If done well, political comedy can be fantastic. The British have done it well with both Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister and more recently The Thick of It. The Americans have offered their own versions too, with The Thick of … Continue reading The Brink (Season 1) TV Review
There is a great central idea at the center of The Secret Life of Pets but it soon becomes apparent that the idea doesn’t have much depth. The trailers and marketing for the animation is essentially the first ten minutes of … Continue reading The Secret Life of Pets (2016) Review
The main role of Seymour Parish in One Hour Photo could only have been played by Robin Williams. The role was always going to be a creepy one, no matter who played him, with “Si” being too friendly, too much of … Continue reading One Hour Photo (2002) Review
Punch-Drunk Love will annoy many people. It won’t be anything to do with the story, which is solid and has some great little aspects to it. It won’t be the characters, which are bizarre but likable and keep you engaged. It … Continue reading Punch-Drunk Love (2002) Review
When it was announced that Sofia Coppola was directing a movie about the teenagers who “broke-in” and robbed Hollywood and Los Angeles star’s homes, the real-life “Nicki,” a girl called Alexis Neiers was quoted as saying “I hope that this … Continue reading The Bling Ring (2013) Review
Maggie is an ambitious movie with a great central idea. The film takes a genre which has been done many times before and tries to offer something new. Zombies are not new. Comedies have been produced, every type of zombie horror … Continue reading Maggie (2015) Review
Nostalgia will always cover and mask flaws and for a generation of people, this is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film they wanted. The Turtles were never more popular than when they had their 90s cartoon and were the more cuddly … Continue reading Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) Review
I review a whole season rather than individual episodes, so there is a chance of spoilers. If you haven’t watched the whole season yet, stop reading now! Lena Dunham has managed to create a series which almost entirely based around obnoxious characters … Continue reading Girls (Season 5) TV Review
Laurel and Hardy, Riggs and Murtaugh, Butch Cassidy and Sundance and now The Nice Guys! The key to the success of a movie pairing is chemistry. Putting two mismatched people together isn’t what makes a movie funny or interesting, it is … Continue reading The Nice Guys (2016) Review
There aren’t many roles that feel so tailor made for Brad Pitt than that of outlaw Jesse James. From the moment the actor is on-screen he both owns the role and the movie, managing to be the most interesting character whenever … Continue reading The Assassination of the Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) Review
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