If Stand by Me was the definitive coming of age story for young boys, then Now and Then seems to trying to do the same thing for young girls. All the classic story beats are there, from four lifelong best … Continue reading Now and Then (1995) Review
Empire Records is a film set in a particular type of small business where just existing is enough and being in a constant state of chaos is encouraged rather than punished. It is also one of those places where the … Continue reading Empire Records (1995) Review
There is a difficult balancing act to strike when you are trying to launch a new franchise and introduce a character to a new generation while also trying to keep happy the faithful fans who grew up with the original. … Continue reading Casper (1995) Review
Kids will always be creepy. Be it their angelic voices saying twisted things or their ability to be places they shouldn’t be: they will always strike fear if they are involved in horror. Creating a village full of creepy, psychotic children … Continue reading Horror Month: Village of the Damned (1995) Review
Some ideas are so simple and so perfect that you wonder why they haven’t been done before. What better way to appeal to kids than tell a story in which their toys magically come to life whenever they are out of … Continue reading Pixar Month: Toy Story (1995) Review
There is an appropriate hesitation that should be reserved for rebooting or prolonged sequels to sacred classics. For every Blade Runner you get an Indiana Jones and when it was announced that there would be a “sequel” to Jumanji, scepticism was the … Continue reading Dwayne Johnson Month: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) Review
How much you appreciate the movie instalment of the popular 90s TV show will entirely depend on whether you were a fan or not. Nostalgia can hide many faults and it does exactly that here; capturing a moment in many people’s … Continue reading Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) Review
It will be an unpopular view and one that flies in the face of popular opinion but I didn’t “get” Ghost in the Shell. It begins well, with plenty of potential and a very cool, basic idea, but soon it feels … Continue reading Then and Now Month: Ghost in the Shell (1995) Review
If you remove the twist in The Sixth Sense, the movie still offers plenty to surprise you. For starters, this is one of the most under-stated performances by Bruce Willis. He plays a child psychologist, helping a small boy who has … Continue reading Twist Week: The Sixth Sense (1999) Review
It is easy to forget that The Usual Suspects didn’t arrive on the scene with a fanfare or a huge marketing campaign. Despite featuring an impressive cast which includes Benicio Del Toro, Gabriel Byrne and of course Kevin Spacey, the movie … Continue reading Twist Week: The Usual Suspects (1995) Review
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