The BFG trailer was released earlier this week and although it is a teaser, it looks great. Roald Dahl has a good record for producing great source material which subsequently become very good films. There have been a few missteps but … Continue reading Which Roald Dahl books haven’t been films?
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is one of the greatest Christmas stories. It is a classic which has been adapted and changed in plenty of different forms over the years but few have done a better job than The Muppets. From … Continue reading The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) Review
Shadow of the Empire is an ambitious but forgotten chapter in Star Wars history. It was an attempt to tell a story which bridged the gap between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. It featured a tie-in book, … Continue reading A Look Back at Star Wars: Shadow of the Empire
Found Footage has had its day. In the beginning it added an element to horror movies which both brought the audience closer to the action as well as make them wonder how “real” the movie really was. Significant successes such as … Continue reading Would Found Footage films be effective if they were filmed “traditionally?”
It is always a risk continuing with a sitcom when some of the strongest, core characters have departed. It means that you rely on either the remaining cast to step up and fill the role that is left or bring in … Continue reading Trollied (Season 4) TV Review
Found Footage is ruining potentially excellent movies. I understand the need for it sometimes; budget, intensity, extra-scares but it is such an over-used device that it is losing any unique element and also detracting from what a movie is trying to … Continue reading As Above, So Below (2014) Review
The best thing to come out of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace was an N64 game. Racer was a unique product: a movie tie-in game which wasn’t awful. Care, attention and some actual thought had gone into Racer and because of this … Continue reading A Look Back at Star Wars: Episode : Racer
The worse criticism you can level at a Star Wars movie is that it is boring. From the beginning of the highly anticipated first prequel to the much-loved “original trilogy” you can sense something isn’t right. The scrolling text is talking … Continue reading Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999) Review
It’s December and it is the time of year when everyone dusts off the classic Christmas films. It’s a Wonderful Life, Home Alone, Miracle on 34th Street or even Die Hard (the best of the Christmas films). All of these … Continue reading Why don’t they make good Christmas films anymore?
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! Modern Family could be the best modern TV sitcom. It isn’t exactly offering anything hugely original. … Continue reading Modern Family (Season 3) TV Review
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