Amber Alert (2024) is just that little bit different so as to add to the interest. A rideshare becomes a game of cat and mouse when Jaq (Hayden Panettiere) and Shane (Tyler James Williams) receive a phone alert about a child abduction and believe they have seen the abductor. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Dominique (2024) stars Oksana Orian as a Ukranian mercenary seeking to escape her past and start a new life in South America. Needless to say this doesn’t go at all to plan and we end up with a full-on action film. Predictable in the most part but an OK watch. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger (2025) sees Dave Fishwick back in the saddle as he takes on payday loan companies in this sequel. A notch down from the original, in my view, but still great fun. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Bank of Dave (2023) is loosely based on the true-life experiences of Dave Fishwick as he tries, against numerous odds, to set up a community bank in Burnley. Rory Kinnear, Joel Fry, Hugh Bonneville and Jo Hartley star in this good fun story of David versus Goliath. Most enjoyable, and (for once) appreciated by audiences and critics alike. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Jules (2023) is about Milton (Ben Kingsley) who lives a quiet life of routine in a small Pennsylvania town, until a UFO and its extra-terrestrial passenger crash land in his backyard. Funny, poignant, well-acted and deals with serious things like aging and loneliness. Very enjoyable. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ballad of a Small Player (2025) stars Colin Farrell as a gambler down on his luck and heavily in debt but who still seeks to win his way out of his current situation. Well acted and worth watching. PS, don’t skip the end credits! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Fast Charlie (2023) stars Pierce Brosnan, aka “Fast Charlie,” as a fixer with a problem: his target is, unfortunately, missing his head and he must prove it’s the intended target to the man who paid for the hit. Also stars Morena Baccarin and, in his last role, James Caan. A slick action movie with plenty of comedy and an enthralling watch. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A House of Dynamite (2025) is directed by Kathryn Bigelow and stars Idris Elba and Rebecca Ferguson. A single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States and a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond. A nightmare scenario which is handled well and, differently. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

High Heat (2022) stars Olga Kurylenko and Don Johnson and is a light-hearted action/comedy centred around a restaurant and involving mafia types. Nothing serious, no thinking involved, just a fun watch. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Woman in Cabin 10 (2025) is a run of the mill drama which, despite a cast including Keira Knightley, Guy Pearce and Hannah Waddingham, fails to add much mystery or thrills. A journalist witnesses a passenger thrown overboard late at night, only to be told that it didn’t happen, as all passengers and crew are accounted for. Could have been so much better. ⭐️⭐️

Fountain of Youth (2025) A treasure-hunting mastermind assembles a team for yet another big adventure. Although critics, and many audience members, have been generally negative in their reviews, I actually found it to be a very entertaining watch. It’s fantastical, has humour, plenty of action and a good cast in John Krasinski and Natalie Portman amongst others. A good, light-hearted film for a change. Recommend giving it a go. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Black Creek (2025), written by and starring Cynthia Rothrock, is a woeful tale about a sheriff’s sister who seeks revenge against the leader of a group of outlaws who murdered her brother, his wife, and other family members. Woeful indeed, and the (early) fight scenes??? Mindblowingly inept and cringeworthy, even more so than the script and the acting. Love a good western, even a mediocre one, but this is neither of these and I gave up on it very early on. Watch at your peril. ⭐️