A Few Quick Ones

Bohemian Rhapsody: Admittedly stepped into the hall with more than a little skepticism, but was bowled over by the sheer talent of one Freddie Mercury and how the Pakkie found his voice all the way from a highly skeptical Parsi family in London all the way to Live Aid. 15.5/20

Ralph Breaks the Internet: To get to EBay to find a steering wheel and save Candy Race in the Arcade, Ralph and Vannelope undertake a coming of age journey that while cementing their friendship truly shows up the different people that they are. 15/20

The Girl in the Spider's Web: Lisbeth Sallander finds her way through the Russian mafia and an irate NSA to a Bourne style thriller to recover some truly world-saving information. Claire Foy needs to use her full complement of hacking skills as well as physicality. Includes some brutal sibling face-offs too. 14/20

One in a Million (or at least in a few dozen..)

Albert (Seth McFarlane) is the quintessential misfit in the harsh Wild West – a well-read polished gentleman who tries to reason his way out of gunfights, much to the chagrin of bemused on-lookers who have come for a day’s entertainment i.e. watching one of the duelers die. Sheep farmer by profession, and spurned by gold digging girlfriend Louise (Amanda SeyFreid), Albert loses his heart to Anna (Charlize Theron), and almost his life to her husband – notorious outlaw Clinch (Liam Neeson). Hilarious in parts, crass in a few, eminently watchable and an unexpected winner overall – A Million Ways to Die in the West does not fail to remind you often enough that the Wild West really sucked..

14/20