Can we start with the elephant in the room? Zack Snyder’s Justice League (Zack Snyder, 2021) is a very easy film to ridicule. Indeed, it has endured pretty much every conceivable jab and jest under the sun over the past … Continue reading Zack Snyder’s Justice League // Review
Judas and the Black Messiah (Shaka King) is a triumph. It looks beautiful with its smooth orange light engulfing us in William O’Neal’s (LaKeith Stanfield) turmoil as the man who betrayed Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya), the Chairman of the Black … Continue reading Judas and the Black Messiah // Review
Over a year after the film’s initial release date, superhero sequel Wonder Woman 1984 (Patty Jenkins, 2020) is finally here. After discovering her full powers during World War I in Wonder Woman (Patty Jenkins, 2017), the sequel sees a more … Continue reading Wonder Woman 1984 // Review
●●●○○ As a big fan of all things spooky and demented from a young age, of course Roald Dahl’s 1983 novel The Witches was one of my favourite reads growing up. Robert Zemeckis’ latest adaptation must not only live up … Continue reading The Witches // Review
Loveable goofballs Bill S. Preston Esq. (Alex Winter) and Ted ‘Theodore’ Logan (Keanu Reeves) first graced our screens over 30 years ago in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (Stephen Herek, 1989). When we first met them, the two best friends … Continue reading Bill & Ted Face the Music // Review
○○○○○ I really wanted to like this movie. Truly, I did. A number of weeks ago, I wrote a piece lambasting the filmography of Christopher Nolan for its superficial character work, hollow themes and rampantly misogynistic storytelling tropes, and while … Continue reading Tenet // Review James McCleary reviews the cinematic event of the summer
There is no doubt the DC Extended Universe has had a turbulent, tonally confused and sometimes downright self-destructive journey thus far. The likes of Justice League (Zack Snyder, 2017) and Suicide Squad (David Ayer, 2016) were – despite their box … Continue reading DC-Extended Universe: A Retrospective After Birds of Prey, Paddy O’Dwyer looks back through DC’s Extended Universe and where it’s heading next
●●●●○ Harley Quinn and the Joker have broken up, and it’s now time for her to take charge back with her newfound identity – as the slightly deranged, mischievously show-stopping character she was meant to be. Director Cathy Yan’s bold … Continue reading Birds of Prey // Review The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn is a hit for Warner Bros.
●●●●○ The name Richard Jewell, though not an athlete, has become synonymous with the 1996 Olympics. Clint Eastwood’s retelling of the 1996 tragic bombing at Monument Park focuses not on the incident itself, but on the backlash against the guard … Continue reading Richard Jewell // Review Warner Bros.’ new film sees Clint Eastwood tackling fake news.
●●●●○ Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, Just Mercy recounts the early career of renowned lawyer and social justice activist, Bryan Stevenson (Michael B Jordan). We follow him to Alabama where he begins to defend those wrongly condemned to death, with … Continue reading Just Mercy // Review