Author: Unsalted Popcorn

Right then, the backlog clear out continues with… *checks list* … Ocean’s 8. Oh goodie. oh well, pour the tea and crank up the music, let’s get this

I know it’s been ages since this film came out, but we’ve been determined to write this damn review even though we really haven’t wanted to. In fact

As both of our regular readers will know, we’re nothing if not avowed Marvel fans here at Popcorn towers. We’ve got the books, we’ve got the tattoos, we’ve

Sometimes it takes you ages to get round to seeing a film. Things get in the way, dates get moved, and anticipation just builds. Sometimes this results in

There are many reasons to see a film – the trailer looked good, it’s part of a franchise you’ve been following, it’s got a great cast, it’s on

There are some delightful reports online about cinemas banning this film and people ganging up to vote it down on movie websites. Now, these stories could be true

And so we finally crawl to the third of the Unwritten Trilogy, as it’s become known on the ol’ to-do list. A film about three former Vietnam vets

And so on to film two in the trilogy of things we’ve not got round to writing about – the snappily titled Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Three

We are a tad behind on all the reviews that need doing at the mo, and the ‘for why’ bit has been puzzling us. So naturally, we’ve spent

One look at the trailer and I knew I wasn’t going to like this film – and I don’t mean casual, can live without, ambivalent dislike. I mean

Sequels, as any fan of the Police Academy films will tell you, are a tricky beast. The initial idea will need a spruce, some new characters may be

I’m old enough to remember a time when we had to wait a few years for a sequel we didn’t even know we were getting. Years, my friend.

Look, I’m not proud of myself OK? I caved. Word had reached me from a trusted source that it wasn’t terrible, so with nothing better to do I

It is often said that they don’t make films like they used to – and while in the case of the Police Academy films this is a good

There is always a danger when you really, really love a film that the follow-up somehow falls flat. This is especially true of Paddington. I still vividly remember