Elvis Review

I think it’s important for me to say right off the start that I’ve not really been the biggest Elvis fan. I think his music is good, but he hasn’t had the same impact on me that other musicians had. That said, from what I know about Elvis’ life, there is plenty of material there…

The Black Phone Review

After it was announced that Scott Derrickson would not be returning to direct the sequel to Doctor Strange, there was speculation over what he would do next. What he did was return to his horror roots, directing an adaptation of Joe Hill’s short story, The Black Phone. Now I haven’t seen any of Derrickson’s previous…

Jurassic World: Dominion Review

The Jurassic Park series is one that has been a bit of a mixed bag on the whole. The first film is an undisputed classic and is easily one of the best films that Steven Spielberg has made. The other films in the series though have ranged from okay (such as The Lost World and…

Top Gun: Maverick Review

The original Top Gun is a film I was fairly familiar with but I hadn’t seen all the way through until recently. It’s a film that I know through cultural osmosis but when I saw it I ended up being pretty disappointed. Top Gun: Maverick though is more of the film I wanted the first…

Men Review

This is a film that I was pretty intrigued about as soon as it was announced. I have liked the previous films that Alex Garland has directed and his style looked like it would work well for folk horror. The trailers that I saw further peaked my interest, especially with the conceit of the role…

The Bob’s Burgers Movie Review

Bob’s Burgers is one of those shows that I’d been meaning to watch for a while but I hadn’t really gotten around to it until recently. I’ve just started the show and have finished the second season, but I’m not fully familiar with the show. That said, with any film like this, I always feel…

The Worst Person in the World Review

Given that we have just had the Oscars there are still other films that were nominated that I have wanted to see. In particular, the only film that I saw nominated in the Best International Film category was Flee. So when the chance came up to see The Worst Person in the World in the…

Everything Everywhere All at Once Review

Until the trailer for this was released, this was a film that wasn’t really on my radar. However, the second I finished with the trailer, it immediately became one of my most anticipated films. I loved the prior film that Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (aka Daniels) directed, Swiss Army Man, and their style felt…

Happening Review

This is a film that, honestly, I was not familiar with at all until the most recent BAFTA nominations were announced. I was pretty surprised when this film that I’d never heard of was nominated for Best Director. When I saw that it was playing in Cheltenham, I decided to give it a look to…

Downton Abbey: A New Era Review

I made it clear when I reviewed the first film that I consider Downton Abbey to be a guilty pleasure. It doesn’t really say anything about the class system but it is entertaining and a good Sunday afternoon experience. The first film had all the hallmarks of one of the Christmas specials and it’s clear…