Review
Fantastic Four (2015)
How can a film be this bad? I had heard the scathing reviews for Fantastic Four over the past two years, but I never expected this. I am confident there is a […]
Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Well… I enjoyed the credits. Rupert Sanders’ remake of Mamoru Oshii’s groundbreaking anime Ghost in the Shell is completely fine. There’s nothing wrong with it, nor nothing particularly stand out. It’s a […]
Logan Lucky (2017)
Cinematic retirement means nothing anymore. Just like Kevin Smith and Hayao Miyazaki, Steven Soderbergh decided to dust of his camera lens for Logan Lucky, his self-proclaimed “Oceans 7-11″ which has him return […]
The Visit (2015)
At some point you have to wonder whether it would be a greater twist for an M Night Shyamalan film not to have one. It’s become such a trope of […]
Top 10: Movies of 2016
10. Rogue One Though I have my gripes with Rogue One, I realised something on my second trip to the cinema to see it. Every time I sit in that chair and […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
From the second those all too famous neon blue words disappear, you quickly realise something isn’t quite right. For the first time ever we are introduced to a Star Wars […]
Moana (2016)
The day that John Lasseter crossed over from Pixar to Disney signaled a monumental shift in Western animation. Ever since Tangled hit cinemas back in 2010 they have gone from strength to strength, […]
Sully (2016)
When you bring together the two titanic forces of Clint Eastwood and Tom Hanks, you know you’re heading in the right direction. That’s without mentioning the story they’re working with […]
Office Christmas Party (2016)
‘Tis the season to be jolly of course, and so what could be more appropriate than a Christmas themed comedy to get us all in the festive spirit. Office Christmas Party intends to […]
Bleed for This (2016)
If you’re asked to do a list of the greatest sports movies of all time, you may as well make it a boxing list. Even for someone like myself who […]
Triple 9 (2016)
When I think back to the kind of films I used to stay up late to watch secretly on a school night, Triple 9 falls nicely into the category. It executes some […]
Countdown: My 50 Greatest Movie Scenes (40-36)
40. Parachuting Fiasco (The Longest Day) The Longest Day is the greatest war film for me. One I’ve watched since I was young with family and continue to watch when […]
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
When you realise you’re watching a mutated rhinoceros attempt to mount a slightly overweight New Yorker, it begins to dawn on you that we’ve come along way from the Harry Potter series. […]
Countdown: My 50 Greatest Movie Scenes (45-41)
45. “I am Your Father” (Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back) As synonymous with the franchise as it is with cinema as a whole. The moment in Episode V […]
Trailer Tuesday: Ghost in the Shell, Beauty & The Beast and more…
Ghost in the Shell It still surprises me that we are actually getting a Ghost in the Shell movie. For years I crossed both fingers and toes that the whitewash brigade […]
Arrival (2016)
Arrival is a film that struggles to find its place in 2016. It’s a film that disagrees with Brexit, one that would likely be anti-trump and one that goes against the […]
(#46) Short Term 12: Marcus’ rap
Continuing the countdown of my 50 greatest movie scenes of all time Short Term 12 is one of the best films I’ve seen in recent years. I share a lot […]
