Fans were beginning to lose patience, but finally the latest addition to the spy series has been unleashed and lets just say, it’s up their with the best 007 films. Skyfall sees Daniel Craig become re-accustomed with his tuxedo and Martini as James Bond returns to fight evil with the help of Dame Judi Dench as ‘M’. Like all Bond movies, this one is not short of any cheesy oneliners, bad guys, or sexy accomplices, but what separates this from every other film from the secret agent series is it’s unique plot. Fear not, there won’t be any spoilers in this review, lets face it, you already know that Bond will survive, we all know that. What matters is how he does it and who is sacrificed as he goes about doing it. Director of the Oscar-winning American Beauty, Sam Mendes’ participation in the latest Bond film appears to be the key element as the film provides it’s fair share of twists and turns, especially regarding the film’s antagonist, Raoul Silva, played by Javier Bardem. As previously mentioned, this film does have its predictable moments, but the majority of this masterpiece will leave you balancing on the edge of your seat trying to anticipate the films next change in direction, along with it’s next piece of product placement. All in all, brilliantly British.
Who ever said that westerns aren’t cool anymore? Django Unchained sees a cast full to the brim with Hollywood A-listers come together to create what is looking to be one of the best films in the west, this year. Jamie Foxx stars alongside the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Christoph Waltz, and everyones favourite, Samuel L Jackson. How can this seem any cooler? Well taking the reigns of this one as director is the one and only Quentin Tarantino. We all know Tarantino can be hit or miss in terms of films he has directed, but this one looks certain to be a hit. The plot goes along the lines of Django (Foxx) living as a slave, but Waltz-who plays a bounty hunter-comes to his rescue and frees him. The pair then work together to hunt down the vicious Brittle gang and if successful Django can be freed from slavery completely and become reunited with his wife. Expected release is December 25th, what better way to spend the Christmas period. If you’re still unsure whether you want to catch this one, two trailers are available online so be sure to check them out!