SpielBLOG: War of the Worlds – A Steven Spielberg Retrospective
Steven Spielberg owes a lot to aliens from outer space. His 60s mentality of awe and wonder made for the slack-jawed welcome of Close...
Read MoreReview: Gemini Man -“A failed experiment”
Written by Game of Thrones’ David Benioff and directed by Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), Gemini Man stars Will Smith (Men in...
Read MoreLFF 2019 Review: The Report – “A spectacular and necessary piece of cinema”
It’s what many of us hope for, the knowledge that based-on-a-true-story cinema can do more than entertain, it can actually redress...
Read MoreReview: Joker – “One of the year’s essential watches”
Joker is written and directed by Todd Phillips (The Hangover trilogy) and stars Joaquin Phoenix (Gladiator), Frances Conroy (American...
Read MoreLFF 2019 Review: Bad Education – “Dripping with righteous anger”
The sound of Greta Thunberg’s name is enough to make most cheer and some fume. As the poster child for the climate change movement,...
Read MoreSpider-Man is staying in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for a little while longer
It had looked like Disney / Marvel and Sony had parted ways over Spider-Man, but it looks like talks have been continuing and Spidey is...
Read MoreReview: Driven – “A fun film with an interesting story”
Driven takes a comedic, sensationalist approach to the true story of John DeLorean caught in an FBI sting for drug trafficking by...
Read MoreSpielBLOG: Catch Me If You Can – A Steven Spielberg Retrospective
Catch Me If You Can is possibly Steven Spielberg’s last absolutely great movie. There are movies to come which have a lot of things...
Read MoreReview: Midsommar – Director’s Cut – “Enhanced my enjoyment of the film”
MIDSOMMAR is such a curious little film and, thanks to US iTunes, you can rediscover it today. If you’d asked me several months ago, I’d...
Read MoreReview – Rambo: Last Blood – “Genuinely shocking in terms of violence”
I was *INCREDIBLY* apprehensive about RAMBO: LAST BLOOD. Taking the politics out of it, I thought the send-off in RAMBO (4) was just...
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