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2 weeks ago | 
criticalpopcorn.com | Dan Bullock |Matt Dennis
Our lives are the sum of our choices. Every choice, every mission, has all led to this. I’ve got nothing else to add but sheer, unadulterated excitement (and character fear) for a franchise I’ve loved for… *quietly* 28 years!Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – The Final ReckoningSee you at the movies!
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2 weeks ago | 
criticalpopcorn.com | Dan Bullock |Nick Bartlett |Matt Dennis
What if The Bear, but in Revolutionary France? Apple TV’s upcoming drama Carême follows the life of the real-life culinary wunderkind who became the world’s first ‘celebrity’ chef Antonin Carême, played here by Benjamin Voisin. Born to humble origins, we first meet Carême working with his father as a chocolatier, concocting the large decorative dishes he became famous for, whilst playing Don Juan to a coterie of Parisian women.
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1 month ago | 
criticalpopcorn.com | Matt Dennis |Dan Bullock |Nick Bartlett
Man vs Alligator. It’s the all-time classic battle between predator and prey that has informed hundreds of horror films across the years. Some are great, others not so much, but the latest contender in this sub-genre, Gator Creek, commits the cardinal sin of failing to bring anything original to the table.
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2 months ago | 
criticalpopcorn.com | Dan Bullock |Nick Bartlett |Matt Dennis
Danny Dyer is becoming a bit of a British legend, and while usually linked to a certain style or genre, if you’ve seen his brilliant character portrayal in ITV’s Rivals – which was a recent unexpected favourite – then you’ll appreciate he can always change expectations, and that’s a positive to me. In the past few weeks, principal photography has begun in Ireland on Three Quick Breaths, in which Dyer stars as Jimmy Banks.
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2 months ago | 
criticalpopcorn.com | Dan Bullock |Nick Bartlett |Matt Dennis
Back in the 90s, despite not being a Manchester United supporter, it was impossible not to revere their Danish goalkeeper – he was the last bastion behind an imposing defence and not any old keeper, he was a secure, commanding key figure in Alex Ferguson’s iconic, powerful footballing side in an era when the Red Devils dominated English football; in a way that merits the plaudits today.
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2 months ago | 
criticalpopcorn.com | Matt Dennis |Dan Bullock |Nick Bartlett
Can you believe it’s taken five whole years for Anthony Mackie‘s Sam Wilson to take up the Captain America mantle on the big screen? 2021’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier mini-series gave fans a taste of Sam wielding the famous star shield, and whilst that was a great introduction to the new star-spangled man with a plan, the character (and the actor) were really meant to be seen on the silver screen.
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2 months ago | 
criticalpopcorn.com | Dan Bullock |Nick Bartlett |Matt Dennis
I’ve held a weird regard for the bonkers world of Venom, and by that context, I mean the Tom Hardy-led film trilogy – having enjoyed the first film, and Venom: Let There Be Carnage.
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2 months ago | 
criticalpopcorn.com | Dan Bullock |Nick Bartlett |Matt Dennis
Pamela Anderson might have been publicly opposed to the making of Pam & Tommy, Hulu’s glossy retelling of the theft of a private videotape from her home, but its impact has been undeniably fortuitous. In reframing the narrative more sympathetically around that episode, the show can be at least partially credited for a fully-fledged Anderson renaissance.
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2 months ago | 
criticalpopcorn.com | Dan Bullock |Nick Bartlett |Matt Dennis
New Lanark World Heritage Site is thrilled to announce its newly licensed cinema, positioning it as a cornerstone for celebrating Scottish films and storytelling. Housed within the historic Robert Owen School for Children, this 123-seat cinema is unique, being the only one of its kind located within a World Heritage Site in Scotland. The venue also features an exhibition space, allowing us to delve deeper into the stories and history behind the films being showcased.
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2 months ago | 
criticalpopcorn.com | Dan Bullock |Nick Bartlett |Matt Dennis
It’s only been a couple of weeks since cinema lost one of its greats – the American auteur David Lynch, a pioneering and uncompromising true original, who made some of the most extraordinary, visually unique and powerful films ever to grace the screen.
