A “Soft Reboot” – Restarting a franchise, series or continuity but still acknowledging what went before! A “Soft Reboot” (Part 2) – restarting a franchise, series or continuity but still acknowledging what went before – but doing it again very … Continue reading Views from the Sofa: A “Soft Reboot” (Part 2)
Bogart and Bergman, Gere and Roberts, Rogers and Astaire: The movies are full of classic on-screen couples who have defined romance in the films. The producers of Passengers must have felt they were on to the same thing when they cast … Continue reading Passengers (2016) Review
It is difficult to bring something new to a war movie, particularly ones set during the Second World War. Films like Saving Private Ryan have brought the definitive vision of the war to the big screen and the story needs to … Continue reading Oscars Month: Hacksaw Ridge (2016) Review
The first forty-five minutes of Lion will break your heart. It is the story of a small boy called Saroo who, through events out of his control, finds himself separated from his family and lost in India’s Calcutta. What then … Continue reading Oscars Month: Lion (2016) Review
There is nothing extraordinary about Hell or High Water. It is a movie which delivers a solid story with very good performances. It isn’t a film which brings anything new, creates a new genre or utilises a new technological advancement. … Continue reading Oscars Month: Hell or High Water (2016) Review
There is a very clear question at the center of Captain Fantastic that never really gets a straight answer – and the film is better because of this. Captain Fantastic is the story of a group of children, raised by … Continue reading Oscars Month: Captain Fantastic (2016) Review
There is a perfect “small” element to the story of the Loving couple. This is a key moment in the history of the Civil Rights Movement but at no point is there a grandstanding speech, no huge moment of persecution … Continue reading Oscars Month: Loving (2016) Review
How much you enjoy Florence Foster Jenkins will depend on how you view the movie. If you consider it a comedy, then apart from one specific scene, you will be disappointed. If you view it as a poignant drama, there … Continue reading Oscars Month: Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) Review
Moonlight seems to be trying something clever and different but in doing so makes some bizarre choices. To begin with, it tells it’s story of one individual in three clear chapters, each covering a different part of his life. This … Continue reading Oscars Month: Moonlight (2016) Review
Arrival is a film about a woman trying to talk to aliens. It goes a little deeper than that but if you had to boil the plot down and avoid spoilers, that is essentially it. For an alien invasion movie there is little sci-fi action, very minor credible threat and a lot of dialogue heavy, often […]
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