2023 Reviews – The Flash

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Here’s something I wrote when I first saw The Flash trailer back in February – So, I don’t think these nostalgia-crammed whizzes are as exciting as they used to be. They probably peaked with Spider-Man: No Way Home, and since … Continued

2023 Reviews – Pearl

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Jumping from one beloved horror franchise to one in bloom. I have been anticipated this movie for months! ‘When will it get here?!’, I’d whinge. ‘Mia Goff is a marvel’, is all I could ever find in response. If only … Continued

2023 Reviews – Scream VI

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A sequel to a requel! Let’s do better than Star Wars: The Last Jedi, ey? Of course, I rewatched Scream (2022) again the other night, and I can’t believe how great a job the directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett … Continued

2023 Reviews – Empire of Light

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Chapter 2 of ‘Olivia Colman Goes Nuts in a Cinema’. I loved Olivia Colman’s performance with all my heart in The Lost Daughter early last year, and she’s backing it up on the silver screen with another distant characterisation in … Continued

2023 Reviews – Aftersun

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Paul Mescal. Paul Mescal. Who is Paul Mescal? Well, he’s an Academy Award nominated actor, I know that much. Beyond that… we’ll see. Aftersun, everybody. Calum (Paul Mescal) takes his daughter Sophie (Frankie Corio) on a fairly uneventful Turkish holiday. … Continued

2023 Reviews – Women Talking

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I have found it! I found the feminist pretension! Yes, after discovering some of this year’s award contenders have pulled back to a modest social medium, combined with how Velma is getting roasted for mistaking a social stance with being … Continued