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Review: Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Fans, as a rule don’t really know what they want – only what they don’t. A lot of Star Wars fans didn’t want things to go the way they did in THE LAST JEDI, so JJ Abrams seems primarily concerned … Continue reading
Review in Brief: Triple Frontier (2019)
TRIPLE FRONTIER boasts some of the hottest talent around, plus Ben Affleck who really needs a hit. It sort-of ends up being the kind of thriller SICARIO 2 should have been. It’s got momentum, a beautifully hostile environment and a … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Affleck, Charlie Hunnam, Oscar Isaac, Pedro Pascal, Sicario 2, Thriller, Triple Frontier
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Review: Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
I’ve gone back to taking notes for this one with pen and paper – it seemed more…writerly. I have never used a typewriter. Marielle Heller’s CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? deftly tells a story that’s so bizarre it could only … Continue reading
Review: Annihilation (2018)
Fear not, viewers outside North America, despite reaching us through Netflix ANNIHILATION is not another straight-to-streaming stinker. In fact, Alex Garland’s second film as director is a thought-provoking, odd and uniquely beautiful beast. A military-science expedition into a quarantined area … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Garland, Aliens, Annihilation, Arrival, Ex Machina, Jeff VanderMeer, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Natalie Portman, Netflix, Oscar Isaac, Sci-fi, Tessa Thompson
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A Few Thoughts More: X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
I stand by my original review of X-MEN: APOCALYPSE, but now I’ve watched it again I have a few more thoughts. I don’t have any real issues with the film’s opening. The original Four Horsemen aren’t given much opportunity to … Continue reading
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Tagged Chariots of the Gods?, Film, Hugh Jackman, James Marsden, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Movies, Oscar Isaac, Sophie Turner, Superhero Movie, The Dark Phoenix Saga, Ty Sheridan, X-Men, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: First Class
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Review: X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
Well, as superhero movies go it’s certainly better than BATMAN V SUPERMAN. This time they try out a bit of self-aware humour when Xavier’s new students come out of seeing RETURN OF THE JEDI agreeing that “the third one is … Continue reading
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Tagged Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Bryan Singer, Film, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, John Ottman, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Michael Fassbender, Movies, Nicholas Hoult, Olivia Munn, Oscar Isaac, Return of the Jedi, Rose Byrne, Simon Kinberg, Sophie Turner, Superhero Movie, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Tye Sheridan, X-Men, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: The Last Stand
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Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2015
It’s that time of year, where every critic professional and amateur alike publishes some sort of Best of the Year list. This time last year, I thought 2014 was a mixed bag. 2015 may have been even more so. There … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Driver, Alan Bennett, Alex Garland, Alex Jennings, Alicia Vikander, Aloha, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Benicio del Toro, Bill Condon, Bradley Cooper, Bridge of Spies, Cameron Crowe, Carol, Cate Blanchett, Cop Car, Daisy Ridley, Denis Villeneuve, Domhnall Gleeson, Elizabeth Olsen, Emily Blunt, Emma Stone, Ex Machina, Fantastic Four, Film, Focus, George Miller, Harrison Ford, Ian McKellen, James Cameron, JJ Abrams, Josh Trank, Joss Whedon, Kevin Bacon, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Mad Max: Fury Road, Maggie Smith, Margot Robbie, Mark Rylance, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Mortdecai, Movies, Mr. Holmes, Oscar Isaac, Paul Bettany, Rooney Mara, Sicario, Spectre, Star Wars Episode VII, Terminator Genesis, The Force Awakens, The Lady in the Van, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Tom Hanks, Turbo Kid, Will Smith
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Review: Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015)
First, a disclaimer: STAR WARS is one of my favourite things in this, or any, galaxy. It was my childhood playground and will always have a very special place reserved in my heart. Now arguably the most highly antipated film … Continue reading
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Tagged A New Hope, Adam Driver, Blockbuster, Daisy Ridley, Fantasy, Film, Harrison Ford, JJ Abrams, John Boyega, Jurassic World, Lawrence Kasdan, Mark Hamill, Movies, Oscar Isaac, Revenge of the Sith, Saving Private Ryan, Sci-fi, Star Wars, Star Wars Episode VII, The Empire Strikes Back, The Force Awakens
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Review: Ex Machina (2015)
It’s about time a movie delivered on the promise of an AI thriller, particularly in 2015, a year with such disappointing offerings so far. CHAPPIE was underdeveloped to the point of stupidity, and AGE OF ULTRON was muddled and overstuffed. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Garland, Alicia Vikander, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Chappie, Danny Boyle, Domhnall Gleeson, Drama, Ex Machina, Film, Movies, Oscar Isaac, RoboCop, Sci-fi, Thriller
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Radio 1 Rescores Drive: Spoiling Through Experimentation
DRIVE is, at this moment in time, my favourite film of the last ten years. Nicolas Winding Refn’s neo-noir completely and utterly blew me away, and its superlative, moody electro soundtrack was a big part of why it worked so … Continue reading
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Tagged Bastille, BBC, Carey Mulligan, Chvrches, Cliff Martinez, College, Desire, Drive, Electric Youth, Eric Prydz, Film, Kavinsky, Laura Mvula, Lovefoxx, Movies, Music, Neo-noir, Nicolas Winding Refn, Oscar Isaac, Radio 1 Rescores Drive, Radio1, Ryan Gosling, The 1975, TV, Zane Lowe
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