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Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

THE LIFE OF CHUCK (2025): New Trailer From Tom Hiddleston, Karen Gillan, Chiwetel Ejiorfor, Jacob Tremblay…

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The Life of Chuck (2025), Tom Hiddleston, Neon
The Life of Chuck (2025), Tom Hiddleston, Neon

Many Fans of Stephen King’s work are happy because one of his popular novellas, The Life of Chuck, has been turned into a drama/fantasy/sci-fi movie starring Tom Hiddleston, Karen Gillan and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

Directed and co-written by Mike Flanagan, the genre-bending tale shares three chapters in the life of an ordinary man named Charles Krantz.

I hadn’t heard of The Life of Chuck until very recently. Post-teaser trailer viewing a couple of months ago, there wasn’t much of a pull to watch it. Well, except that it stars one of my favourites, Monsieur Hiddleston.

This new trailer has me curious. It also brings to mind Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella (2015), which I love. This new movie’s implied theme of kindness must be part of the reason.

What do you think? Which movie does this one remind you of?

Jacob Tremblay, Mia Sara, Molly C. Quinn, Samantha Sloyan, David Dastmalchian, Mark Hamill, Matthew Lillard, Rahul Kohli, Carl Lumbly, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Sauriyan Sapkota and Franklin Ritch also star.

The Life of Chuck Release Dates: June 6th, 2025 (US)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

Action, Adventure, Comedy

JUMANJI – THE NEXT LEVEL (2019): NEW & Final TRAILER From KEVIN HART, DWAYNE JOHNSON, Nick Jonas, JACK BLACK…

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Jumanji – The Next Level (2019), Karen Gillan, Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Read my spoiler-free movie review of Jumanji – The Next Level (2019).

It’s time for the final Jumanji – The Next Level trailer, starring Kevin Hart, Nick Jonas, Dwayne Johnson and Jack Black.

I want to find out if the movie will have me as slightly confused as this trailer. I’m in for the jokes, adventure, plus Hart and Johnson’s beautiful bromance.

Awkwafina, Karen Gillan, Alex Wolff, Danny Glover, Madison Iseman, Danny DeVito, Colin Hanks, Ser’Darius Blain and Rhys Darby also star.

Jumanji – The Next Level Release Dates: December 13th, 2019 (US)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

Action, Adventure, Comedy

JUMANJI – THE NEXT LEVEL (2019): New Trailer Starring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin hart, Jack Black, Karen Gillan…

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Jumanji - The Next Level (2019), Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Jack Black
Jumanji – The Next Level (2019), Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Jack Black

Read my spoiler-free movie review of Jumanji – The Next Level (2019).

Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart and Jack Black return for Jumanji – The Next Level, a sequel to 2017’s rather popular Jumanji – Welcome To The Jungle.

Directed by Jake Kasdan, this time when the friends are back in Jumanji, the team realise that things are quite different within the world’s most dangerous game.

This looks as though it’ll be fun. I like the twist and look forward to more of Hart speaking like Danny Glover.

Madison Iseman, Awkwafina, Danny DeVito, Colin Hanks, Alex Wolff, Nick Jonas, Danny Glover, Ser’Darius Blain and Rhys Darby also star.

Jumanji – The Next Level Release Dates: December 13th, 2019 (US)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

Action, No Spoiler Reviews, Sci-Fi

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 (2017): Good Movie…

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Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Chris Pratt
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Chris Pratt

To those who’ve already read my thoughts on Guardians Of The Galaxy (2014), you’ll know that I didn’t completely love the movie. Regardless of that truth though, I’m still determined to see as many of the stand alone films of each Avengers Endgame (2019) character as possible. And with that goal in mind, a few days ago I sat myself down to two hours and sixteen minutes of Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2.

My expectations weren’t exactly the highest, as one might imagine. So, picture my surprise when I found myself having a good time almost immediately.

In trying to understand what had changed, it became clear that, the story is simply much better this time round. I found it more interesting. I definitely enjoyed the surprises within the script as well as the elaboration on the backstory of several of the main characters. I’m also sure that there weren’t any sentimental moments or attempts at humour that felt hugely forced. I imagine that everything was better, in part because the actors were more comfortable in their roles.

I still stand by the truth that I didn’t enjoy Guardians Of The Galaxy (2014), but I’m also sure that my appreciation of Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 isn’t a result of me learning to ignore any of the humour that doesn’t quite land or ignore any general corniness within the script. I really did like the new characters, I found the story more fun, and appreciated the special effects that little bit extra.

With all that said I now say, watch it because it’s good and especially if you’re sure I’m not completely mad.

Happy Film Loving,

G

Action, Adventure, Comedy, No Spoiler Reviews

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2014): The Things I Liked…

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Guardians Of The Galaxy (2014), Chris Pratt
Guardians Of The Galaxy (2014), Chris Pratt

Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel are among the stars of Guardians Of The Galaxy. A James Gunn-directed action/adventure/comedy about a group of intergalactic criminals and their attempt to stop a fanatical warrior with plans to purge the universe.

The main reason I wanted to see this film is that I’d really like to watch the last two Avengers movies, but I’m behind. And I’ve never been one to jump to watch a sequel before seeing the films that came before.

I’m sure that the following opinion isn’t popular, but as Gunn’s movie played, it wasn’t too long before the thought ‘I don’t think I like this.’ came to mind. As I wondered why, a number of reasons began to surface.

Reason one, it feels quite a lot like Star Trek. I’m not saying that I hate Star Trek, but I’m also not overly enthused by it either. Reason two, some of the humorous moments work, but there are a bunch of others that feel as though the script is trying too hard to be amusing, to the point where several attempts to make the audience laugh came across as forced.

Thirdly, I found that out of the four or five main sentimental moments, I only really appreciated two of them, the one on Earth and the one involving Groot. The rest just felt rather corny, for want of a better phrase.

As for the things that stood out most in a positive way, those include Zoe Saldana’s physical performance, Karen Gillian as the less favoured sibling, and of course, the visual effects that show what space actually looks like.

Knowing Guardians Of The Galaxy as a movie that many people love, I mostly see it as a reminder that fantasy is definitely not my favourite genre. Especially when most of the actors are sporting plenty of make up/prosthetics. Nevertheless, to everyone who had a great time, I’m seriously very pleased for you.

Happy Film Loving,

G