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! America are very good at delivering high-concept big budget dramas, while the Scandinavian countries deliver … Continue reading The Night Manager (Season 1) TV Review
Recently, Oscar winning movie Birdman was heralded, amongst other things, for director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s ability to make the whole movie seem like one long scene. If you watch closely you can just about spot the “joins” but Inarritu manages to … Continue reading Why do directors use “one-shot” scenes?
Batman V Superman should be met with fervent excitement the likes we haven’t seen since a certain franchise returned for a seventh belated sequel. Instead of getting fans clamouring for information, first glimpses or even queuing round the block to see the superhero juggernauts finally … Continue reading Why it is too soon for Batman V Superman.
On Thursday at midnight I finally watch a movie which any geek (and many people that aren’t geeks) could only dream would happen – Batman vs Superman. The problem I have is that it follows Man of Steel. I didn’t really … Continue reading What I want to see in Batman vs Superman
Deadpool did what many superhero movies struggle to do; faithfully adapt their hero. It had everything you need for Deadpool: the comedy, the violence, the self-referential humour and the breaking of the fourth wall. It was a risk but one that … Continue reading Should the Deadpool sequel be Deadpool vs Wolverine?
Deadpool is a perfect example of why fan-made comic book films will always be more successful. Deadpool isn’t the first sweary, violent comic book hero but the fact that he is a Marvel creation and shares the same screen with … Continue reading Deadpool (2016) Review
The beginning of the year is when the blockbuster trailer season starts in earnest. We get all the huge trailers for the biggest movies, offering explosions, booming music and cool pieces of nonsensical dialogue; and I love it! Over the years … Continue reading Could you give up trailers for good?
2016 is going to be another huge year for movies. The anticipation for some big summer blockbusters is already building, with teaser trailers, images and rumours fuelling the excitement. This is the list of the movies I’m definitely going to the … Continue reading 2016’s Must-See Movies (Part 1)
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! Agent Carter shows a lot of promise from the outset. It is a female led series, … Continue reading Marvel’s Agent Carter (Season 1) TV Review
The world has gone Star Wars crazy. This isn’t a surprise. It has been ten years since we had a genuine Star Wars movie and that one wasn’t exactly an event as it ended a disappointing prequel trilogy. When Disney announced … Continue reading Will we ever be this excited about Star Wars again?
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