Nostalgia is an unusual concept to base an entire film’s success on. It alienates a lot of your potential audience who don’t know or don’t care about the previous movies in the series that you are trying to homage/revive/remember. It … Continue reading American Reunion (2012) Review
Lockout could have been a cult, sci-fi classic. It has a whole heap of potential and ingredients that could have made it a brilliant escapist piece of cinema and a film that could have spurned a Blade Runner style world that people … Continue reading Lockout (2012) Review
Because I review a whole tv series rather than individual episodes, there is a chance of spoilers, so if you haven’t watched the whole series yet, stop reading now! A show which loses majority of its cast within the first … Continue reading Misfits (Season 4) TV Review
A certain expectation, and maybe stigma, comes with any Disney film. There are always positives, particularly with the early, animated films. The songs are great, the animation is always groundbreaking and the stories, even those that are retelling of familiar … Continue reading Brave (2012) Review
With a “gimmick” as unique and consequently fragile as Lie to Me’s, you have to make a decision very quickly as to what direction your series will take next. There is only so much you can do with the great … Continue reading Lie to Me (Season 2) TV Review
Sometimes a film works so much better because it is an independent film with an independent budget. It would have been very easy to give this film a slightly bigger budget, changing the “end of the world” visions that the … Continue reading Take Shelter (2011) Review
Because I review a whole tv series rather than individual episodes, there is a chance of spoilers, so if you haven’t watched the whole series yet, stop reading now! It tells you a lot about Girls that the characters I … Continue reading Girls (Season 2) TV Review
Some films are very similar to those that have gone before, following the same story, based in the same setting, played out by the same type of characters, but manage to stand-out because of the performances. The Perks of Being … Continue reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) Review
Low expectations can go a long way to improving how you view a film. They also have the alternate effect, but for Hunger Games, I was definitely thinking that it was going to be a soft, teen-aimed, love-affair set in … Continue reading The Hunger Games (2012) Review
Because I review a whole tv series rather than individual episodes, there is a chance of spoilers, so if you haven’t watched the whole series yet, stop reading now! Britain has the greatest television comedy characters ever. As long as … Continue reading Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge (Season 1) TV Review
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