Simon Hooper

London

Reporter at Middle East Eye

Journalist at @MiddleEastEye

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The Raid 2 is The Raid 1

2 weeks ago | anygoodfilms.com | Simon Hooper

With his much anticipated Netflix film ‘Havoc’ starring Tom Hardy now out we thought we’d take a look back at director Gareth Evans magnum opus ‘The Raid 2’ and just why The Raid 2 is actually The Raid 1. The second film was released in 2014and is set only a short time after the first raid, Rama (Iko Uwais) goes undercover with the thugs of Jakarta and plans to bring down the syndicate and uncover the corruption within his police force.
Terry Bird talks about his new film 'Sweeney Todd : slice & dice'

2 weeks ago | anygoodfilms.com | Simon Hooper

The story of Sweeney Todd the demon barber has had a myriad of books, films and even a musical made about his murderous exploits. Latest to the ever lengthening list is the horror film Sweeney Todd Slice & Dice starring Terry Bird in the title roleSet in 1846 London, barber Sweeney Todd, grieves his parents’ death by a corrupt judge, and forms an alliance with Mrs. Lovett, also wronged by the same judge. Together they pursue dark vengeance, with her leading their macabre plan.
Lohan & Curtis in more mum mayhem!

3 weeks ago | anygoodfilms.com | Simon Hooper

Now an Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis reunites with Lindsay Lohan for the sequel to Freaky Friday reboot with the arrival of the latest Freakier Friday trailerIn the film, Curtis and Lohan reprise their roles as Tess and Anna Coleman. The storypicks up years after Tess (Curtis) and Anna (Lohan) endured an identity crisis. Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter.
That flamethrower fight in 'Ballerina'

3 weeks ago | anygoodfilms.com | Simon Hooper

With the John Wick spin off, ‘Ballerina’ now in cinemas director Len Wiseman has spoken about several of the action set pieces most notable of which is the flamethrower v flamethrower sequence. Wiseman said, ‘The grenade sequence means a lot because it was the first action sequence that I wrote up a while ago. (Laughs.) When we were developing the script from stage one, I asked, “What if there was a snowball fight with grenades?
Heads of State trailer

3 weeks ago | anygoodfilms.com | Simon Hooper

So we would be the first to admit that its taken us some while to come round to seeing the appeal of John Cena looking on him as another wrestler turned actor wannabe but we’re now big fans of his ability to combine action and comedy are great to further confirm this once more is the release of the Heads of State trailer.
from the maker of My Life as a Courgette!

3 weeks ago | anygoodfilms.com | Simon Hooper

Claude Barras is an award-winning director and producer from Switzerland and his first feature-length film in stop-motion, My Life as a Courgette opened to critical acclaim, won two César Awards and received Academy Award and BAFTA nominations for Best Animated Feature and was one of out favourite films of 2016. We now get the his latest film with the release of the Savages trailer. which premiered at a Special Screening in Official Selection at the 2024 Cannes Festival.
Is Ana de Armas as good as Keanu's John Wick?

3 weeks ago | anygoodfilms.com | Simon Hooper

With four increasingly successful films it’s little wonder that there’s now a first spin off film this time with female assassin Eve (Ana de Armas) the ballerina of the title. And of course it has the origin story with Eve indoctrinated as a child into a world of violent killing when a cabal of killers led by the Chancellor, a dead eyed automaton oblivious to the havoc wreaked by decisions with fatal consequences.
Wicked for Good trailer

3 weeks ago | anygoodfilms.com | Simon Hooper

Last year’s global cinematic cultural sensation, Wicked became the most successful Broadway film adaptation of all time earning $756m at the global box office now reaches its epic, electrifying, emotional conclusion with the arrival of the Wicked For Good trailerDirected once again by award-winning director Jon M.
Dangerous Animals - Sharks & Psycho's!

3 weeks ago | anygoodfilms.com | Simon Hooper

Its fifty years since Jaws terrified everyone and since then the shark movie has become something of a summer staple with recent years giving us The Shallows, 47 Metres Down, The Meg and now added to that list is Dangerous Animals that puts its own spin on the shark attack. And that spin is a terrific Jai Courtney as Tucker a jocular and charming captain of his own boat that takes tourists out to swim with the sharks.
this looks enjoyably barmy !

3 weeks ago | anygoodfilms.com | Simon Hooper

Back in early 2022 we had the guilty pleasure that was the horror film Megan or M3GAN since then we’ve had an even more duplicitous, conniving vacuous faced atrocity foist itself upon the world but to date we still await a big screen film of ‘The Story of Markle’. Until then we have a sequel to the 2022 film with the release of the M3GAN 2.0 trailer …..and this time she’s not alone.