According to IMDB, Jack Nicholson was considered for the titular role of Benjamin Braddock. Watching this film, the character is so obviously and clearly meant for Dustin Hoffman you can’t imagine anyone else playing him. From the opening shot, framed around … Continue reading The Graduate (1967) Review
I review a whole season rather than individual episodes, so there is a chance of spoilers. If you haven’t watched the whole season yet, stop reading now! There is something very comforting about returning to Downton Abbey. Over six seasons, writer and creator Julian Fellows … Continue reading Downton Abbey (Season 6) TV Review
Triple 9 is a very good movie. There isn’t anything necessarily wrong with it. In fact, everything it wants to achieve it does very well and each of the key elements it needs to create a decent movie are all there. … Continue reading Triple 9 (2016) Review
The Thing is helped and hindered by the decade it was released. The eighties have become such an iconic time for movies, with everything from Ghostbusters to Back to the Future to the beginning of the Alien franchise (this film’s cousin). … Continue reading The Thing (1982) Review
The idea behind I Origins is a very interesting one but unfortunately, it takes so long to get to it. I Origins will test many people’s concentration levels as it slowly builds the main character and his quest for truth about … Continue reading I Origins (2014) Review
It is no surprise that Fight Club wasn’t a success when it was first released. It is only on repeat viewings that the real charm, intelligence and magic of Fight Club is revealed. Fight Club is one of those movies that … Continue reading Fight Club (1999) Review
The Revenant is pure film-making. In a time of CGI and worlds that can be completely crafted on the computer and rendered digitally, The Revenant demonstrates that there is no substitute for the real thing. Of course it was more … Continue reading The Revenant (2016) Review
The opening sequence of The Sound of Voice is as tense and effective as movies can get. The film doesn’t slowly build characters or give motive and backstory but just throws the audience and the two central characters straight into the … Continue reading The Sound of my Voice (2011) Review
I review a whole season rather than individual episodes, so there is a chance of spoilers. If you haven’t watched the whole season yet, stop reading now! The initial idea behind a TV revival of Wet Hot American Summer, making it a prequel but with all … Continue reading Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (Season 1) TV Review
When you see the cast behind Wet Hot American Summer you can’t help but be disappointed with the end result. There is huge talent within this movie, many of which have gone on to huge things today. Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, … Continue reading Wet Hot American Summer (2001) Review
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