Robin Hood Review

The story of Robin Hood is one that has been ripe for re imaginings over the years. From the brilliant Disney version, to the entertaining but stupid Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, to the awful Ridley Scott film, there will always be different ways to tell the story of Robin Hood. Now, we’ve got an…

The Girl in the Spider’s Web Review

I think it’s best to say up front that I have not read any of the Millennium books or seen any of the previous adaptations of the books. I’m familiar with them, and I’ve seen clips of David Fincher’s adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, but I’m not as familiar with the series…

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindlewald Review

It’s fair to say that I am a huge Harry Potter fan. I grew up with the books and still read them whenever I get the chance and the films were formative experiences in growing my love of film. So when it was announced that there would be a series of spin-offs/prequels to Harry Potter…

Assassination Nation Review

This has been a good time for righteously angry films. With things like The Purge series revelling in the anger people are feeling in the age of Trump, it feels like a good time for socially conscious action films. One thing that was missing from these films though was taking the viewpoint of women. This…

Widows Review

Steve McQueen is one of the most interesting directors working today. With Hunger, Shame and 12 Years a Slave you’re guaranteed a fascinating film with McQueen’s involvement. That, combined with him working with Gillian Flynn (the author behind Gone Girl) made Widows one of my most anticipated films of the year. The idea of Steve…

Overlord Review

There has been a lot of hype around this film based around the idea of what it could be rather than the film it is. Given the involvement of JJ Abrams as a producer, there was a lot of speculation that this would be another film in the Cloverfield series, especially because of how secretive…

Peterloo Review

The Peterloo Massacre is one of the most important events in British history over the last few hundred years that is not as widely known as it should be. Even in Manchester, a true memorial to the Massacre was only unveiled in 2007. So when it was announced that Mike Leigh was going to be…

Slaughterhouse Rulez Review

This is a film that wasn’t on my radar until the trailer was released a few months ago. Despite having a top notch cast and being another horror comedy with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, I didn’t hear any behind the scenes details about the film so I was curious over what the film would…