Reviews

Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2 Released: April 2017 Starring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradly Cooper, Vin Diesel, Michael Rooker, Kurt Russell, Karen Gillen, Pom Klementieff Director: James Gunn With the smash hit of Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), will this be the awkward second album for Marvels most far reaching superheroes, or will Volume 2 got straight to number one? _____________________________________________________________________________ I’m not going to beat about any anthropomorphised, animated bushes here, I loved [no, wait I still do] love Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and I had incredibly high hopes for Volume 2 (so much so, that it was the first feature in my Trailer Trash blog [a shameless self-plug, yes] ). Lofty expectations though, so often lead to crushing disappointments, but Marvel has made adapting comic books into wonderful movies something of an art now. Surely, I’d be in for a delight. Wouldn’t I? Surely? Well yes, y...

The Boss Baby Released: March 2017 Starring: Alec Baldwin, Miles Bakshi, Steve Buscemi Director: Tom McGrath Not everyone is born equal. Some are born into loving families, others into suits and management roles. So what happens when the two meet? _____________________________________________________________________________ Tim Templeton (Bakshi & Buscemi) is just a normal seven year old boy, playing with his toys, his imagination, and his two favourite things in the world, his doting parents. But all of that suddenly changes with the arrival of Theodore, his new, suited and booted, baby brother (Baldwin). From the moment he arrives though, Tim is aware that all is not right with Theodore’s presence. For one, the baby wears a suit, for another, he arrived in a taxi, rather than by more traditional means. Yet, nobody else seems to notice or care; instead his parents are now dedicating all of their time to the new baby, not Tim. So he has to take matters into his own h...