Shang-Chi is another one of Marvel's exercises in producing the most predictable, formulaic and structurally boring blockbusters to grace the silver screen (why yes, superhero fatigue has kicked in for me since I last spoke of them). I watched this with my little sister who really wanted to see it with me. She, who had... Continue Reading →
I've never been much of one for fantasy and I don't know why. Whenever a science fiction movie comes about, I can relatively easily buy into all of its world-building and politics and take all of it at face value. But when it comes to traditional fantasy I tend to struggle. That is with the... Continue Reading →
In 2017 Universal Pictures decided to try and make their classic horror movies of old marketable again to the general public by making an action-orientated Mummy movie with Tom Cruise... It went down in flames, trying to mimic the business model of Marvel and DC. In 2020 Universal studios tried again but decided just to... Continue Reading →
The Northman, more than anything, is a breath of fresh air. It kind of feels like a spit in the face to the by-the-book, factory-produced blockbusters that swarm cinemas today, whether it intended to do that or not. I guess what I'm saying is that it's nice to watch a movie that took place outside.... Continue Reading →
I remember watching Superman (1978) back when I was a kid. It was one of my dad's favourite films growing up, and had everything I considered to be "perfect cinema" at the age of 10; alongside films like X-Men and Spiderman, of course. A huge portion of us first seeing Superman in his suit is... Continue Reading →
Watching Attack of the Clones is almost impossible. The whole film feels like an experiment to see just how boring they could make it and still make money because it's called Star Wars. Everything from dialogue, to delivery, to boring practical sets and even worse CGI backdrops just blends together to make one of the... Continue Reading →
Tremors is a good film for one very simple reason; it is the perfect template to base any creature feature on. If you take the structure of Tremors, swap around characters, locations and monsters, you'd have an eerily similar but nonetheless good creature feature. Perhaps because of this, however, it has dated a tad. A... Continue Reading →
Though a little late to the party, the original Clash of the Titans is one of those, among Jason and the Argonauts and The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, that I've heard been called 'a classic' due to it's adventurous story, famous cast and special effects work. I haven't seen the latter two films, both of... Continue Reading →
This normally isn't the type of film that would interest me, but my surprise enticement with the Crown on Netflix urged me to give this film a go too. It follows Princess Diana on the Christmas weekend she decided to end things between herself and her husband, Prince Charles. The best part about this film... Continue Reading →
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