Rarely has a title been more appropriate. This genre hopping, maximalist masterpiece truly does leave the viewer like they've just seen everything everywhere all at once. It is an overwhelming experience, both during and after, but a superlative one also. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll think and you'll feel. Truly, it is everything that you … Continue reading Everything Everywhere All at Once (Review)
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Uncharted (Review)
The appeal of the Uncharted video games was always that they were like playing a movie. It is all the spectacle of blockbuster cinema but with an added immersion that makes it transcend these trappings. The bombast, the swashbuckling, the hyperbolic action, it works because you are in it. When the Uncharted movie opens with … Continue reading Uncharted (Review)
Red Rocket (Review)
To begin with, Red Rocket is one of the most familiar of tales: washed up 'star' ends up in their home town, far from fame, and tries to cling onto a narrow reflection of fame. When you get too small for the big sea, the small pond is a safer home, and this is where … Continue reading Red Rocket (Review)
The Worst Person in the World (Review)
Though the title is purposefully ironic, reflecting back on its protagonist and their faux view of themselves (as a symbol for how we are all unreliable narrators of our own lives), it is indicative of how far this film stretches. The knowing overstatement is in keeping with the approach of the film, a work that … Continue reading The Worst Person in the World (Review)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (Review)
As an English Literature teacher who has taught Shakespeare's Macbeth for seven years, my perspective on adaptations will differ to most. While I understand that Joel Coen's turn is a striking piece of cinema full of good actors saying pretty words, and certainly is cinematic (on a visual level), it is a lukewarm adaptation that … Continue reading The Tragedy of Macbeth (Review)
House of Gucci (Review)
There are two films in House of Gucci. One, the better one, is an excellently acted relationship drama helmed by Lady Gaga and Adam Driver. The other is a complete trainwreck, but a hilarious one; it is this bizarre buddy comedy that follows Jared Leto and Al Pacino as they try to out overact each … Continue reading House of Gucci (Review)
Old (Review)
The new divisive film from M. Night Shyamalan is divisive purely because it is an M. Night Shymalan movie. Few other filmmakers have the arguable gift to force viewers to find positives in their films, especially as evidence to the contrary keeps accruing. This film is very Shyamalan to the extent it could not come … Continue reading Old (Review)
Nobody (Review)
This new entry in the John-Wick-as-a-genre canon is built upon a power fantasy, and general fantasy, that I have no interest in. This is a middle-aged dude impotence-film, in which an act of sensibility (not murdering the people who are so desperate that they take advantage of you leaving your garage door slightly open and … Continue reading Nobody (Review)
The Suicide Squad (Review)
After an abysmal attempt to get this franchise on screen in 2016, the Suicide Squad are back, this time helmed by the director they were trying to imitate in the first place. The previous film was a clear attempt to capture what Guardians of the Galaxy did for Marvel, and was an overt failure (on … Continue reading The Suicide Squad (Review)
Army of the Dead (Review)
Somewhere, deep in the bowels of Zack Snyder's latest cinematic mess, is a passable and fun zombie movie. You can see it from time to time, you can even sense that it exists on the page as some of the moments have a ludicrous energy and just commit to stupidity in a way his Dawn … Continue reading Army of the Dead (Review)
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