Crip Camp is a movie of two halves. The first tells the tale of a summer camp which gave freedom to those that had been restricted in society and spotlights very personal tales while doing it. The second half is … Continue reading Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (2020) Review
The key to any documentary, even one about specific musicians, is that if their story is interesting enough, it won’t matter if you are not a fan. Unfortunately, BLACKPINK’s documentary does not fall into this category. That’s because this is … Continue reading BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky (2020) Review
With the success of Pixar and Disney, both controlling and becoming the standard in animated movies, it is easy to overlook Aardman Animation. Farmageddon demonstrates why they should be as included in that list as the others. Farmageddon is a … Continue reading A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2019) Review
Its difficult to take West Side Story seriously. From the opening sequence, where we are to believe that there are rival gangs in the West Side of New York, who fight over territory and are about to erupt into an … Continue reading West Side Story (1961) Review
Once you read the premise for Another Round, you would not be judged for thinking it could be a good, farcical comedy. The idea of four teachers deciding to test the theory that their job performance, and subsequently general life, … Continue reading Another Round (2020) Review
Many films have tried to do what The Karate Kid does and failed or at least can’t live up to the success of the original. Many movies become summarised as “The Karate Kid with…” which shows you how successful a … Continue reading Review 1000! – The Karate Kid (1984) Review
Some films are not necessarily about the story but instead deliver a showcase for an actor’s talents. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom does this for not one but two key actors and you feel compelled to watch as the two of … Continue reading Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020) Review
Director Denis Villeneuve has his work cut out for him as he delivers the notoriously complicated Dune. This is science-fiction on its grandest scale, delivering many worlds, many families, a complex political structure and back-story beyond back-story. At the same … Continue reading Dune (2021) Review
The best documentaries create interest from what is seemingly mundane. What begins as a simple daily dive into freezing water becomes a story of friendship, nature and life itself, as well as a comment on the bond between humans and … Continue reading My Octopus Teacher (2021) Review
You can’t fault Marvel for changing the scope and ambition of their stories. Not content with stories which span galaxies and time, we now we have immortal creatures who are tied to the creation of the universe itself, including a … Continue reading Eternals (2021) Review
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