An emotionally complex but peacefully affecting story about two people finding some solace with each other. Written and directed by Sam Mendes (Skyfall, 1917) Empire of Light follows the story of Hilary, (Olivia Colman) a woman struggling with her mental health while working at an Empire cinema in coastal England. When new hire Stephen (Micheal…
Films of 2022
We reach the end of 2022, and I just want to thank the 210+ readers WordPress, the 155+ followers on Facebook, and the 70+ on Intagram! You are all great! 2022 felt like a busy year; as if everyone was trying to reclaim lost time over the pandemic. Cinema slowly started back up again as…
Review: Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
Del Toro, I love ya, but what is going on here? Italy, at the peak of World War Two, an old carpenter loses his son in a terrible incident. But when a spirit sees his misery, it blesses a wooden doll with life, and a cricket as its conscience. Often with Hollywood, we get two…
Review: Glass Onion – A Knives Out Mystery
Investigator Benoit Blanc is back for another case! When a wealthy tech entrepreneur sets up a secret retreat for himself and his closest associates, famous crime investigator Benoit Blanc is also mysteriously invited. But when the host’s own “whodunnit” party game becomes reality, the suspicions begin to fly. Director Rian Johnson really hit his stride…
Video Games of 2022
Another year, another list of video games! I’ve played a lot of games in 2022. The threat of Covid-19 was still very present at the start of the year, and… I am sad to say, still is at the end of the year. I came down with Covid just this week. So lots of games….
Review: Avatar – Way of Water (3D)
The film is absolutely gorgeous. But it caused a lot of head-scratching. Following the events of 2009’s Avatar, we see Jake Sully’s avatar at peace with his family; two sons, a daughter, an adopted daughter, and an adopted human son, as well as Neytiri. But when the humans return to Pandora, he sees that they…
The MCU 30 Ranked (Phases 1 – 4)
People do enjoy a good list, and what’s better to list than every single Marvel Cinematic Universe movie? They certainly are churning them out now, without signs of stopping any time soon. So this list is Phase 1 through Phase 4.Please be aware that many of these films I have only watched once, and I…
Review: Black Panther – Wakanda Forever
Marvel could have had a real moment here… but the film is found lacking. King T’Challa is dead. Wakanda is left vulnerable to attack from foreign nations vying for acquisition of vibranium, the country’s rare metallic resource. But there is another nation, beneath the waves, that also enters this power vacuum. Losing someone is never…
Review: Black Adam
Where was this from DC five or even ten years ago? In the fictional city of Kahndaq, the repressed people believe in a mythical hero from before even Babylonian times, a hero who stood up against slavery and oppression.With no sign of this hero returning, explorers uncover a tomb, as well as an artefact of…
Review: Amsterdam
Amsterdam is a solid movie with some important subtext. Two World War One veterans find themselves wanted for the murder of a late friend’s daughter. But in an effort to get themselves out of the mess, they only embroil themselves further in a conspiracy of global disaster. Directed by David O. Russell (American Hustle, The…