So a few days ago, at time of writing, I was provided with a screener for Small Town Hero to review. Now, I hadn’t heard of the film before, but having seen the trailer after being given the offer, I decided to accept the screener and give it a look. After watching the film, I’m… Continue reading Small Town Hero Review
Month: April 2019
Long Shot Review
Political rom-coms are films that don’t come along often, but when they’re done right can create some really strong on-screen romances. Of the top of my head, films like The American President and Love, Actually show how politics and romance can work together on film, so when I saw the trailers for Long Shot, I… Continue reading Long Shot Review
Shazam Review
I’ve made it clear in the past that I am not a fan of the DCEU. Out of all of the films, the only one I’ve liked was Wonder Woman, although there were some good parts in Man of Steel and Aquaman, even though I’m not the biggest fan of the films. Now though, we’ve… Continue reading Shazam Review
Missing Link Review
Laika is one of the few animation studios where their name attached to a film will instantly make me go along and see it (the others being Aardman and Cartoon Saloon). Whilst for me Laika’s best film is still Coraline, their whole filmography is filled with stunning animation and a vibrancy that very few films… Continue reading Missing Link Review
Hellboy Review
I have a lot of affection for the Guillermo Del Toro Hellboy films. They came around right at the point where I was really getting into films and were the films that made me fully aware of John Hurt, who is my favourite actor. So there was always a part of me that was a… Continue reading Hellboy Review
Pet Sematary Review
Films based on the works of Stephen King tend to be a bit hit or miss. For every classic like The Shawshank Redemption or The Dead Zone, you get some absolute dreck like The Dark Tower or Cell. There have been some decent adaptations of King’s horror works recently though, with It Chapter 1 being… Continue reading Pet Sematary Review