The Tameside Radio presenter and film fanatic presents his findings after taking in Call Jane, Watcher and Prey For The Devil.

I'm hoping our sports reporter Katie Catherall might do me a big favour and go to see Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. I have a real issue with its running time of almost three hours, and to be honest, I feel I reached peak Marvel a while ago.

I know this is sacrilege to some, but I'm more of a DC boy. I was even a little disappointed that Batgirl was scrapped after test screenings, having really enjoyed the recent Batman reboot starring Robert Pattinson.

I do rather like the Rihanna song from the Black Panther soundtrack (you can have a listen below), and actually enjoyed the first film a fair bit, but Katie is a self-proclaimed Marvel fangirl, so I'm laying down the gauntlet.

In the meantime, I've got a trio of films to tell you about this week, only one of which is still showing for the next seven days.

We are often told cinemas are struggling with a limited roster of releases, but I wish they'd given Call Jane a longer run. Set in Chicago in 1968, and based on a true story, it manages to be serious, thought-provoking and funny all at the same time. Elizabeth Banks is absolutely terrific as a pregnant housewife who gets tangled up with an illegal abortion clinic, and it's one of the best performances I've seen from Sigourney Weaver. The soundtrack is fantastic, and the grainy cinematography makes it feel like a tale from the late 60s (it was apparently shot on traditional film, which is pleasingly retro!). Give it a go when it hits a streaming service.

My fave of the week is Watcher. It's nothing to do with the recent Netflix series The Watcher, incidentally. If you're a Hitchcock fan, this is definitely for you. It's a thriller with some good old-fashioned chilling moments, as a young actress (played by Maika Monroe) moves to Bucharest with her partner (Karl Glusman) following his relocation to the Romania office in his high-flying job. She's left to wander the seedy streets, visit the local fleapit cinema, and hang around the flat, all the time with the eerie feeling that she's being watched and followed. Worst of all, there's gaslighting at play, as she is accused of being crazy and delusional, both by her fella and the local police officer who's called in after a near miss in the supermarket. The ending is a lovely twist, and a tight 91-minute running time means no frames are wasted. Take note, superhero films!

Finally, Prey For The Devil doesn't need a long review. It's nothing you haven't seen before, but if you liked The Exorcist, this isn't a terrible film. It just wasn't that good after seeing Watcher, to be honest. A nun learns about the art of exorcism after watching the voice inside her own mum's head destroy her life and tries to help a little girl who's suffering the same plight. It's all a little bit hokey, but I've seen worse. A solid 4 out of 10. Awards? Nun. Not even for that pun.

You can listen to Alex every weekday from 7am to 11am and on the 'Super Scoreboard' show on Saturdays from 3pm to 7pm, on Tameside Radio 103.6FM. 

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