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Staggered to hear I have apparently been eating chocolate digestive biscuits the ‘wrong way’. According to McVitie, we should hold them (and eat them) with the chocolate side down!! And they also employ a Chief Dunking Officer!!!

Inside Man: Most Wanted (2025) sees a hotshot NYPD negotiator, an FBI agent and a criminal mastermind lock horns during an attempt to rob the Federal Reserve. Thoroughly enjoyable. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Bullet Train Explosion (2025) is a reboot of a movie from 50 years ago and runs for 2hrs 14 mins, uses real trains to add more realism and, despite being a bit on the long side and a strange plot, is entertaining enough. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A Working Man (2025), the latest Jason Statham offering, has plenty of action as one has come to expect. Good fun. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Havoc (2025) starring Tom Hardy, Timothy Olyphant and Forrest Whitaker, is an OTT gory action film with suitably high bodycount. Revenge, dirty cops…it has them all in abundance. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The French film Carjackers (2025) centres around Nora, a valet driver by day who, with colleagues and friends Zoé, Steve and Prestance, become thieves by night, stealing from evil rich people. Bit of a mishmash at times, but maybe just what you need at the end of a long day. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

G20 (2025) stars Viola Davis in this preposterous action film about the G20 conference coming under siege by mercenaries, a bit Die Hard meets one of the numerous Gerard Butler presidential films meets Airforce One. The US President has to try and save the day by kicking a lot of ass. Mindless action film just when you need one. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Mending The Line (2022) stars Brian Cox and Sinqua Walls and, despite being an (ultra) slow burn and just over two hours in length, I found it to be quite a captivating film. Moving and enlightening, too. War veterans from different eras and fishing, what more could you ask? Definitely one to watch. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Six Triple Eight (2024) from Tyler Perry tells the true story of the first and only Women’s Army Corps unit of colour to serve overseas in WWII. Audiences were more appreciative than the critics, as is often the case, and I found it to be an interesting watch.⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Electric State (2025), a Russo Brothers film, is rumoured to be the most expensive Netflix production to date, costing over 300 million dollars. Although slated by the professional critics (who are usually best ignored), the audience reaction has been much more favourable. Pure escapism. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Squad 36 (2025) is a French thriller about a troubled cop who launches his own investigation when mysterious killings claim the lives of his former colleagues. Standard corrupt cops and political expediency scenario. A bit long at just over two hours, but it will keep you occupied. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Sisu (2023) is a Finnish war movie which was popular, unusually, with both critics and audiences. Quite gritty and gory at times, it is a captivating watch which holds your attention throughout. Thoroughly enjoyable and one for action/war aficionados who want something just a little bit different. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Calendar Killer (Der Heimweg) (2025) is a German drama/mystery/thriller starring Luise Heyer and Sabin Tambrea. Klara, a young mother, calls a telephone support line for women to get home safely, claiming that she will die that very night at the hands of a notorious killer….unless she kills her husband. Available on Amazon Prime. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Liberation Men (2024) follows Canadian soldiers in World War II Holland who are in a race against the clock to liberate a Dutch town before the Allies begin an artillery bombardment which could have a devastating effect on the local population. Stilted dialogue and wooden acting abound, meaning the film can only aspire to reach the dizzy heights of ‘B movie’, although I doubt it will get there. I kept thinking ‘it must improve’, but it didn’t. Awful movie, well worth missing. ⭐️

After a voluntary 10-year hiatus/semi-retirement/long holiday, Cameron Diaz is back on our screens in Back in Action (2025) alongside Jamie Foxx and Glenn Close. Although pretty much a routine spy thriller with a substantial dash of comedy, it is nevertheless a fun movie which has proven more popular with audiences than critics. Sit back, grab a snack and have a good chuckle. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

American Primeval (2025) is a 6-part western miniseries set in Utah in 1857 and features numerous historical characters – Jim Bridger, Brigham Young etc – and is obviously at least loosely based on real events. Violent, gritty, brutal and quite dark in parts, I really did enjoy it. Good westerns are few and far between these days. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️