Its a bold move to try to continue what is considered by many a perfect trilogy. Although Hollywood has always had a tendency to milk successful franchises beyond their creative limit, Pixar felt like it could have been different and … Continue reading Toy Story 4 (2019) Review
Its very difficult to launch a whole new movie genre in the modern era but Shaun of the Dead managed it, creating the Zom-Rom-Com and skyrocketing the careers of Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and director Edgar Wright. That is because … Continue reading Shaun of the Dead (2004) Review
If written well enough, with the right kind of stakes, a courtroom drama can be as good as any movie featuring a car chase or any kind of action-laden thriller. Denial fits that very well because it has meaningful, historic … Continue reading Denial (2016) Review
There is something great about a high concept movie which stretches credibility and The Terminal fits that bill perfectly. Tom Hanks plays Viktor Navorski who due to a political coup in his home country, is not allowed to enter the … Continue reading The Terminal (2004) Review
It feels like we still need the iconic Arthur and Camelot big screen story and if anyone could put together a decent version of that legendary tale, it should be Disney. Unfortunately, Sword in the Stone is not it. Rather … Continue reading The Sword in the Stone (1963) Review
Some films don’t need major moments of drama or huge action sequences to be entertaining. Some movies work perfectly because they make you feel good. Sometimes you want to watch a movie where you are seeing someone do something they … Continue reading Chef (2014) Review
There are some topics that would be considered “off-limits” for comedy and one of them may be terrorism and terrorists. Chris Morris has never been one to shy away from this type of topic though and if it is a … Continue reading Four Lions (2010) Review
You seem to get two kinds of horror movie from Blumhouse studios. The first is the traditional, dark, creepy and “jump-scare” filled movie which they’ve made a name for and produce very well to great effect. Every now and again … Continue reading The Invisible Man (2020) Review
Midsommar is perfectly unnerving. It is horror in its purest sense, in that you are never really scared, there are no “cattle-prod” scares that jolt you in your seat or force a weak scream. Instead this film presents you with … Continue reading Midsommar (2019) Review
Every “kids movie” has to navigate that fine balance between being entertaining enough for kids to be engrossed for 90 minutes but not be too corny and super sweet that parents can’t enjoy it too. Pixar knows how to do … Continue reading Trolls (2016) Review
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