2017 Blind Spot: Touch of Evil

So for my November Blind Spot film, I wanted to go back to the realm of noir, along with going to one of my favourite directors, Orson Welles. Welles does have a reputation as one of the greatest actor/directors to ever live and it’s a reputation I support, Citizen Kane is a masterpiece of cinema,…

Justice League Review

It’s fair to say that the DCEU hasn’t had the best of starts. Sure Wonder Woman was excellent but Man of Steel was just okay whilst Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad were two of the worst films released last year. Not helping matters was the rocky production of Justice League, with…

Paddington 2 Review

It’s hard to overstate how much of a surprise Paddington was when it was released in 2014. Based on the poor track record of films adapting beloved childhood characters, along with the disappointing trailers, I was all set for Paddington to be a disappointment. Instead, Paddington ended up being one of the best family films…

The Killing of a Sacred Deer Review

There are very few directors working today as completely bonkers as Yorgos Lanthimos. His films have always had a great mix of absurdist dark comedy and mind numbing horror once you realise what is fully going on. His previous films, mainly Dogtooth and The Lobster, did lean more towards the absurdist dark comedy element, but…

Thor: Ragnarok Review

Out of all of the films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Thor series have been the films I’ve been the most apprehensive about. Neither of the previous films were bad but the first film was a film of two halves, the scenes on Earth just being okay whilst the scenes on Asgard were excellent…