I’ve been a comic book fan for as long as I can remember and Spider-Man No Way Home is as close to reading those comic books as you can get. Not because of the great realisation of Spider-Man on-screen but … Continue reading Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) Review
Spider-Man 3 is baffling. All the ingredients are there for a fantastic ending to the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy, with the returning cast at the top of their game, the newcomers being suitable stars and the CGI finally catching up … Continue reading Spider-Man 3 (2007) Review
Before all of Marvel’s movies were linked and part of some huge master-plan, before every superhero movie felt like an “event” and before there were at least 3 comic book movies a year, Sam Raimi delivered the perfect Spider-Man. Superhero … Continue reading Spider-Man (2002) Review
A hero is only as good as his villains. This goes some way to explaining why Batman is so successful but Superman seems to struggle. Spider-Man benefits from this as well but one of his most iconic villains didn’t make the … Continue reading Venom (2018) Review
The third movie in a trilogy is a tricky one. Usually the first movie has been critically acclaimed and the second has built upon that potential but the third then lets the rest of the series down, usually feeling inferior compared … Continue reading How to… make the third movie in a trilogy
Reviews were the reason I started this blog. I loved movies so much that I wanted to share my views with people and start discussion and conversation. I love doing them and it’s become more of an obsession than a hobby … Continue reading Why do you read reviews?
At some point superhero movies will die away. I’m sure it will be with a whimper rather than a bang but just like westerns, musicals and movies about the Romans and Egyptians, the superhero genre will cease to be. New genres … Continue reading What will eventually replace Superhero movies?
Midnight Special feels like “real science-fiction.” This may seem like a contradiction in terms but the way that writer and director Jeff Nichols presents his science-fiction story is completely in the realms of realism and fact. Throughout the film the aspect … Continue reading Midnight Special (2016) Review
The Last of Us is an incredible game but that doesn’t mean it will be an incredible movie. In fact, logic and past experience tells us that it will definitely fail as a film, as trying to bring something that works as a … Continue reading How to make The Last of Us Movie
What If… is a self-indulgent look at how things could have been. I take an event or a rumour and let my imagination run wild. It’s rarely based on fact and completely based on guess-work and conjecture. Reboots rarely do … Continue reading What If… The Reboots/Remakes Came First?
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