Author: Russell Matthews

Reviews 

Transformers: The Last Knight

June 22, 2017June 22, 2017 Russell Matthews #lastknight, #markwahlberg, #reeldialogue, #russellingrevs, #transformers5, Anthony Hopkins, Bumblebee, John Turturro, Knights of the Round Table, Michael Bay, Optimus Prime, Stanley Tucci, Transformers

Has there been a film franchise that was inspired by children’s action figures that has had more success than Transformers?

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Cars 3

June 22, 2017June 22, 2017 Russell Matthews #cars3, #disney, #pixar, #reeldialogue, #russellingrevs, Armie Hammer, bonnie Hunt, Cars, Cars 2, Cars 3, Lou, Nathan Fillion, Owen Wilson, Paul Newman

Since the beginning of Pixar studios, at the heart of this organisation was the reinvention of animation and imaginative storylines.

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Despicable Me 3

June 22, 2017June 22, 2017 Russell Matthews #despicableme3 #DM3, #minions, #reeldialogue, #russellingrevs, ANL, Despicable Me 3, Kristen Wiig, Steve Carell, villains, What are the Minions

It’s been seven years since the original invasion of Gru (Steve Carell) and his Minions (Pierre Coffin) and the Illumination

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DVD reviews 

Beauty and the Beast

June 21, 2017May 29, 2017 Russell Matthews #beautyandthebeast, #disney, #emmawatson, #russellingrevs, Beauty and the Beast, Dan Stevens, emma watson, Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellen, Is there a gay character?, Luke Evans, musical, Stanley Tucci

The fairy-tale of Beauty and the Beast has been in existence since the 1700’s and has been reintroduced to each

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Loving

June 21, 2017May 1, 2017 Russell Matthews 0 Comment #russellingrevs #loving, Civil Rights Movement, Interracial marriage, Jeff Nichols, Joel Edgerton, Loving v Virginia, Martin Luther King, racism, Richard and Mildred Loving, Robert Kennedy, Ruth Negga

The first year of any marriage can be a time of adjustment, but the challenges faced by Richard and Mildred

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Silence

June 14, 2017May 29, 2017 Russell Matthews 0 Comment #reeldialogue, #russellingrevs, #silencemovie, Adam Driver, Andrew Garfield, Japan, Liam Neeson, Martin Scorsese, missionaries, Persecution, The Gospel, Voice of the Martyrs

It is hard to know how to respond to Martin Scorsese’s long-awaited spiritual tome, Silence. There is a fine line

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The Mummy

June 9, 2017 Russell Matthews #darkuniverse, #russellcrowe, #russellingrevs, #themummy, #tomcruise, Dark Universe, Frankenstein, Russell Crowe, Sophia Boutella, The Mummy, Tom Cruise, Universal, Will the Dark Universe succeed?, Wolf Man

In the battle for superhero supremacy, Universal Studios decided on a different tact to compete with the Marvel / DC

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Churchill

June 8, 2017June 8, 2017 Russell Matthews #churchill, #dday, #reeldialogue, #russellingrevs, #winstonchurchill, #WWII, Brian Cox, D Day, Depression, England, Miranda Richardson, Winston Churchill, World War II

There have been so many accounts of D-Day written, it is hard to imagine that there is much more to

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My Cousin Rachel

June 8, 2017 Russell Matthews #reeldialogue, #russellingrevs, Daphne Du Maurier, Iain Glen, My Cousin Rachel, Mystery, Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin, The Biblical answer to evil, The human condition

The name Daphne Du Maurier may not be familiar to modern audiences, but she was the author responsible for many

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Logan

June 7, 2017May 29, 2017 Russell Matthews #hughjackman, #logan, #marvel, #reeldialogue, #russellingrevs, #wolverine, #xmen, Dafne Keen, Hugh Jackman, James Mangold, Patrick Stewart, Professor X, The Marvel Universe

“Nature made me a freak. Man made me a weapon. And God made it last too long.” Logan With the

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