Found Footage is ruining potentially excellent movies. I understand the need for it sometimes; budget, intensity, extra-scares but it is such an over-used device that it is losing any unique element and also detracting from what a movie is trying to … Continue reading As Above, So Below (2014) Review
The worse criticism you can level at a Star Wars movie is that it is boring. From the beginning of the highly anticipated first prequel to the much-loved “original trilogy” you can sense something isn’t right. The scrolling text is talking … Continue reading Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999) 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! Modern Family could be the best modern TV sitcom. It isn’t exactly offering anything hugely original. … Continue reading Modern Family (Season 3) TV Review
Return of the Jedi gives us some great set-pieces but little else of actual substance. After the great story, action and cliffhanger that comprised The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi starts strongly but soon comes undone by its lack … Continue reading Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983) Review
The comic-book adaptations that DC have done, particularly for Batman, have been fantastic. Using animation means that they can stay as faithful to the original comic book as possible and in most cases, it leads to a direct, almost frame for … Continue reading Review 400: The Dark Knight Returns (Part 2) (2013)
The Empire Strikes Back is how you do a sequel. The best way of building onto a movie that already has great characters, a solid fan base and a world full of mythology and history is to expand and develop. Don’t … Continue reading Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Review
Back to the Future Part 3 is a good example of how you finish a trilogy. The second movie ended with a pretty solid cliffhanger and luckily for the fans of the trilogy, they didn’t have to wait a whole year … Continue reading Back to the Future Part 3 (1990) Review
Splitting a book in two when you adapt it for the big screen doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be doing the story justice. Whether the studio is doing it for financial reasons or because the overall story needs to be told over … Continue reading The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (2015) Review
There is no doubt that the story of Margaret and Walter Keane deserves telling and that it is very interesting but is it worth a whole movie? The story boils down to Margaret Keane drawing the iconic “Big Eyed” children and … Continue reading Big Eyes (2014) Review
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
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