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Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
Is this going to be Ant-Man’s lot in life, to be the minty Tic Tac chaser for Marvel’s biggest, meatiest and most extravagant releases? The first ANT-MAN blew me away, a jolt of irreverent energy coming straight after the unwieldy … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbie Ryder Forston, Ant-Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Blockbuster, Captain Marvel, Evangeline Lilly, Laurence Fishburne, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Michael Douglas, Michael Peña, Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Superhero Movie, Walton Goggins
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Review: Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)
Get excited, but not too excited; MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT is probably only the third best Mission we’ve chosen to accept. While I think I’ll always prefer the self-awareness of GHOST PROTOCOL and the sheer style of ROGUE NATION, there’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Bassett, Blockbuster, Chris McQuarrie, Christopher McQuarrie, Henry Cavill, Jon Voight, Michelle Monaghan, Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rebecca Ferguson, Thriller, Tom Cruise, Vanessa Kirby, Ving Rhames
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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 Film, Film Feature, Film Review
Tagged Aaron Eckhart, Batman: Under the Red Hood, Blockbuster, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, 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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Review: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
Well, it’s certainly a lot more fun than the last one. JURASSIC PARK is my favourite childhood film and remains very close to the top of my list today. The sequels have never been up to much, and each time … Continue reading
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Tagged Alien: Covenant, B-movie, Blockbuster, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Colin Trevorrow, Danielle Pineda, Horror, JA Bayona, Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Michael Crichton, Ralph Spall, Sci-fi, Steven Spielberg, Ted Levine
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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
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Tagged Avengers 4, Avengers: Infinity War, Blockbuster, Doctor Who, Superhero Movie
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Review: Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
What a mind-boggling juggling act this is. So many characters, powers, locations, histories and they all have to be brought together in a coherent, entertaining and emotionally satisfying way after ten years worth of setup. An lo and behold, the … Continue reading
Review: Ready Player One (2018)
A thought kept occurring to me while watching Steven Spielberg’s READY PLAYER ONE: what would a director like Paul Verhoeven have done with this material? The movie would certainly have had more bite. Spielberg isn’t prepared to step over that … Continue reading
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Tagged Blockbuster, Disney, Lucasfilm, Mark Rylance, Olivia Cooke, Paul Verhoeven, Ready Player One, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, The LEGO Batman Movie, Tye Sheridan
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Review: Black Panther (2018)
I was thrilled and enthralled by BLACK PANTHER. I can’t imagine what it must be like to watch this if you’re black. Newly-crowned Kind T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) returns home to secretive high-tech African nation of Wakanda to rule. He must … Continue reading
Review: Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi (2017)
There was a lovely little moment in THE FORCE AWAKENS where Leia (Carrie Fisher) after reuniting with Han (Harrison Ford) comments with a wry smile, “Same jacket” and her paramour responds, with mock hurt in his voice, “No, new jacket”. … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Driver, Ade Edmondson, Andy Serkis, Benicio del Toro, Blockbuster, Brick, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, Domhnall Gleeson, Fantasy, Gwendoline Christie, Harrison Ford, Kelly Marie Tran, Looper, Mark Hamill, Rian Johnson, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Sci-fi, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode VIII, The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi
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Review in Brief: Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT somehow feels like an arse-achingly long sit but incredibly rushed at the same time. I don’t blame Michael Bay and his writers room for putting out the silliest Transformers movie yet, but maybe cutting the amount … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Hopkins, Blockbuster, Michael Bay, Peter Cullen, Sci-fi, Transformers, Transformers: The Last Knight
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