Spotlight Review

Out of the films that have received heavy acclaim in this awards season, Spotlight has been the one that’s felt the most tailor made to be enjoyed be me. I’m a sucker for films about investigative journalism, having given rave reviews to All The President’s Men and Kill The Messenger, the cast sounded stellar and…

The Revenant Review

So this is the big film at this years Oscars, the film with all the major awards attention, the film that’s probably going to get Leonardo DiCaprio his long overdue Oscar, a film that came with a lot of production nightmare stories over the decision to film almost entirely in natural light and other decisions…

The Hateful Eight Review

One of the major negatives to come out of the film industry over the past few years are the people trying to imitate Quentin Tarantino. Whenever these people try to do their own take on the daring, edgy style of Tarantino, they come across as racist, sexist and homophobic. The only person who can do…

Creed Review

Considering how it is one of the most successful series in the popular imagination, I’ve never been that into the Rocky series. I’ve not seen 1, 2 or 5, 3 and 4 were entertaining but nothing more, the only really great one I’ve seen is Balboa. However, this new film in the Rocky series peaked…

2016 Blind Spots: Taxi Driver

So this is the first film in my 2016 Blind Spot series and I don’t think I could have picked a better film to start off with. Martin Scorsese is one of the best directors working today but I’ve not seen many of his classics. I’ve seen Goodfellas but most of my experience with Scorsese…

2015 Oscar Predictions

Best Film  The Revenant Steve Jobs Bridge of Spies Spotlight Mad Max: Fury Road Room The Hateful Eight Carol The Martian Creed Best Director George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road Tom McCarthy – Spotlight Todd Haynes – Carol Alejandro Gonzalez Inarittu – The Revenant Ridley Scott – The Martian Best Actor Michael Fassbender –…