I am now accepting my third Liebster award, this time nominated by Plain Simple Tom over at plainsimpletomreviews. Really straight forward, I answer Tom’s 11 questions, I set 11 questions of my own and nominate a bunch of people to answer … Continue reading My Third Liebster Award!
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
3 of the Best vs 3 of the Worst is exactly what it sounds like – 3 of the best examples of either an actor, film series, genre, etc. versus 3 of the worst. It’s also an opportunity for you … Continue reading 3 of the Best vs 3 of the Worst: Against-Type casting
Disney’s first Renaissance was the time period between 1988 and 1999 which saw them produce some of their most critical and financially successful movies. This period started with The Little Mermaid and ended with Tarzan, including The Lion King, Aladdin, Beauty … Continue reading Is Disney producing their “Second Renaissance?”
Disney seem to be pushing their live-action remakes with a vengeance. This year alone we have both Alice Through the Looking Glass (a remake/sequel) and Pete’s Dragon. Adding to that is the Emma Watson starring role in Beauty and the … Continue reading Why Disney need to make a live-action Aladdin
Recently Disney announced another live-action remake to add to their already quite substantial list. The newest was The Sword in the Stone and unless I’ve missed a few, this brings the ever-increasing list to 5. I have already written about how … Continue reading Movies Disney should make instead of their planned remakes!
Disney are at their most successful at the moment. They have the rights to Marvel, a cinematic juggernaut that is going from strength to strength. After acquiring the rights to Lucasfilm and their franchises, Star Wars is about to emerge back onto our … Continue reading Have Disney lost their creative genius?
When a movie becomes the most successful animated movie of all time, you can’t help but feel like you should be paying attention. I’d managed to miss Frozen for the longest time and it lacked any real appeal but with … Continue reading Frozen (2013) Review
More should have been made of Robin Williams’ transformation into an old lady for his role as Mrs Doubtfire. I’m not exactly talking Oscars but it is easy to overlook the transformation that Williams’ undergoes to become the new nanny for … Continue reading Mrs Doubtfire (1993) Review
There is a formula to the classic, “magical” Disney films. It can be boiled down to the story, the characters and the songs. Every classic Disney film, every Disney film that is a favourite from childhood and makes people’s “top ten” … Continue reading The Little Mermaid (1989) Review
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