The Little Mermaid Review

I think I’ve made it clear in the past that I’ve been pretty mixed on the Disney live action remakes. For the ones that worked like Pete’s Dragon, The Jungle Book or Peter Pan and Wendy, there are soulless cash grabs like The Lion King, Dumbo, Mulan, Pinocchio or Beauty and the Beast. The Little…

Suzume Review

I’ve made it clear in the past that I am a fan of the work of Makoto Shinkai. I don’t think I’ve seen a bad film from him, although I still think that 2016’s Your Name is his masterpiece. Whenever the opportunity comes up to watch one of Shinkai’s films in the cinema, I take…

The Super Mario Brothers Movie Review

I think I’ve made it clear in the past that I’m a bit more fond of Illumination entertainment than others, I have found myself consistently entertained by the Minions and, even when the scripts aren’t the best, the quality of the animation is top notch. As such, I was fairly excited when I heard that…

John Wick: Chapter 4 Review

The John Wick series has been probably the most consistent action series in the past few years. From a film that very nearly went straight to DVD, it has now become a beacon to demonstrate how action films should work in the modern era and revitalised the career of Keanu Reeves. I was starting to…

Rye Lane Review

This is a film that wasn’t really on my radar until recently. I’d heard a few things about it from festivals but it wasn’t until the trailers started popping up a few weeks ago that I was fully aware of it. When the opportunity came to go to an advanced screening with my Cineworld Unlimited…

Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves Review

I didn’t think that this is a review I’d be writing this early. Given that it’s not on general release until the end of the month I thought I’d have to wait until then. However, Cineworld has a trend of holding secret screenings and the most recent one was for this film. Now I have…

Creed 3 Review

The Rocky series is one that has never really been a big thing for me, I watched the films out of order and I never got as engaged with them as other people, even though the films were mostly solid. The main film in the series that I’ve genuinely loved was the first Creed film.…

Personal Oscar Choices

Best Picture: Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Original Screenplay Best Adapted Screenplay Best Animated Film Best International Film Best Original Score Best Original Song Best Cinematography: Best Editing Best Production Design Best Sound Best Costume Design Best Hair and Makeup Best Visual Effects

Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Review

I’ve made it no secret that, in the past, I’ve been a fan of the MCU for years. That said, the most recent era of it has been a mixed bag. I’ve enjoyed works like WandaVision, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Ms Marvel, but you can tell that scheduling issues caused by COVID and issues…

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On Review

This is a film where the history behind it is not something I was familiar with. When the first trailer came out, I was intrigued by it, but after looking into it I saw that there were short films that preceded it, but which I wasn’t familiar with. After seeing the trailer and hearing the…