Spider-Man 3 is baffling. All the ingredients are there for a fantastic ending to the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy, with the returning cast at the top of their game, the newcomers being suitable stars and the CGI finally catching up … Continue reading Spider-Man 3 (2007) Review
Once you have gotten past the origin story, established a character true to the comic books and pleased the die-hard fans with your initial interpretation of the character, you can let loose with your superhero movie sequel. That is exactly … Continue reading Spider-Man 2 (2004) Review
Before all of Marvel’s movies were linked and part of some huge master-plan, before every superhero movie felt like an “event” and before there were at least 3 comic book movies a year, Sam Raimi delivered the perfect Spider-Man. Superhero … Continue reading Spider-Man (2002) Review
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a difficult one to review. It is a movie comprised of segments; individual stories with a western theme. They vary from comedy, to drama, to the macabre and back again. Each one has it’s own … Continue reading Oscars 2019: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) Review
A film about the making of the “worst film ever made” was always going to hit some road bumps. If people didn’t like the topic of the movie, there is little reason why they should like the “making of” however surprisingly, … Continue reading Best of 2017 & Oscars 2018: The Disaster Artist (2017) Review
Trailers are essentially the same format everytime. They start with a slow tease of facts and information, reveal the key themes of the story and then amaze the audience with quick snippets of scenes and action sequences to wet the appetite. … Continue reading 10 perfect song choices for trailers
The hook for True Story is exactly that… that this is a true story. It begins in a very intriguing way as well, with James Franco’s suspected murderer using Jonah Hill’s shamed journalist’s name when he is arrested. It brings the … Continue reading True Story (2015) Review
The best aspect of This is the End isn’t the actual story about the apocalypse at all – it’s all the celebrities playing completely against type and willing to make utter fools of themselves. There is something very refreshing about … Continue reading This is the End (2013) Review
The format of Lovelace, which is designed to reflect the way in which Linda Lovelace told her life story, is a very good way to portray her tale. The idea is that we get the “positive” version of the adult … Continue reading Lovelace (2013) Review
Prequels are not good ideas. They usually signify that a series has lost its way going forward or has very little left of a story to tell. It is also a sign that a series is desperate to continue, even if … Continue reading Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) Review
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