For all the stereotypical teenage comedies that have been and gone, ones set in the usual high school with usual types of students doing the usually unrealistic things, there is the occasional movie which gets it right. Superbad is one … Continue reading Superbad (2007) Review
Empire Records is a film set in a particular type of small business where just existing is enough and being in a constant state of chaos is encouraged rather than punished. It is also one of those places where the … Continue reading Empire Records (1995) Review
It is a fine balancing act for any war film between overt-patriotism and stark realism. One can trump the other as you want the best representation for people who sacrificed for their country, particularly if the story you are telling … Continue reading Lone Survivor (2013) Review
Horror movies today could learn something from the first “summer blockbuster.” Jaws is a lesson in suspense. You don’t see the titular shark until 1 hour has passed in the movie but you have been scared out of your wits … Continue reading Jaws (1975) Review
Some stories deserve, or even need, to be brought to the big screen and be made as public and exposed to as many people as possible. Dark Waters is one such tale, which recounts a story so shocking and terrifying … Continue reading Dark Waters (2019) Review
The Princess Bride tries something bold by creating a brand-new, absolutely crazy fairy-tale. It is a endeavour worth trying though when it turns out as original and creative as this one does, with everything from giants, wizards and pirates, all … Continue reading The Princess Bride (1987) Review
If the chemistry between the two leads is there, the movie will be compelling. This has been seen countless times, with films set purely in a car or on a train being as compelling as the most twist-filled thrillers. There is … Continue reading Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) Review
I am a person that is of the opinion you could watch Bill Murray read a recipe for home-made tomato soup and it would be entertaining. That is one of the biggest and most positive attributes that Lost in Translation has, … Continue reading Lost in Translation (2003) Review
How much you appreciate Miss Americana won’t depend on your love of Taylor Swift but rather how objective you like your documentaries, particularly those with seemingly so much control from the subject. To the unfamiliar, you would wonder why Taylor … Continue reading Miss Americana (2020) Review
You can’t help but look back at Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in wonder and awe for what was achieved so early in both cinema and animation. Snow White is famously the first feature-length animated movie but it does not … Continue reading Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Review
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