2020 Reviews – Project Power
As the tagline reads – “Maybe you’ll become bulletproof. Maybe you’ll turn invisible. Maybe you’ll explode. Whatever happens, this pill will change everything.” – Yah, I’m excited to give Project Power a chance. The movie that is, but maybe the … Continued
2020 Reviews – Bloodshot
I’ve been getting into comic books again lately, and even though Bloodshot is not a movie that appealed to me on its release, since it’s based on a graphic novel, I thought, ‘why not?’ Directed by David S. F. Wilson, … Continued
2020 Reviews – The Hunt
Wasn’t there a hullabaloo when this movie came out – the thought of people capturing other people to hunt in the woods is preposterous? Y’all never seen a horror movie before; there’s more grotesque and crazier premises out there than … Continued
2020 Reviews – Honey Boy
Well, I thought I’d continue my semi-autobiographical stint, and what better time to catch up with Shia LeBeouf’s Honey Boy than following Pete Davidson’s The King of Staten Island? Potentially, I could, ‘compare the pair’, like a Hostplus Super commercial. … Continued
2020 Reviews – The King of Staten Island
When Margie Carlin (Marisa Tomei) decides it’s time to date again, it displaces her stay-at-home son Scott (Pete Davidson), still unsure what to make of the emotional scars he’s acquired from losing his father to his job as a firefighter, … Continued
2020 Reviews – Unhinged
Taking advantage of being classified as rural Victoria, I snuck in some new movies just before the cinemas shut down again state-wide for tighter COVID lockdowns. Will this horrible year ever end? Thankfully, most of Australia is coping very well, … Continued
2020 Reviews – Underwater
Whenever a movie like this comes along, it is always comparable to Alien. Underwater is aware enough to steer into it, providing some pretty cool nods to Ripley and her Xenomorph franchise. These movies love to cast a comedian; Ryan … Continued
2020 Reviews – Jumanji: The Next Level
Here’s my impression of me during the first new Jumanji movie – “Wah, why is the boardgame now a video game? Wah, that’s not my Van Pelt. Wah, wah, wah.” I knew I was being a little overprotective, but the … Continued
2020 Reviews – The Old Guard
Woah! Have we got a killer new franchise on our hands or what?! Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, The Old Guard follows a team of missionaries led by Andy (Charlize Theron). And, oh yeah, they can’t die. Andy is centuries old, … Continued
2020 Reviews – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
I seem to recall the production team behind Will Ferrell’s last comedy, Holmes and Watson, tried to sell the movie to Netflix instead of showing it in cinemas, and now Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga is being … Continued