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A Few Thoughts More: Endgame
The following piece contains major spoilers for AVENGERS: ENDGAME. Alright, are we all caught up? OK then. Endgame is one of those particularly difficult movies to wax lyrical about (and I intend to) without talking about the specific things you … Continue reading
May the Fourth Review: Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
Yeah, that’s right, for Star Wars Day 2019 I’m reviewing this one. It’s not that bad. Alright it’s bad, but it’s not that bad. George Lucas knew what he wanted to achieve with THE PHANTOM MENACE, his vision remains clear … Continue reading
Series Retrospective: The Before Trilogy
Back to my semi (OK, I’ll be honest lately it’s been less) regular feature where I look back on a long-running film series and see how well each instalment has or hasn’t age. This time it’s Richard Linklater’s beloved naturalistic … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Feature
Tagged Before Midnight, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Drama, Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Richard Linklater, Romance
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Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2018, Part 2
Before I get down to looking at the very best and the very worst films of 2018 (Part 1 of this list can be found here) I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention a couple more that weren’t necessarily my … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Feature
Tagged Adam Driver, Avengers: Infinity War, BlackKklansman, David Yates, Extinction, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, JK Rowling, John David Washington, Kathryn Hahn, Mandy, Marvel, Meet the Feebles, Michael Peña, Netflix, Nicolas Cage, Paul Giamatti, Peter Jackson, Private Life, Shoplifters, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Spike Lee, Steve McQueen, The Cloverfield Paradox, The Happytime Murders, They Shall Not Grow Old, Tom Hardy, Venom, Widows
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Halloween Retrospective: Universal Frankenstein (As Played by Karloff)
I know quite a bit about Universal Horror. I wrote my Masters dissertation on it a few years back. This Halloween, I thought I’d look back at my favourite series within this cycle, FRANKENSTEIN. I know they made more than … Continue reading
10 Years On: The Dark Knight (2008)
With my latest look back at the staying power and impact of a key film, I have to address an elephant in the room. Everything about THE DARK KNIGHT, even after a decade is still overshadowed by Heath Ledger’s tragic … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Film, Film, Film Feature, Film Review
Tagged Aaron Eckhart, Batman: Under the Red Hood, Blockbuster, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Classic Film, Gary Oldman, Hans Zimmer, Heath Ledger, IMAX, James Newton Howard, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Superhero Movie, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, Thriller
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A Few Thoughts More: Infinity War
The following piece contains major spoilers for AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR. So now the dust has settled and most people who really want to see Infinity War will have done, lets dig into what happened, who died and what could be … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Feature, Film Review
Tagged Avengers 4, Avengers: Infinity War, Blockbuster, Doctor Who, Superhero Movie
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The MCU: Six Thoughts for Six Stones
It’s been a decade since Tony Stark first made a scrap metal suit of armour with a fancy pacemaker to fight terrorists, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe shows no signs of slowing down, even with their Magnum Opus AVENGERS: INFINITY … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Feature
Tagged Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Captain America: Civil War, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Iron Man 3, Kevin Feige, Marvel, Superhero Movie, The Avengers, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Thor: Ragnarok, Thor: The Dark World
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Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2017, Part 1
2017 has been an…interesting year in Hollywood. For all the high points, the last 12 months will be remembered for the low. But if we’re considering the films themselves, well it’s far more positive. As I say every year, I … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Feature
Tagged 2017, Better Caul Saul, Coco, Coen Brothers, Death Note, Elton John, George Lucas, Girlfriend's Day, God's Own Country, Guillermo del Toro, Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond, Jim Carrey, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Lucasfilm, Mark Strong, Netflix, Pixar, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Steven Spielberg, Taika Waititi, The Mummy, The Post, The Shape of Water, Thor: Ragnarok, Tom Cruise, Universal, War for the Planet of the Apes
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