The main problem with any successful franchise is that when the end of that series is approaching, studios try desperately to recreate their previous success. It means we get a lot of films that share the same DNA but often in inferior ways … Continue reading Divergent (2014) Review
There is a very popular trend with R-rated comedies which involves taking a very thin premise, throwing two comedy actors at the role, and hoping it works. You can trace the roots of this back to 21 Jump Street, which was … Continue reading Get Hard (2015) Review
I really want Ryan Reynolds to succeed. Ever since I got home from school and watched him in 2 Guys and a Girl (and a pizza place) and then started to see his fame take-off with movies like Blade Trinity and … Continue reading The Voices (2015) Review
I wonder if The Crow wasn’t so infamous, whether it would be remembered as fondly as it actually is. I watched The Crow because I’d heard it was a cult classic, a Gothic revenge movie that many people hold close to … Continue reading The Crow (1994) Review
It is some feat that Neill Blomkamp has managed to create a modern, lovable robot that will rival even the droids from Star Wars. Chappie is adorable, cute and will have audiences both laughing and crying in equal measure as he … Continue reading Chappie (2015) Review
There isn’t a film that has left me quite as sombre and sober as Still Alice did. It isn’t that it is gut-wrenchingly tragic, with a huge event having cataclysmic effects or that the events on-screen have necessarily affected my … Continue reading Still Alice (2015) Review
Some of the simplest ideas make for the best movies, especially when it comes to horror. It Follows is one of those simple premises that when executed well is absolutely terrifying. Luckily, it is executed well here, unfortunately, it’s the bits … Continue reading It Follows (2015) Review
To say I was surprised by the Backstreet Boys movie would be an understatement. I watched this movie for the benefit of someone else but came out of it quite impressed with an interesting story about a small time boyband’s meteoric … Continue reading Backstreet Boys: Show Em What Your Made Of (2015) Review
I saw the new Fantastic Four trailer a few weeks ago and couldn’t help but feel slightly disappointed. Not because it didn’t look cool because it did, it really did, but because it felt like the creators were making the same … Continue reading Why so Serious? – What has happened to light-hearted superhero movies?
I think its my age but I’m beginning to notice when a film is clearly not aimed at me. Not necessarily a kids film either but a movie where the story is a bit simple and its much more about the … Continue reading Project Almanac (2015) Review
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