very long time, Stoker. Being a massive Nicole Kidman fan, when I read the cast list, I didn't need much persuading in wanting to see this movie. Not convinced by Wasikowska's talents in Alice In Wonderland, but proved wrong after watching her in The Kids Are All Right, I was optimistic from the get-go and intrigued by the talent in the film.

All the visuals that were cropping up for the movie just made me all the more excited. The posters were so different to anything I had seen in a very long time, and I loved the style of not only the text and the poster themselves, but the clothes and look of the characters within the film. Then they released the trailer, and I could barely contain myself. When I described the premise to other people, I would say "I can tell this is going to be my new favourite film, I just know it!" But realistically, I was leaping too eagerly into something I actually didn't know much about at all.

More horrors! I'm not a genre blog...I promise.

I've been a bit poorly as of late, but I've luckily had the best "nurse" looking after me! So, over the past few days, as I haven't really been doing any work, I seem to have watched a few more horror films and as always I thought I would share my opinions of them on here.

I don't know why I seem to be in the mood for so many lately. I think I've got a little sick of the typical rom-coms so I'm trying to watch as many non-rom-com films as I can! Much more interesting! However none of the four I have watched lately have been particularly good...

People Like Us review

After the death of his father, Sam (Chris Pine), a young man from New York, is forced to face his family after years of estrangement. Motivated by the hope of a large pay out in his father’s will to cover his personal debt, he travels to his hometown to stay with his mother for the funeral.

However, his plans soon change when it turns out the only thing his Dad left him, was an old leather, shaving bag. Inside the bag are instructions for Sam to leave all his father’s money to a boy named Josh. Intrigued as to who this Josh is, Sam investigates and (rather quickly) discovers that Josh is in fact the son of his half sister (Elizabeth Banks), whom he has never met.