A movie can offer nothing new, or really original, but just be a very good example of how to do that kind of film. Drive offers nothing particularly original. We have all seen revenge movies before or a movie about … Continue reading Drive (2011) Review
Superhero films aren’t even superhero films anymore. Superhero films used to be straight-forward, with ninety-percent of the movie starring the man in the tights. It was definitely much more about the heroes rise, the man in the mask rather than the … Continue reading Iron Man 3 (2013) Review
There is a strange idea with superhero sequels that bigger and better translates to more villains. Now you’ve used half of the first film to complete the origin of your superhero, you must now give him multiple villains to fight … Continue reading Iron Man 2 (2010) Review
Iron Man should have been called Tony Stark. The actual amount of the film dedicated to Iron Man the Superhero is so small compared to how much is dedicated to Tony Stark and that is the secret to Iron Man’s … Continue reading Iron Man (2008) Re-View
Nostalgia is an unusual concept to base an entire film’s success on. It alienates a lot of your potential audience who don’t know or don’t care about the previous movies in the series that you are trying to homage/revive/remember. It … Continue reading American Reunion (2012) Review
Lockout could have been a cult, sci-fi classic. It has a whole heap of potential and ingredients that could have made it a brilliant escapist piece of cinema and a film that could have spurned a Blade Runner style world that people … Continue reading Lockout (2012) Review
A certain expectation, and maybe stigma, comes with any Disney film. There are always positives, particularly with the early, animated films. The songs are great, the animation is always groundbreaking and the stories, even those that are retelling of familiar … Continue reading Brave (2012) Review
Sometimes a film works so much better because it is an independent film with an independent budget. It would have been very easy to give this film a slightly bigger budget, changing the “end of the world” visions that the … Continue reading Take Shelter (2011) Review
The Justice League movie is looking further and further away with every passing month. Script rewrites, lack of a director and an unmanageable release date seem to be casting a shadow over what I believe is a bad idea anyway. … Continue reading What DC should do instead of a Justice League Movie
Some films are very similar to those that have gone before, following the same story, based in the same setting, played out by the same type of characters, but manage to stand-out because of the performances. The Perks of Being … Continue reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) Review
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