Tag Archives: Review

Review: The Last of Us, Season 2, Episode 7: Convergence

Preamble I’ve honestly been dragging my feet on this review. Despite seeing the finale at a relatively sensible time, I guess I’m feeling paralyzed in writing about it. I guess that’s sentiment for you. It can be bewitching and sweet. … Continue reading

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Review: The Last of Us, Season 2, Episode 5: Feel Her Love

Preamble This might be the quickest and meta preamble that I’ve ever written. Whilst I watched episode 5 at a reasonable time, my thoughts on it were slow forming. This was in addition to being absorbed with Doom: The Dark … Continue reading

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Personal Post: Threading a Few Needles: My Lookback at 2024

Personal Post I often start my preambles with an off-beat quote from a film. The only one that springs to mind is from Batman Forever when Two-Face says- “No more riddles, no more curtains one and two- just plain curtains.” … Continue reading

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Review: Star Wars Episode I- The Phantom Menace (1999)

Preamble Well, this is just getting ridiculous. The amount of time between posts now is the equivalent of a yearly allowance of well timed holiday. Despite work becoming crazy busy, (especially in the last 2-3 months), my motivation for writing … Continue reading

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Review: Animal (2023)

Preamble Continuing on from the theme that emerged from my preamble to Songbird and Snakes, it seems that I want to venture into films that I have no or limited knowledge of. In the case of Animal, it comes with … Continue reading

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Review: Spencer (2021)

Preamble Guess who’s back? Before I start quoting Eminem verbatim, let’s address the elephant in the room. It’s been over a month since a blog post, but I’m back now, raring to go with a film I’ve been meaning to … Continue reading

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Review: X-Men (2000)

In the context of the booming comic book movie genre, returning to watch X-Men is akin to looking through old photos of yourself as a teenager. Sure, you looked goofy trying to be a goth or regret that one time … Continue reading

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Review: The Mandalorian Chapter 1 (2020)

The first episode of the highly anticipated series- The Mandalorian had a quiet UK theatrical release a couple weeks ago (via Cineworld Cinemas) So, it seemed like fair game to cover it for the blog. Television pilots are funny creations. … Continue reading

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Review: Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey (2020)

Despite having some arresting imagery and a few good performances, Suicide Squad was a poor aping of a John Carpenter film that did not entertain or amuse. The movie did not even do right by its central attraction- Margot Robbie’s … Continue reading

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Review: The Irishman (2019)

Aside from his independent films in the 70s and 80s, Martin Scorsese has become a celebrated director for his reinvention of the gangster picture; turning them from smoky backroom family dramas to seedy, fast-moving and ultra-violent thrill rides. The Irishman … Continue reading

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