When Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was released, it had the benefit of low expectations. It was a sequel to a beloved film that was tied up very neatly. Add The Rock, an updated video game setting and some very … Continue reading Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) Review
From the opening scenes and the shocking footage of the tragedy at the very heart of Collective, you realise you are watching something important. What follows though is an impressive deep dive and unprecedented look at both the impact of … Continue reading Collective (2019) Review
With the success of Pixar and Disney, both controlling and becoming the standard in animated movies, it is easy to overlook Aardman Animation. Farmageddon demonstrates why they should be as included in that list as the others. Farmageddon is a … Continue reading A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2019) Review
The British historical drama which balances soap opera style plots with the intrigue of a bygone time was due a revisit and this movie does a very good of bringing the characters back to our screens. In bringing Downton Abbey back as a movie, this film manages to be as ambitious as it needs to be, as well as offering something the long-term fans will recognise and enjoy. It isn’t without its faults though. From the outset, there is a comfortable familiarity with the Downton Abbey movie. The central characters all return and all fit comfortably back into their roles, … Continue reading Downton Abbey (2019) Review
If you have an intriguing and compelling concept for a movie, it is still very important that you know how to end it. Vivarium is intense and incredible for the first two-thirds of its runtime but is let down by … Continue reading Vivarium (2019) Review
Finding the truth and realism and shining a spotlight directly upon it has been a staple of cinema for a long time. This works particularly well when highlighting and showcasing cultural differences and The Farewell does this fantastically. The idea is a strange but apparently a very factual one; a wedding is “staged” to bring the extended family together to say goodbye to the Grandmother of the family, who is unaware that she is dying of cancer and the family want it to stay that way. From this description alone it feels like a quite morbid movie, and at times … Continue reading The Farewell (2019) Review
Its best to watch The Lighthouse with no prior information. Not that knowing anything about The Lighthouse before you watched would necessarily help either as for aspects of the film, you will feel as lost and confused as Robert Patterson’s … Continue reading The Lighthouse (2019) Review
When delivering big monster movies to the screen, screenwriters and directors can often forget that what people want to see are cool monster moments. This unfortunately means that we get a lot of human characters we don’t really care about, … Continue reading Godzilla: King of Monsters (2019) Review
There is a frustrating conflict at the heart of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. On one hand this is a generic horror movie, with forgettable teenagers forced to deal with a supernatural curse/power which nobody else believes and … Continue reading Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) Review
The success of The Assistant comes in the ordinary. The film portrays a regular day in Julia Garner’s Jane, as she gets to her job as an assistant for a movie, before everyone else, carrying out the mundane but apparently … Continue reading The Assistant (2019) Review
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