260. Freak Show; movie review

FREAK SHOW
Cert 12A
91 mins
BBFC advice: Contains moderate violence, discrimination theme, sex references, strong language

İNDİRME LİNKİ 1 İNDİRME LİNKİ 2 İNDİRME LİNKİ 3I am all for using movies as a vehicle to promote tolerance and diversity but I would ask whether there have been too many and at whom they are aimed.
I pose this question because, sadly, there is no chance that bullying alpha males will watch Freak Show and, therefore, it will probably be preaching to the converted.
If Trudie Styler is only intending it to be entertainment rather than a campaign then she succeeds on only one level - thanks to her lead, Alex Lawther.
Lawther's performance is worth watching because it demonstrates verve and versatility. Otherwise, Freak Show is overflowing with teen movie cliches.
Lawther plays Billy Bloom, a gay teenager who enjoys shocking with his attire and antics.
However, his actions are a veil over his sadness at his unhappy home life and also act as cover for social insecurities.
Bette Midler is the mother on whom he dotes but little deserves his adoration. Her character is separated from her rich traditionalist husband (Larry Pine) who struggles to touch first base with his flamboyant son.
At school, Billy fares little better, being the butt of the bullies and even the god-fearing leader of the cheerleaders (a rather out-of-place Abigail Breslin).
But he does find unlikely friends in a star footballer (Ian Nelson) and a well-meaning motormouth (AnnaSophia Robb).
So, the American school stereotypes line up to be eventually won over by the initially outcast gay student.
In other words, Freak Show goes over the same ground as Love, Simon but this time its main character uses a sledgehammer in order to be accepted.
In both cases, the outcomes are a little bit too obvious and unrealistic.
I think that gay students who would have watched both would hope that real life resolutions were so simple or even that the bullies would have seen them.
They are not and they will not.

Reasons to watch: Its laudable message and Alex Lawther's flamboyant performance
Reasons to avoid: Stereotypical characters and easy resolutions

Laughs: None
Jumps: None
Vomit: None
Nudity: None
Overall rating: 5.5/10

Director quote - Trudie Styler: "Bullying is an ordinary evil. We allow things to be said, we condone things that are said, we’ve turned blind eyes to bad things that we’ve seen and it’s something that is remarkably familiar at the workplace and can be at home and certainly at schools."

The big question - Will school bullying ever end?

259. Kissing Candice; movie review

KISSING CANDICE
Cert 15
108 mins
BBFC advice: Contains very strong language, strong threat, drugs misuse

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It is possible to be torn by a movie - to bathe in moments which are really evocative or clever and be left scratching one's head in bafflement during other scenes.
Such was my experience of Aoife McArdle's Kissing Candice - a drama about a 17-year-old's first lust, difficult home life and battle with epilepsy.
Its first plus point is its lead - Ann Skelly who captures the transition between girl and woman with total conviction.
And then there is the backdrop - modern-day Northern Ireland where people are trying to acclimatise themselves to a peace which is punctuated by mistrust.
Skelly's title character has a dream about falling for an older boy (Ryan Lincoln) - little knowing that he is part of a gang of troublemakers who her father (John Lynch) believes is connected with the disappearance of her brother.
Her dad's torment and bumbling attempts to protect her act as a barrier between the two.
Meanwhile, she continues to try carve her own way - in collusion with her rebellious best friend (Caitriona Ennis).
The viciousness of the gang, the potential love affair and the devastation of a parent over his boy provide a strong story thread.
Kissing Candice has considerable potential but I couldn't help feeling that McArdle had tried too hard  to make it stand out.
She has sculpted entirely believable characters, a gritty, wince-inducing storyline against a landscape which is part harsh, part beautiful.
However, she darts off into surreal tangents which only serve to distract the viewer rather than add depth to their experience.
That said, it was compelling enough for me to want to see more of her work.

Reasons to watch: Compelling story well acted
Reasons to avoid: Too many surreal tangents

Laughs: None
Jumps: None
Vomit: None
Nudity: Blink and you'd miss it
Overall rating: 6.5/10

Director quote - Aoife McArdle: "I had always wanted to write an Irish youth film that felt different — vivid, anarchic, and immersive… almost a dark fairy tale, where the place, its history and atmosphere, was as much of a character as its residents."

The big question - When will The Troubles truly be in the past?

258. Jurassic World; Fallen Kingdom; movie review

JURASSIC WORLD - FALLEN KINGDOM
Cert 12A
128 mins
BBFC advice: Contains moderate threat, occasional bloody moments, action violence

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Anyone who wonders why film studios are spending vast amounts of money on limp sequels should have been sitting with us in Vancouver's Cineplex on Saturday morning.
"Hold on," you say... "You went all the way to Canada and you spent your time watching Jurassic World - Fallen Kingdom?".
In our defence, it is an education watching movies abroad, so Mrs W and I nipped in before adjourning to the International Jazz Festival.
I digress. The crowd were up for J.A. Bayona's movie... and I mean up for it.
The first appearance of a dinosaur was greeted with a loud cheer, a key moment prompted spontaneous applause and there was whooping and clapping at the end.
Now I have a warm feeling about Canadians thanks to a wonderful visit to Vancouver and I really shouldn't judge a nation on the reaction of a cinema audience to one movie but...
Jurassic World - Fallen Kingdom is more than two hours of "seen it, done it." and didn't deserve a smile let alone a cheer.
If there was a single bit of originality in this sequel to a sequel then I must have been having a micro-sleep at the time.
This saddened me. I was a huge fan of the original Jurassic Park and was sceptical about Jurassic World but thrilled in how that turned out.
This lacks the charm of either.
Its premise is that the dinosaurs of Jurassic World face being wiped out by a volcano which is spewing lava across their island
It stars Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt as paleontologists who are brought in by one of the scientists (James Cromwell) behind Jurassic Park to help them secure the safe passage to the mainland of some of the dinosaurs.
The benefactor's aim is purely philanthropic but his assistant (Rafe Spall) sees an opportunity for big bucks and brings in an even greedier money man (Toby Jones) to come up with a plan to sell the great beasts off.
In other words, the plot of Jurassic Park has been mirrored and almost like-for-like replacement characters have been brought in.
Oh, with the exception of one who actually talks to one of the raptors.
Yes, Jurassic Park meets Doctor Dolittle in a way which might be intriguing if it were not just plain stupid.
Those who applauded will disagree, but I found this incarnation of what has now become a franchise to be dreary.
I groaned when a follow-up was left in the offing at its finale.

Reasons to watch: Just because it's got the magical word...jurassic
Reasons to avoid: It is an insult to the glorious original

Laughs: Two chuckles at the film and several more at the reaction of the audience
Jumps: None
Vomit: None
Nudity: None
Overall rating: 5.5/10

Director quote - J.A. Bayona: "The whole film plays more with the idea of suspense.  And I really like that.  I think somehow the first Jurassic was like that.  You had the big T. Rex scene in the middle and then it plays with the suspense of the kitchen scene in the with the Raptors.  And we tried to follow the same pattern."

The big question - Are we going to have to suffer more lame Jurassic follow-ups?

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257. Studio 54; movie review

STUDIO 54
Cert 15
99 mins
BBFC advice: Contains strong nudity, drug references

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It may have been in its pomp 40 years ago but I vividly remember how exotic New York's Studio 54 night club seemed from thousands of miles away in the UK.
I don't know why but I have a specific recollection of Pele, the world's greatest footballer, mixing with the likes of the Rolling Stones and Andy Warhol.
As Matt Trynauer's documentary suggests, Studio 54's success was down to luring celebrities. It became THE place to be.
His film shows footage of regulars such as Liza Minelli, Bianca Jagger and Calvin Klein at the club which was the brainchild of young entrepreneurs Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell.
Rubell died of complications from Aids in the late 1980s but this is the first time Schrager has talked about the rapid rise of Studio 54 and its even faster demise.
He tells a story of how he and Rubell got together at college and how they created a club where only the fashionable were allowed through the door.
There are also contributions from many other of Studio 54's staff including the doorman who says he was offered sex for entry.
The halcyon days are described in excited tones but Schrager and others are less forthcoming when facing questions about the tax scandal which saw the club close for good.
I reckon I have seen a disproportionate number of documentaries about New York City's influence on the culture of the 1970s and 80s.
And they all end up with similar tales of tragedy with death or deaths of the young and vibrant.
Nevertheless, I was intrigued by the set-up of Studio 54 and the plain brass neck of its youthful owners in raising huge sums of money and believing that they really could take on those already established in a cut-throat environment.
Eventually, such bravado was their undoing but not before they brought a cultural phenomenon to the fore.
Looking back on those times make engaging viewing.

Reasons to watch: The first close-hand account of the rise and fall of the world's greatest nightclub
Reasons to avoid: A tad one-sided

Laughs: None
Jumps: None
Vomit: None
Nudity: Yes
Overall rating: 7.5/10

Director quote - Matt Tyrnauer: "Studio 54 was not just a nightclub, it became an international phenomenon, a byword for its era. Its most celebrated distinguishing characteristics celebrities, sex, drugs, disco have, over the years, become smoke screens, obscuring the much more significant story of its origins, the reasons for its overwhelming success, and its ultimate collapse."

The big question - What happened to the fun of those great disco hits?

256. Boom For Real; movie review

BOOM FOR REAL
Cert 15
78 mins
BBFC advice: Contains strong language, drug references

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I have to confess I had never heard of Jean-Michel Basquiat and yet I have just learned that last year a painting of his sold for $110.5 million - a record for any American artist.
Sadly, Basquiat was not around to appreciate this success - he died in 1988, aged just 27.
Sara Driver's documentary, Boom For Real examines the rise to prominence of an artist who flitted around the Bohemian scene in New York in the late 70s and early 80s.
Driver uses never-before-seen works, writings and photographs alongside contributions from other artists who emerged from that period, including Jim Jarmusch, James Nares, Fab Five Freddy, Glenn O’Brien, Kenny Scharf, Lee Quinones, Patricia Field and Luc Sante.

Boom For Real's soundtrack also helps to re-recreate the era as it draws a portrait of Basquiat and downtown New York City - a run-down frightening place in the 1970s where art grew out of adversity.

There is no doubt that Driver, who was also part of the New York art scene, evokes a time and place to which I have become familiar thanks to other documentaries about The Big Apple (New York must feature in more movies, factual or fictional).
But she does not explain to an outsider such as me why Basquiat is so important as an artist.
Ok, she reflects on his early beginnings as a graffiti artist at a time when those who could not afford conventional canvasses took to the streets.
And his friends tell of how they recognised his supreme talent above their own.
But let's be honest, to philistines like me his art looks pretty basic - indeed, to me, it seems to be made up of mere doodles.
What makes him one of the most important American artists of the 20th century? It beats me and I feel as if I am none the wiser after watching Boom For Real.
Nevertheless, I am pleased that I am now aware of Basquiat.

Reasons to watch: A thorough essay on the 1970s underground scene in New York
Reasons to avoid: It presumes knowledge

Laughs: None
Jumps: None
Vomit: None
Nudity: None
Overall rating: 6.5/10

Director quote - Sara Driver: "I want people to understand that Jean-Michel wasn't some mythological figure. He was just a kid. He was finding his way."

The big question - Why are our brains wired to perceive art differently?

255. In The Fade (Aus Dem Nichts); movie review

IN THE FADE (AUS DEM NICHTS)
Cert 18
106 mins
BBFC advice: Contains strong bloody images

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At last, a movie which steps out of the summer of mediocrity.
In The Fade was a Golden Globe winner and its star, Diane Kruger, won the best actress award at Cannes last year. It is easy to see why it has been bestowed such accolades.
Kruger is an actress of tremendous versatility - not least in the number of languages I have seen her speak on screen.
Here she returns to her native German in a movie which highlights the discrimination against immigrants and the rise of the far right in her home country.
Kruger plays Katja who marries a prison inmate (Numan Acar) - a drug dealer who reforms upon his release.
They have carved out a happy life which is torn apart when a bomb blast wrecks his business.
Thereafter, Fatih Akin's movie delves into what type of justice is delivered to a family with a chequered past.
Kruger excels in the lead role of a wife who is pushing against the system and also encounters doubts from her extended family.
She is supported by Denis Moschitto who convinces as her inexperienced but willing lawyer and  Johannes Krisch as the ruthless defence barrister.
In The Fade offers an insight into what it must be like to be left behind after a violent family tragedy. The emotions experienced by Katja often lead her to rash decisions.
It also delivers an interesting and rare view of the German judicial system, giving the impression that, in the name of fairness, it is overbalanced in the direction of defendants.
And it shows Germany in a surprising light. This is a country which has hit the headlines for holding a beacon for refugees in recent years and yet we have heard little about the re-emergence of the far right.
Akin's film addresses the issue quietly, giving its audience room for thought rather than hitting it with a sledgehammer.

Reasons to watch: Gripping thriller which reaches into the gutter
Reasons to avoid: Upsetting scenes

Laughs: None
Jumps: Yes
Vomit: None
Nudity: None
Overall rating: 8.5/10

Director quote - Fatih Akin: "I live in Germany and we’ve had issues with neo-Nazis in the last year. And because I am the son of a Turkish immigrant, I am a possible target for these groups just because I look how I look. That bothers me. And this fear and anger I had needed catharsis. So that made me sit down and write this."

The big question - How powerful will the German right become?

254. Concert For George; movie revew

CONCERT FOR GEORGE
Cert 12A
102 mins
BBFC advice: Moderate sex references

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What to watch on a trans-Atlantic flight when I have already seen all of British Airways' in-flight movies?
Well, the obvious answer is to try to catch up with films which I missed earlier this year on itunes and they include a charity concert to honour George Harrison which was first released in 2002.
This would have been one to say "I was there" and I am sure those in the audience at the Albert Hall are still dining out on it.
David Leland's film is coincidentally an intriguing accompaniment to the Eric Clapton documentary 12 Bars which I saw a few months ago.
Clapton was Harrison's best friend despite falling in love with his wife back in the 1960s.
Here he introduces the tribute concert which was the idea of the former Beatle's wife, Olivia, and son, Dhani following the star's death.
The opening 40 minutes or so are made up of spiritual Indian music, specially composed by Ravi Shankar and performed and directed by his daughter Anoushka.
After an intermission, there is a celebration of Harrison's music, played by a host of famous faces who were dear to him, including Clapton, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Joe Brown.
There are also a couple of tunes from the stars of Monty Python (minus John Cleese) whose films he bankrolled.
All contributions are top-notch but McCartney's brought the house down, particularly his version of Harrison's Something.
However, this is not a star vehicle and I was interested that the final song should have been led by Brown, whose daughter Sam who was also on the roster.
Brown was another of Harrison's very closest friends and key roles were reserved for him and Clapton.
"You're the man, Eric", said Dhani to Clapton at the concert's conclusion. It emphasised a love which lasted nearly 40 years and was a central bond to a special gig.

Reasons to watch: Some great music from brilliant artists
Reasons to avoid: Some may find the love-in a bit too much

Laughs: Two
Jumps: None
Vomit: None
Nudity: Bare bottoms!
Overall rating: 8/10

The big question - If John had lived longer, would The Beatles have got back together?

253. Modern Life Is Rubbish; movie review

MODERN LIFE IS RUBBISH
Cert 15
101 mins
BBFC advice: Contains strong language, drugs misuse

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Take a bit of the Irish romantic musical Once and chuck in a large pinch of Nick Hornby's ideas in High Fidelity and you would come up with Modern Life Is Rubbish.
Daniel Gill's movie is an early 2000s romance with a superb soundtrack which lured me into singing along (I watched it on itunes rather than the cinema).
But letting it rip to the likes of The Kooks didn't cover the tracks of a storyline which is rather predictable and has a lead character who grates for almost all of its 101 minutes.
The movie's story surrounds a young couple, Natalie (Freya Mavor) and Liam (Josh Whitehouse) who are in the throes of splitting up rather acrimoniously.
Flashbacks to their first meeting and subsequent love-in reveal that their only common interest is a fandom of indie and classic rock.
Thereafter, it is difficult to see why they are together at all. He is a selfish layabout who hopes to make it big with his band without demonstrating any dedication to their cause, and she has ambitions towards a career and family.
The longer the movie progresses the more irritating Liam becomes and the more pity is engendered for the beleaguered Natalie.
Worse still, Liam develops a nasty streak which manifests itself in aggression towards anyone who is not bought into his distorted view of the world.
Therefore, he not only sucks the zest for life from anyone who he contacts but also drained away my desire to see any more of him.
Modern Life Is Rubbish's soundtrack offers a resistance to his melancholy but it cannot win the day.
Indeed, my problem with it is summed up by Liam frowning at a girl for her assessment of one of his favourite bands - Radiohead.
His character reflects their miserable dirges. I struggled to watch him as much as I find their music indigestible.

Reasons to watch: Great soundtrack
Reasons to avoid: Romance is rather predictable

Laughs: A couple of chuckles
Jumps: None
Vomit: None
Nudity: Blink and you would miss it
Overall rating: 5/10

Director quote - Daniel Gill: "When you hear a song, you sometimes get nostalgic and think about a time where you had a good moment."

The big question - With the demise of records and CDs, is music more difficult to share between lovers than it has ever been?

252. The Deer Hunter; movie review

THE DEER HUNTER
Cert 18
178 mins
BBFC advice: Contains strong violence, threat, portrayals of wartime trauma

It's a classic - and to mark the 40th anniversary of the release of Michael Cimino's The Deer Hunter, it has been re-released by Park Circus.
I have to be honest and admit that I have watched it so many times that it was rather over-familiar when I saw it on an aircraft on a flight to Canada for our holidays.
Therefore, I shall leave you with my review from 2014 when I previously saw it. My words still hold good.

I wish I had 20 quid for every time I have been asked what my favourite film is.
It remains It's A Wonderful Life but I reckon there should be a place in my all-time top 20 for The Deer Hunter.
The hallmark of its true greatness is that it is as fresh now, upon its re-release, as it was in 1978.
Indeed, for me, it improved with age because I had missed much of its symbolism when I watched it decades ago.
For the uninitiated, the storyline of Michael Cimino's film centres of three steelworkers (Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken and John Savage) from a community of Russian migrants to America.
In its early stages, it focuses on the lead up to the wedding of Savage's character and the departure of the trio to Vietnam.
They come from a tough but loyal community in which hard drinking and hunting underscore masculinity.
But the facade of bravery is wiped away by the chaos of war in Vietnam as the friends face a battle to stay alive.
All three actors are outstanding and have great support from the likes of real-life partners Meryl Streep and John Cazale.
In fact, Cazale, who was suffering terminal cancer during filming died before the movie was released.
That adds an emotional footnote to a picture which will stir everyone who sees it.
The word masterpiece should only be reserved for the very greatest works. This is one.
It returns to cinemas this month (August) but I watched it on itunes.

Reasons to watch: One of the classic anti-war films
Reasons to avoid: Some very tough scenes

Laughs: None
Jumps: None
Vomit: None
Nudity: Yes
Overall rating: 10/10

Director quote - Michael Cimino: "For me, it's a very personal film. I was attached to Green Beret medical unit. My characters are portraits of people whom I knew. During the years of controversy over the war, the people who fought the war, whose lives were immediately affected and damaged and changed by the war, they were disparaged and isolated by the press. But they were common people who had an uncommon amount of courage.”

The big question - What was Vietnam all about?

251. Life Of the Party; movie review

LIFE OF THE PARTY
Cert 12A
105 mins
BBFC advice: Contains  moderate sex references, drug misuse, language, comic violence

I remember when Melissa McCarthy was edgy and funny. Her character in Bridesmaids made me roar with laughter.
Sadly, her ability to tickle funny bones has diminished the more her fame has grown.
Life Of The Party looks exactly like it is - a collaboration of a fortysomething husband and wife who have lost their lustre.
Their attempt to get down with the kids is just a bit embarrassing.
Which is ironic because that is what McCarthy's character is trying to avoid throughout her real-life hubby Ben Falcone's film.
She plays Deanna, a caring mum who has just dropped her daughter (Molly Gordon) off at university when her husband (Matt Walsh) announces he wants a divorce.
To solve her mid-life crisis Deanna, a university drop-out, returns to student life at the very same establishment as her daughter.
Straight up, this prompts a litany of questions - starting with - is it really that easy to get into university in America.
Anyway, parking that and why a cardigan-wearing mum would want to share a room in sorority house when she only lives "22 minutes away", Deanna goes about immersing herself with folk who are half her age.
And, of course, this is initially to the discomfort of her daughter, her estranged husband and some of her less open-minded fellow students.
However, as sure as night follows days Deanna has become Dee Rock and is the toast of the university.
I remember mature students from my degree days - the older ones kept themselves to themselves because we were so much younger and less mature - but their was one chap of 40 who was down with the kids.
Therefore, the premise of Life Of the Party is not quite as far-fetched as it might seem.
However, the reason it falls down is that it just isn't funny. McCarthy's homely-mum-turned party-animal is hard enough to swallow but her antics and the other university characters are terribly predictable as is its cheesy outcome.
The edge has gone from McCarthy at the movies. Perhaps she should stick to TV (I loved her Sean Spicer impression on Saturday Night Live).

Reasons to watch: If you are a fan of Melissa McCarthy's less than subtle humour
Reasons to avoid: Not nearly enough laughs

Laughs: One and a couple of chuckles
Jumps: None
Vomit: None
Nudity: None
Overall rating: 4.5/10

Director quote - Ben Falcone: "Melissa’s mom, Sandy, was at our house and I it  just flashed across my mind, “What would it be like if Sandy in her 40s went back to college when Melissa was in her 20s?” And I was like, “Oh, wait, if Melissa was the mom, that’s a really fun part for her to play.”

The big question - Why do people pay money to see lame comedies?

Best movies of 2018 so far - June 21

It's the summer and I am afraid that the temptations of June - the weather, the World Cup, pub gardens - mean that I simply don't spend as much time in cinemas.
Sorry that I am proving to be human but there it is. I am not horrifically behind in the chase but I confess I have not been driving to London, Leicester or Birmingham much lately.
In addition, the summer movies haven't exactly had me enthralled with a couple of exceptions.
Nevertheless, here is my updated top movies of the year so far...

1. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri - 10/10
2. The Post - 10/10
3. The Breadwinner - 9.5/10
4. Journey's End - 9.5/10
5. Darkest Hour - 9.5/10
6. Hostiles - 9.5/10
7. Downsizing - 9.5/10
8. A Quiet Place - 9/10
9. I, Tonya - 9/10
10. Skid Row Marathon - 9/10
11. Mukkabaaz - 9/10
12. Bombshell - The Hedy Lamarr Story - 9/10
13. The Deminer - 9/10
14. All The Money In The World - 9/10
15. I Got Life! - 9/10
16. The Square  - 9/10
17. Custody - 9/10
18. Padmaavat - 8.5/10
19. Journeyman - 8.5/10
20. Coco - 8.5/10

And here is the current missing list -

1. Welcome To New York
2. Gujjubai - Most Wanted
3. Ailecek Saskiniz
4. Asche Abur Shabor
5. Walk Like A Panther
6. Wives On Strike - The Revolution
7. Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
8. Damo & Ivor The Movie
9. Mary Magdalene
10. Shikari Shambu
11. Dogum Salonu
12. Sajan Singh Rangroot
13. Enai Noki Paayum Thota
14. Blackmail
15. Ghost Stories
16. Michael Inisde
17. Rajaratha
18. Subedar Johinder Singh
19. Can Feda
20. Dwie Korony
21. Golak Bugni Bank Te Batua
22. Krishnarjuna Yudham
23. Making The Grade
24. Pitbull. Ostanti Pies
25. Beyond The Clouds
26. Concert For George
27. Funny Cow
28. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society
29. Mathilde
30. Zer
31. Khido Kundhi
32. Beast
33. Bhai Taru Singh
34. The Delinquent Season
35. Mohanlal
36. Trener
37. 102 Not Out
38. Daana Paani
39. I Feel Pretty
40. Kammara Sambavam
41. Mary & The Witch's Flower
42. Mayurakshi
43. Modern Life Is Rubbish
44. Narzeczony na Niby
45. Tully
46. Nothing Like A Dame
47. Mahanati
48. Anon
49. A Wizard's Tale
50. Irumbu Thirai
51. Kande
52. Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu
53. Uncle
54. Raazi
55. Bing At The Cinema
56. Citizen Lane
57. Gultoo
58. Harjeeta
59. Kaali
60. On Chesil Beach
61. Panchavarnathatha
62. Parmanu - The Story Of Pokhran
63. The Little Vampire
64. Kasal
65. Show Dogs
66. Breaking In 
67. Edie
68. Make More Noise - Suffragettes In Silent Film
69. Nela Ticket
70. Bhavesh Joshi Superhero
71. Book Club
72. Carry On Jatta 2
73. The Public Image Is Rotten
74. Kaala
75. Rub Rakha
76. Jurassic World - Fallen Kingdom
77. Hereditary
78. Super Troopers 2
79. Happy Prince
80. McQueen
81. 7 Din Mohabbat in

250. Baaghi 2; movie review

BAAGHI 2
Cert 12A
137 mins
BBFC advice: Contains moderate violence, injury detail, drug references, suicide scene

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At last - an Indian action hero who isn't just about to draw his pension.
For years, Bollywood has been reliant on Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar to bring in the rupees.
But all of them are older than 50 and are starting to look it. Even Ajay Devgn is 49.
Step into the ring, Tiger Shroff - a 28-year-old who has a physique like Sylvester Stallone's in his Rambo prime.
Shroff does the full muscle-rippling, vest-bursting beater of bad guys in a hot-bloodied movie with a hint of romance.
He plays an army commando who is called back into civilian life by a call from his ex-girlfriend (Disha Patani) after she emerges from a coma following a car-jacking.
She appeals to him to track down her daughter who, she claims, was on the back seat at the time of the attack.
However, he is immediately faced with the significant hurdle of no other person having knowledge of the little girl including her father.
That is just the first of the myriad twists which attracted me to Ahmed Khan's movie. Indeed, for the first hour or so, I was gripped by its storyline.
However, it dissolves into a bit of a mess during its final 30 minutes when the guns start blazing and any semblance of reality is blown, almost literally, out of the window.
Nevertheless, I was rather taken with Shroff's character who finds himself fighting a lone battle against the bad guys and even those who are supposed to be good.
Manoj Bajpayee is always a fine addition to any thriller and adds his usual spike while Randeep Hooda is rather exotic as a hippy cop who is engaging if unbelievable.
And there are some vibrant song and dance numbers to offset the heavily laden thriller.
I note that Baaghi 2 has not scored well on Internet Movie Database. I found that rather surprising as it provides exactly the type of entertainment which Bollywood fans lap up.
And the bonus is that it may well have given them a new action hero.

Reasons to watch: Thriller with many twists and turns
Reasons to avoid: Tiger Shroff's exaggerated antics

Laughs: None
Jumps: None
Vomit: None
Nudity: None
Overall rating: 7.5/10

Director quote - Ahmed Khan: "Today people are finding a sequel a better watch than a solo standalone film. Sequels are better for directors and business-wise also."

The big question - Does the rise of the likes of Tiger Shroff mean that we will finally say goodbye to the old men of Bollywood action films?