Category Archives: Reviews

Review: Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

Posted on June 10, 2019 by

In American hands, the Godzilla franchise has gone through as much devastation as any of the metropolitan cities, that the iconic monster has laid waste to. Roland Emmerich’s attempt was an awkwardly stitched patchwork of better movies. Gareth Edward split … Continue reading →

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Review: Aladdin (2019)

Posted on May 27, 2019 by

A good case can be made that Disney’s Aladdin was the first postmodern animated film. It was fully aware of its universal love story of a poor street urchin attempting to win the affections of a fair princess but decided … Continue reading →

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Review: Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Posted on April 26, 2019 by

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has glistened as much as any of the Infinity Stones in its eleven-year existence on the blockbuster scene. However, its Achilles heel comes from replication of its source material in being an ever-expanding bubble, that with each … Continue reading →

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Review: Us (2019)

Posted on April 7, 2019 by

In 2017, Jordan Peele set the film world ablaze with his social thriller, Get Out. With a premise that insidiously plucked on the familiar notes of Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner: the film impressed with its measured direction and blistering commentary, that … Continue reading →

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Review: Glass (2019)

Posted on January 27, 2019 by

M. Night Shyamalan has made a career of weaving cinematic tapestries that are supported by sentiment and emotion as opposed to logic and sense. His films have always felt like they have existed on the fringe of genre fare as … Continue reading →

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Initial Impression: Last Flag Flying (2017)

Posted on January 20, 2019 by

Richard Linklater’s preoccupation with time reaches its most poignant heights in Last Flag Flying. The film is about Vietnam veteran, Larry “Doc” Shepherd (Steve Carrel) who reunites with his former war buddies, Sal Nealon (Bryan Cranston) and Richard Mueller (Lawrence … Continue reading →

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Brief Consideration: Aquaman (2018)

Posted on December 24, 2018 by

Aquaman is the best superhero movie that George Lucas never got to make. The film impresses as a grandiose four coloured epic that is unexpectedly moving and wholly surprising. Taking inspiration from Geoff Johns’s New 52 comic book series; the … Continue reading →

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