I never fully appreciated Road House when I was younger. I think I was still struggling to separate Patrick Swayze from Dirty Dancing. Watching it back now, it's hard not to admire just how committed everyone is to this gloriously dumb concept.

A film where a bouncer is treated like the last gunslinger riding into town shouldn't work nearly as well as it does. Swayze plays Dalton with such sincerity that you completely buy into his philosophy of being nice…

Ahhh, my guilty pleasure.

I've followed Downton Abbey from the very first episode, so there was always a good chance this was going to work for me. While it doesn't reach the emotional highs of the TV series, it does provide a warm and satisfying farewell to the Crawley family.

The story comfortably balances its many characters and plotlines, while Simon Curtis once again brings plenty of elegance and spectacle to proceedings. There are some enjoyable new additions too, with…

I had heard mixed reviews, but personally I found Christopher Nolan's depiction of world changing history nothing short of spectacular. Cillian Murphy gives a stunning performance as J Robert Oppenheimer, and he's supported by an awesome array of talent, including Emily Blunt and Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr, Matt Damon and Gary Oldman. The three hour running time and scientific jargon demand patience, but Nolan's marriage of visuals and sound design is just dazzling, not least during the tension filled…

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse is a giant amongst animated sequels. Think Toy Story 2, Finding Dory or The Incredibles 2, this tops them all. As emotional as it is funny, as nuts as it is serious.

Some may cry that Across The Spider-Verse is a Part 1, leaving story threads hanging to be resolved with 2024’s Beyond The Spider-Verse. But with the sheer invention going on here, it’s hard to be ungrateful. A film with some major revelations that deepen…