Movies starring Angela Bassett

Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990)

90 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie      

As I sat down to watch "Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer" knowing full well I would review it I was already trying to come up with a way to try and write something different. I say that because "Perry Mason: The C...

Boyz n the Hood (1991)

112 mins     Crime, Drama      

I am one of those reviewers who believes there are some movies which whilst can be reviewed can't be done justice to through the written word. There are those reviewers who will try to do justice by writing pages and in doing...

The Heroes of Desert Storm (1991)

92 mins     Drama, TV Movie, War      

The Heroes of Desert Storm: dramatisation of events surrounding Operation Desert Storm...

The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992)

240 mins     Biography, Drama, TV Movie      

Like many I grew up listening to Michael Jackson, I was 11 when he released "Thriller" and I drove my parents crazy listening to it. But there is a difference between being a fan of the music and being a fan of the person and...

What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)

118 mins     Biography, Drama, Musical      

Big hair, tight outfit, strutting across a stage whilst belting out one of her famous songs, that is very much one of my earliest memories of seeing Tina Turner perform. It would have been some time in the mid 80s and as a te...

Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)

100 mins     Comedy, Fantasy, Horror      

Vampire in Brooklyn: Eddie Murphy is the vampire who came to Brooklyn to find a mate...

Contact (1997)

150 mins     Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi      

There has been a surprising amount written about the movie "Contact" over the years, and in these various writings things such as that it focuses on the age old debate of science & religion is often mentioned, so is the fact ...

The Score (2001)

124 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

Starring the powerhouse cast of Robert De Niro, Edward Norton and Marlon Brando "The Score" is a heist movie which sees Robert De Niro and Edward Norton trying to steal a rare sceptre from the Montreal customs house....

Mr 3000 (2004)

104 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport      

Here we go again, another movie which takes me back to the ball park and the game of baseball. In fairness the idea of "Mr 3000" with an egotistical player learning that he didn't make 3000 hits during his career and forced t...

Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

112 mins     Drama, Family      

I would be lying if I didn't say that "Akeelah and the Bee" was entertaining, writer/director Doug Atchison has crafted a movie which is beautiful, engaging, emotional and inspirational, everything I am sure he set out to do....

Notorious (2009)

128 mins     Biography, Drama, Musical      

On one hand "Notorious" is a movie for fans of rapper Christopher "Biggie" Wallace and lovers of rap music, it pays homage to the rap star showing his sort of rag to riches story from the streets to the big time and all the t...

Green Lantern (2011)

114 mins     Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi      

I can honestly say that up until watching the "Green Lantern" I had never come across the character before, well other than a mention of it in "The Big Bang Theory". Now I don't honestly know if that is a good thing because f...

This Means War (2012)

103 mins     Action , Comedy, Romance      

As I sat watching "This Means War" I tried to work out why I wasn't enjoying it as on paper this sounded like a hit. Here we had a romantic comedy with a fun premise and it features some decent stars especially Witherspoon wh...

Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

119 mins     Action , Thriller      

Say it loud, say it proud, say it with slow motion action, big bangs, big special effects and people staring in to the distance, yes "Olympus Has Fallen" is wonderfully over the top to the point of being ridiculous but say he...

Black Nativity (2013)

93 mins     Drama, Family, Musical      

Movie Review - Black Nativity (2013) Langston (Jacob Latimore), a troubled teen, finds himself staying with his estranged grandparents (Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett) for Christmas and seeking answers over the father he nev...

Betty and Coretta (2013)

88 mins     Biography, Drama, TV Movie      

As a Brit born in the 70s with little to no interest in politics I hope it comes as no surprise that whilst I have come across the names Betty Shabazz and Coretta Scott King in other movies I have watched I knew nothing about...

Survivor (2015)

96 mins     Action , Crime, Thriller      

Survivor (2015) Milla Jovovich stars as Kate who finds herself on the run in London with an assassin trying to kill her and her bosses at the American Embassy suspecting her of being a terrorist...

London Has Fallen (2016)

99 mins     Action , Thriller      

Movie Review - London Has Fallen (2016) Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) finds himself on protection duty in London when President Asher (Aaron Eckhart) has to attend a state funeral. But when it becomes clear that terrorists wan...

Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)

147 mins     Action , Adventure , Thriller      

Movie Review - Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is forced to work with CIA agent August Walker (Henry Cavill) when a terrorist group try to get their hands on three plutonium core...