Well, your gut instinct on a film is just correct some times… There is a new killer in Gotham City, and lieutenant Jim Gordon brings in the masked vigilante known as The Batman to pursue leads on the criminal’s identity. Little do they realize, their investigation will bring them head-to-head with some of Gotham’s worst,…
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Review: Spider-Man – No Way Home
A convergence of storylines, film studios, and forgotten screenplays, shouldn’t be this good. Peter Parker’s identity has been revealed to the world, and spins his life around. Seeing the consequences negatively affect his friends, he looks for ways to undo what happened. However, his desires threaten to rip the multi-verse apart. There’s a vocal minority…
Review: The Last Duel
Two French squires, comrades in arms, feud and eventually come to blows in a battle to the death. Set in medieval, 14th century France, Ridley Scott’s recent directorial effort The Last Duel became a topic of hot debate in 2021. So much so, one could be reluctant to even watch the movie and critique it…
Review: Encanto
The Disney magic is very much back in Encanto! A young girl has to face the reality that she is the only member of the family who has no magical powers. But when a vision brings her portents of doom to their enchanted home and abilities, will she be completely ostracized? It is irritating that…
Review: Nobody
Remember: If you become estranged from your family, just go out and start a fight with a bunch of people. They’ll respect you again. A husband and father, estranged from his whole family, finds his patience run out after thieves break into his house. So begins a spiral of carnage as he finds out how…
Films of 2021
With the start of this year being as difficult as last year, I think everyone saw some hope when Autumn came around. Cinemas reopened, restrictions under lockdown were tentatively lifted, and we got to see some movies again in the place they should be seen: the big screen. With the UK getting hit hard by…
Review: Ghostbusters – Afterlife
A love letter of the highest magnitude on the P.K.E meter. Phoebe and Trevor are two teenage siblings torn away from their family home as their single-parent Callie falls further into debt. Their only option is to hold up in the abandoned farmhouse of Callie’s late father. But in the unfamiliar surroundings, Phoebe’s curiosity leads…
Banter: The Matrix Rebooted?
So the long rumoured Matrix 4 has got itself a trailer, and the Internet sways in its wake. Many questions have been raised, and theories are flying around fast. The film that pioneered the digital age at the turn of the millennium, and sold thousands of black trench coats, is coming back. But in what…
Banter: Time of Tunes
Remember when movies had affiliated pop songs? Between the late eighties and early 2000s, having a single in the charts to promote your movie was a pretty big deal, and major blockbuster releases would be complete with a singer/songwriter providing their skills. Not even an “inspired by” album, or a pre-existing song being licensed for…
Films of 2020
So the year 2020 needs no summary really, everyone knows it has been hard, and everyone has been affected by it in some way. During the pandemic, which hit the United Kingdom mid-March, I have done my utmost to prevent the situation from getting worse. I may be only one person, but I’ll be damned…