Star Wars is a film of two halves. After the iconic scrolling text and amazing, triumphant score that opens the movie and once Darth Vader has made his explosive entrance, the movie feels like it grinds to a halt. For a … Continue reading Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) Review
H.G Wells’ The War of the Worlds is one of my favourite books. Since I became an adult and started reading comics and graphic novels rather than traditional novels (I’m fully aware of how backwards that sentence sounds) I don’t have … Continue reading Is it time for a faithful version of The War of the Worlds?
Unlike most horror movies that seem to be released these days, Martha Marcy May Marlene offers a more tense and sometimes terrifying viewing experience. It is all down to the constant feeling of unease and lack of safety that the movie … Continue reading Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) Review
Sometimes a film has such a serious and important story to tell that it can try a little too hard. The ambition behind Suffragette is commendable and it is a good film but I couldn’t help feel that it was over-selling … Continue reading Suffragette (2015) Review
Within the next ten years, all TV will be streamed. You have that option now. You could very easily forego all “live” screenings of TV shows and only watch shows “on-demand.” I pretty much do this anyway, only really watching shows … Continue reading Could you survive with Netflix alone?
The Judge has all the ingredients needed to be a great film but then loses it’s way in the third act. The cast is perfect for the roles they play, the story is an intriguing one with great development as the … Continue reading The Judge (2014) Review
It’s easy to see why Back to the Future has become such a classic, iconic movie. If you broke down what it was about you may struggle to find many people who are interested but take all the smaller aspects, the … Continue reading Back to the Future (1985) Review
Matt Damon has become an acting heavyweight without anyone noticing. Where you can watch a film starring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep, knowing that it will probably be of decent quality because of their status in the … Continue reading The Martian (2015) Review
I’m going to pre-cursor this theory with a simple statement: This is my opinion of the series and not necessarily the intended view. It isn’t an original view, I’d heard it many times before and dismissed it as quickly but as … Continue reading Month of Bond: Why James Bond is a codename and not one man!
Finally, Daniel Craig gets a proper Bond film. From Casino Royale through to the end of Skyfall, it felt like it was a long, drawn-out (but very entertaining) process to rediscover, rebuild and “reboot” Bond. The classic tropes and traditions had … Continue reading Month of Bond: Spectre (2015) Review
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