Ghostbusters: Afterlife works perfectly as a love letter to the original 1980s movies but struggles as a film in itself. If you’ve never been a fan of Ghostbusters and this is your first foray into the series, you will find … Continue reading Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) Review
The biggest strength of Love and Monsters is the world it builds to place the story and characters within. Love and Monsters builds an Earth where radiation has meant that the smallest creatures become overgrown, terrifying monsters which roam the … Continue reading Love and Monsters (2020) Review
In a perfect chicken and egg dilemma, you wonder whether the casting of Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot came before the script or whether they managed to find the perfect three leads for the roles they play. In … Continue reading Red Notice (2021) Review
The Mole Agent is a fantastic idea that doesn’t quite deliver what it intends to. That doesn’t make it a bad film, or a less effective documentary, but what it will do is infuriate some as the movie it becomes … Continue reading The Mole Agent (2020) Review
Gene Hackman is not well-known for his neurotic, somewhat paranoid or even timid roles. The Conversation showcases that side of Hackman though and he is fantastic. He plays a man employed by individuals or corporations to get evidence and recordings … Continue reading The Conversation (1974) Review
The way that Pixar can create whole worlds and concepts out of a simple idea will always amaze. Soul is exactly like that too. This time, the world that has been created is the after-life, or more accurately, the pre-life, … Continue reading Soul (2020) Review
From the opening scenes and the shocking footage of the tragedy at the very heart of Collective, you realise you are watching something important. What follows though is an impressive deep dive and unprecedented look at both the impact of … Continue reading Collective (2019) Review
The Guilty is the kind of movie reliant on you having a confident and successful lead actor. Aside from a few supporting characters in the emergency response building the movie is set in, the film is almost entirely focused on … Continue reading The Guilty (2021) Review
What makes Billie Holiday’s biopic so interesting is that her life would be worthy of a movie regardless of the fact that she is responsible for that song. This becomes both a gift and a curse for the movie though, … Continue reading The United States vs Billie Holiday (2021) Review
Some films are just very well-told stories, with a distinct identity that fits the narrative perfectly. Amelie is one of those movies. From the moment it begins you realise you are watching a film which is “quirky” but unlike many … Continue reading Amelie (2001) Review
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