2022 Reviews – The Good Nurse
With the likes of Eddie Redmayne, Jessica Chastain, and directed by the Danish fella who wrote 2012’s The Hunt, Tobias Lindholm, what’s not to like going into this movie? The Good Nurse is also based on a true story, and … Continued
2022 Reviews – Jurassic World: Dominion
‘Well done, Universal; you’ve screwed another couple dollars out of me, banking on my childish awe of dinosaurs and the undeniable quality of the original movie, that never in its wildest dreams had a sixth instalment in mind’… or at … Continued
2022 Reviews – Black Adam
There’s a lot of Scrubs-theme about this movie’s trailer – ‘I’m no Superman’ 😏…😏 We get it, Dwayne ‘the Demi-God’ Johnson; you’re bad to the bone, and you break ’em just for fun! But I don’t know these characters and … Continued
2022 Reviews – Pinocchio
The original Pinocchio has the puppet smoking and duly doesn’t get promoted much today. But Disney use the tune to its Academy Award winning song “When You Wish Upon A Star” in nearly all its production logos at that start … Continued
2022 Reviews – Don’t Worry Darling
I have been anticipating Olivia Wilde’s new movie, because… Florence Pugh… but also because Booksmart is hilarious, a fantastically fun debut. But by golly, there’s been some controversy surrounding this movie, which has been hard to avoid. I’ve even heard … Continued
2022 Reviews – DC League of Super-Pets
Batman is back, on the big screen, in pooch form. Actually, I’m talking about Ace the Bat-Hound (voiced by Kevin Hart), and he’s got the superpowers to partner up with Superman’s canine companion, Krypto (voiced by Dwayne Johnson). Now, I’ve … Continued
2022 Reviews – Lightyear
To infinity and… box-office bomb?! I tried to warn you, Pixar, not to release more than one movie a year. It’ll ruin the prestige, I said. But more than that, let’s count the reasons why Lightyear might’ve been a commercial … Continued
2022 Reviews – Turning Red
Yes! The time has finally come to catch up on the big animations of the year, thanks to Disney+. Of the three that came out of Pixar and Disney last year – Raya and the Last Dragon, Luca, and Encanto … Continued
2022 Reviews – The 355
Let me explain – I thought there were eight or nine women worthy of being nominated for Best Actress last year, and although Jessica Chastain lost her spot in my Slice Awards shuffle, I’m still glad to have seen her … Continued
2022 Reviews – Red Rocket
I simply cannot let the year pass by without reviewing Red Rocket. Sean Baker is not a director I think about often, but I loved The Florida Project for its unique hyper-realism, exploring a side of Florida that we rarely … Continued