2021 End of Year Round Up

So it’s now time for my round up of films from 2021 and this ended up being a pretty stacked year for film. Due to the delays in the film schedules caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many films that were meant to come out in 2020 were delayed until 2021 and then there were still…

The Matrix Resurrections Review

The Matrix series is one I wasn’t really familiar with before this year. Sure I’m familiar with the general ideas and iconography of the series but I hadn’t actually seen any of the films until this year. That said, I was still interested in seeing how a 20 years later sequel would play out and…

The Tragedy of Macbeth Review

In terms of film adaptations of Shakespeare plays, there is an interesting history of adaptations of Macbeth. There have been a few notable ones, such as the 2015 version with Michael Fassbender which I saw as part of the 2015 LAMB meet-up and I think that the gold standard of Macbeth adaptations is still, and…

Titane Review

This modern wave of extreme horror is something that I’m not fully familiar with. I’ve seen a few of the films and some videos on it on YouTube, but the horror I tend to be more interested in is the A24 style, rather than the extreme stuff. One of the extreme films that I have…

The King’s Man Review

The Kingsman series is one that I’ve been a bit mixed on from the start. I really enjoyed The Secret Service, but found that the last joke in the film ended the film on a sour note, whilst I found that The Golden Circle, whilst well directed, followed up on the worst tendencies of The…

Spider-Man: No Way Home Review

I have to admit that I was a bit sceptical of this film before I watched it. The Spider-Man films in the MCU I’ve found to be pretty disappointing, feeling like they were more focused on Iron Man than Spider-Man. With all the marketing for this film, I was worried it would be a repeat…

West Side Story Review

When this was announced, I have to admit that I was very sceptical about this. I remember watching a 70mm print of the 1961 version of West Side Story at the National Media Museum in Bradford years ago and loving it and I wasn’t sure what a new film version could do to improve upon…

House of Gucci Review

Ridley Scott is definitely one of the most prolific directors working right now. There have been several years when he’s had two films out and that is also the case for this year. A few months ago The Last Duel was released and now House of Gucci is out. However, I would say this is…

Encanto Review

Disney has recently been on a bit of a role with their animated films recently. Most of them have been pretty good and a few of them, like Zootropolis, Frozen and Moana, are in the top tier of Disney animation. With Jared Bush and Byron Howard returning as directors and Lin Manuel-Miranda once again working…

Ghostbusters: Afterlife Review

I think I should make it clear right from the start that I’ve never been the biggest fan of the Ghostbusters franchise. I’ve not found any of the films to be more than okay. As such, I don’t really have any nostalgia for this series so I wasn’t really the target audience for this film.…