With the Battle of the Atlantic in full swing, Churchill is desperate to find a way to neutralise Hitler's U-Boats. Which leads British Intelligence to come up with an audacious and unorthodox plan. The idea being to sneak into the Spanish island port off the coast of Africa where the U-Boats are docked, and take out the boats that are resupplying them, seriously damaging their ability to target the convoys crossing from North America. Now they just need to find people crazy enough to take on such a mission. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare , a decidedly British story, has finally landed on British shores. It's a heavily fictionalised telling of Operation Postmaster - the real operation took about 30 minutes and not a shot was fired. But that doesn't prevent Guy Ritchie from having a little fun, delivering a little action-packed romp whilst also capturing that spirit needed to take on such a task, and the one that got Britain through the war. While it's not his bes...

So... Deadpool & Wolverine . They're bringing the X-Men  and many more Fox  characters into the MCU . It is a movie phenomenon of epic proportions, not only seeing the oddball pair finally team up, but seeing them bring one cinematic universe into another. What will that mean for the MCU ? How many of these beloved characters will they bring over, and will they be played by the same actors? Yes and no, I guess. There are many questions surrounding this monumental cinematic event, and some of the answers may still be a long way off. On the bright side, that means there's plenty of time to revisit every movie in Fox's X-Men  franchise, which is exactly what I've done. Way back in the year 2000 Bryan Singer brought the X-Men  to the big screen, and fair to say; it was a bit of a thing. Watching it more than 20 years later, it can feel almost low key, despite the stakes. The humble beginnings of what would become a massive franchise. In that respect it does make a gr...

Having given up being Deadpool, Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) is a little down on his luck. So when the Time Variance Authority (TVA) come calling with a job offer, the merc with a mouth is all ears. And he has the perfect partner in mind, now he just needs to find him... well, the right "him", anyway. In true Deadpool  tradition, Wade Wilson - along with his new best friend - explodes on to the big screen in another hysterical opening credits sequence, giving you a not so subtle hint of what to expect over the course of his first movie in six years. Yep, that's right. It has finally happened. Deadpool has landed himself a place in a dark corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe , and he's brought everyone's favourite Adamantium clawed mutant with him. Was it worth the wait? Was it worth dragging Hugh Jackman out of X-Men  retirement? HELL YES!!!  It's absolutely fantastic seeing them together finally, and they're dragging the entire Fox-Verse  into this incr...

As you're probably aware, the teaser for Captain America: Brave New World has landed. Marvel 's latest tantalising snippet got over a million views on YouTube  in less than an hour, unsurprisingly. And there is a lot to take away from the sub-two minute video. Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross (Harrison Ford) is now the President of the United States. Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) is still fighting the good fight, with Joaquin Torres (Danny Ramirez) by his side. Torres may even take on the title of 'Falcon' - given that two winged warriors can briefly be seen. Isaiah Bradley (Carl Lumbly) also returns, and it seems the troubled super soldier has been brainwashed into going after the President. I wonder who could have done that. The prime suspect isn't exactly seen - beyond silhouette, anyway - although what is likely to be his creepy little lab certainly is, and he can be heard sharing a snippet of his philosophy.  The question is; what does all this have to do with...

A journalist sits alone in a bar, working, when a stranger approaches him. While the journalist continues to go over his files the stranger begins with him a conversation, by the end of which a startling discovery will be made. But who is this stranger, and what are his intentions? At some point in our lives many of us will have had a creepy encounter or two with strangers in a bar. But how many of those encounters have led to a major breakthrough or discovery in our work? Or any other part of our lives, for that matter. I'm guessing not many. So Meekah (Theo White) is either very lucky to have this new, all-seeing admirer, or he's in a lot of trouble. Either way, the conversation at the heart of Creatures of Habit  is a rather chilling affair. Even the way Timothy J. Cox's moustache... I mean 'Stranger' saunters up to Meekah and begins shooting the shit is a little creepy - something that's nicely highlighted by some clever lighting and camera angles. But it is...

The now infamous Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) is still cracking wise and cracking down on criminals in Motor City, USA. But when his daughter, Jane (Taylour Paige) - a defence lawyer in Los Angeles - takes on a case involving a dead cop and a suspect claiming he was framed, her life is threatened. So for the first time in a long time he's headed back to that other city that has fallen victim to his antics, Beverly Hills. Forty years after Beverly Hills Cop and Axel Foley first hit the big screen, the loudmouth Detroit cop is back to bring some more excitement to the high society lifestyle of Beverly Hills. Part nostalgia trip, part whole new adventure for the renegade cop, Axel F  is a definite return to form for the franchise. Not that this is a particularly high bar, considering the pitiful disappointment that is Beverly Hills Cop III . This new outing is nothing new, nothing ground-breaking, but it is everything we love about  Beverly Hills Cop . And while it doesn't quite rea...

Axel F  is almost upon us, which seems like the perfect time to revisit all of the  Beverly Hills Cop movies that came before it. Even though I have all of them on DVD, I'd like to thank Netflix  for making this rewatch a little more convenient... or at least, mobile (and I'm not talking about phones). Beverly Hills Cop  is your quintessential 80's comedy, not to mention the perfect vehicle for an up and coming Eddie Murphy. Just take a second to picture Sylvester Stallone as Axel Foley, or should I say 'Axel Cobretti'? Just imagine how different the movie would have been if that scenario had played out, or you could go and watch Cobra . Murphy is perfect as Axel, a highly skilled police officer who regularly flies by the seat of his pants. His abilities as a police officer are only outmatched by his talents as a bullshit merchant - which he regularly uses to get both in and out of many situations. Making the cigarette bust/truck chase both a brilliant opener and an...