
Film opinion: DreamWorks produces brilliantly faithful ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ live-action remake
The general discourse surrounding this recent flurry of live-action remakes seems to always fall on either side of ‘This is exactly the same as the original; why did they even bother making it?’ or ‘The story has been completely changed; they’ve ruined it.’
This seems pessimistic all around.
But, as Film News Blitz’s Heidi Hardman-Welsh explains, DreamWorks has stuck the landing with its live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon.

Film opinion: ‘Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning’ is a crazy franchise conclusion
After 29 years, the Mission: Impossible franchise has, supposedly, come to an end with The Final Reckoning.
Tom Cruise’s final bow as IMF agent Ethan Hunt is a crazy, well-executed, perhaps excessive conclusion to a beloved action franchise.
Film News Blitz’s David Bason gives his account of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.

Film reviews: Cameron Diaz is Back in Action with Jamie Foxx in predictable Netflix feature
After a decade out of the cinematic limelight, Cameron Diaz is back in action with Jamie Foxx in, you guessed it, Netflix’s Back in Action.
Film News Blitz’s David Bason gives his account.

Film opinion and Mufasa review: Cinema made chic with Everyman
Everyman Cinemas are redefining what it means to go to the movies in the UK.
Film News Blitz’s David Bason reviews his first experience of the luxury cinema chain.