Watch, then read, unless you don't care about SPOILERS! I love to discuss character and story, which is often difficult to do without touching on specific scenes or a movie's ending.
In the early 2000s, these were the edgiest movies my high school peers would be clambering to see while I was still watching Star Wars and James Bond. I’ve caught up with this franchise in later years, and it’s hardly … Continued
Toni Collette deserved an Oscar nomination for her work in Hereditary – I will take every opportunity to spit that fact. And, I’ll admit, I didn’t completely gel with Midsommar the first time I saw it, but the level of … Continued
Holey moley, what a quick turnaround for Kenneth Branagh, and his moustaked-sleuth. It’s only been a year and a half since Poirot was investigating a death on the Nile. I like these movies, as fanciful star-studded fluff, while I also … Continued
I’ve been liking a lot of DC’s latest slate where I don’t think I’m supposed to 😬 I thought Black Adam was fun, and original enough, where finding originality among a gluttony of superhero movies is very tough these days. … Continued
So, I may’ve got my wires crossed a little bit as I wrote about Elemental previously, because Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken is definitely the one that’s flopped hard. The goodwill garnered by DreamWorks for Puss in Boots: The Last Wish … Continued
Together, let’s take a history lesson. It wasn’t that long ago that Pixar were the premier animation studio and streets ahead. Then they started sequelising their canon to varying critical results. Of the original content woven in, I have recently … Continued
The Little Mermaid is weird. Giving up your voice in exchange for three days with human legs, even to pursue the love of your life, is not a great deal. As it turns out, Prince Eric is initially turned off … Continued
Oh, Disney and their live-action remakes. I’ve been at odds with the general critic consensus that say these remakes offer nothing new, or that they change details superficially, or that they screw around with important minor details that ruin the … Continued
Alright, so I’ve heard this movie is nothing short of amazing. I love the original Shrek, but I’ve struggled to get into the resulting sequels, where this Puss in Boots was originally conjured. He’s a bit of a nothing character … Continued
Oh snap, They Cloned Tyrone! There’s something fishy going on around here, when cowardly pimp, Slick Charles (Jamie Foxx), witnesses grumpy drug slinger, Fontaine (John Boyega), get shot and killed in a parking lot outside, only to come back to … Continued