Sicario 2: Soldado Review

I found it a grave disappointment that I wasn’t able to see Sicario in the cinema. Since it was released, the director of it, Denis Villeneuve, has fast become one of my favourite directors. I eventually ended up watching Sicario on Netflix, but the tension it created and the darkly beautiful direction and cinematography confirmed…

Genre Grandeur: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)

So this month, I was asked by Rob of Movierob to decide which genre should be covered for his Genre Grandeur series and, as anyone who’s been reading my stuff for a while can tell through my Politic-a-Thons, I am a big fan of political thrillers so that’s the sub-genre I chose. Now it’s taken me…

The Happy Prince Review

Oscar Wilde is one of those figures whose influence can be seen everywhere but whose work I am not familiar with. I can understand how works like The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest have influenced writers through the years, but really my only knowledge of Wilde is through cultural osmosis,…

Ocean’s 8 Review

I have to say that I didn’t think the Ocean’s series would come back. After Ocean’s Thirteen, I didn’t think there was anything else that could be done with this series, combined with the death of Bernie Mac which made a sequel to that Ocean’s team impossible, but I was wrong. The idea of doing…

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Review

My views on Jurassic World have changed a lot since it was released. When it first came out, I gave it a positive review, but over time, the flaws in the film have become more apparent, making it okay at best. Then there was The Book of Henry, one of the worst films released last…

Solo: A Star Wars Story Review

I didn’t think I’d ever get to the point where I would not be eagerly anticipating a new Star Wars film, but I felt that way about Solo. Originally, I was excited for it, even though the idea of a Han Solo origin film didn’t sit right with me, because it was going to be…