A wee story from the early 2000s, which has a lot of heart and energy. Gavin and Billy have a big dream of becoming rap sensations. The only problem is, they are from Dundee, Scotland. Rejection of their music on account of their accents sends them on a mission to reveal the systemic prejudices. California…
Tag: adaptation
Review: Crime 101
As the title suggests, sure, this is an introduction to the crime genre. A professional thief in L.A. starts to question his vocation after a near-fatal encounter. But his replacement, and a detective on his tail, will make any sort of escape into a better life even more dangerous. Crime 101, is an Amazon production,…
Review: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
A movie made for a very specific audience. It is fun, but it is largely “Illumination noise”. After the defeat of koopa king Bowser, the Mushroom Kingdom is in relative peace. However, when the villain’s son kidnaps another princess, he has the power to not only rescue Bowser, but terrorise the whole galaxy. The Super…
Review: Project Hail Mary
Are sci-fi epics back? Sci-fi epics might be back. Our Sun is dying, and the solution lies in a remote solar system. One man stands between our extinction and our salvation… and he didn’t even want the job. Project Hail Mary is an adaptation of the Andy Weir novel of the same name. Weir’s name…
Review: Iron Lung
For a debut actor, writer, director, distributor, it is remarkable how good this actually is. The stars in the universe are disappearing, humans are disappearing. So begins a radical search for answers and solutions on deadly worlds. One such world is a moon of blood, and the only way to explore its depths is in…
Review: H is for Hawk
H could also be for “Helen”. In an effort to grieve for her father’s passing, Helen MacDonald buys a hawk, and attempts to train it. Based off the memoir of the same name, H is for Hawk is directed by Philippa Lowthorpe (Swallows and Amazons, The Crown) and stars Claire Foy (First Man, The Crown),…
Review: Hamnet
Well, I definitely did cry. Agnes is considered to be the daughter of a witch to everyone except William. Will’s unorthodox personality and desire to write makes the two of them instantly connect. The joys of family and creation are theirs. But are these strong enough to weather the worst of tragedies? Hamnet is based…
Review: Christy
The better Smashing Machine. Her traditionalist family doesn’t approve of Christy’s love life, but they do follow her talent for boxing. However, when they start taking a shine to Jim, her trainer, Christy finds herself trapped and isolated. Directed by David Michôd, and starring Sydney Sweeney, Ben Foster, Merritt Wever, Katy O’Brian, and James Self,…
Review: Wicked – For Good
How does wickedness come to pass in the final part? Awkwardly. But with flair. Having been outcast from society, Elphaba is now a rebel, hoping to reveal the Wizard’s true machinations. Meanwhile, Glinda is titled “The Good”, and revels in her social climbing. But these two friends are fated to clash again and again. Can…
Review: The Running Man (2025)
It is fine? But for being an Edgar Wright film, just “fine” feels wrong. In a dystopian America, jobless father Ben Richards signs up to the televised death game The Running Man to support his family. Can he survive the game with everyone out to kill him? The Running Man is yet another 2025 movie…