Some thoughts on why Justice League was never going to be good enough
I think my first experience of ‘Man of Steel’ was the closest I’ve come to replicating my trip to see Burton’s ‘Batman’, in 1989. 1989:...
Read MoreToy Review: Mjolnir Electronic Hammer, Thor and Hulk Marvel Legends Series Figures
There was no knock it was just suddenly there on the doorstep. A large parcel of pleasing dimensions. Carrying it to the kitchen table I...
Read MoreLeeds Film Festival Review: Good Time – “A low-budget but entertaining as hell heist-goes-wrong film”
Good Time has been making a big splash on the festival circuit, and it’s certainly not hard to see why. It’s a low-budget but...
Read MoreReview: Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool – “A beautiful and moving story”
Gloria Grahame was a huge star back in the day. To me, though, she was the woman in It’s a Wonderful Life who utters the infamous ‘why I...
Read MoreBlu-ray Review: Baby Driver
In Baby Driver, Ansel Elgort plays Baby, a highly skilled getaway driver struggling to be free of the life of crime he finds himself stuck...
Read MoreReview: Kenny – “A film that invokes spirit”
Overlooking the Ibrox in Edinburgh, Kenny Dalglish honed his craft in football from an early age. The bitter Scottish cold giving Kenny...
Read MoreReview: The Florida Project – “A dark and funny modern fairytale”
Bright purple and pink buildings stretch out to the sky. Crumbling breezeblocks painted to defiantly stand out, well aware that they...
Read MoreReview: Thelma – “A taut, captivating and sensual trip”
After a strong, albeit underrated, English language debut with star-studded, family drama Louder Than Bombs (2015), Norwegian filmmaker...
Read MoreReview: The Unraveling – “Relentless”
The basic premise of The Unraveling shares a basic plot strand with 2013’s Evil Dead. Both feature a main character who is a drug...
Read MoreReview: The Killing of a Sacred Deer – “An extremely disturbing, yet wonderfully entertaining ride”
After The Lobster’s dystopian trip soaked in masterful social satire, writer/director Yorgos Lanthimos re-teams with leading man Colin...
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