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Reviews: Infinity War Isn't All That (Though I'll Need To See Part 2 To...
Review of Avengers: Infinity War (2018)Best thing: As much as the script forces together the cacophany of elements in the Marvel Universe, the bit that seemed to fit together most neatly for me was...
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Death of Stalin Is Fantastic. Also I Reviewed A Whole Bunch Of Other Films.
Review of Death of Stalin (2017)Best thing: Jason Isaacs as the head of the Red Army is hilarious.Worst thing: It's such a horrible period in Russian history and most likely portrayed pretty...
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Movie Reviews: The New Blade Runner Sequel Didn't Appeal, But I Liked One Of...
Review of Blade Runner 2049 (2017)Best thing: The AI girlfriend was something I found interesting, particularly since the only difference between her and her Replicant user would seem to be her lack of...
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Even More Blooming Reviews!
Review of Darkest Hour (2017)Best thing: The phone call from Churchill to President Franklin D Roosevelt is actually hilarious.Worst thing: There is one scene that seems to be oddly edited. Perhaps I...
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Latest Star Wars, Latest Thor, Loads of other Movie Reviews
Review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)Best thing: Luke Skywalker has changed over the years. I love the way his mysterious  character is explored.Worst thing: I think there are some pacing issues...
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Very Best Movies of 2006
Honourable mentionsHostel        Eli Roth does not have a great reputation these days, but re-watching Hostel more recently, it still seemed just as good as I remember. What begins with...
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Very Best Movies of 2015
Honourable mention:SpringThe monster-love story seems somehow beautiful and natural. Our protagonist goes on holiday after the traumatic death of a loved one and meets someone who is very different...
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VERY BEST MOVIES OF 2007
Having re-watched some films and checked out some for the first time I've finally come up with my list of movies released in 2007 in the UK that I recommend most highly. I previously only had a top 5...
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Movies I Couldn't Finish (I Really Wanted To Like These Films. Honest!)
I honestly didn’t just try to watch a whole series of films in a row, losing interest in each one. (Though now I’ve been introduced to Netflix, it looks like that could happen pretty easily.)Stresses...
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Some More Reviews - Including The Lastest Alien Movie - Wasn't This Supposed...
Review of Alien Covenant (2017)Best thing: Michael Fassbender's turn as two different androids is an incredible performance. This interaction also serves tie up the film's themes in a really exciting...
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Chan-Wook Park's Latest (Managed To Find A Cinema Playing This, Never Had...
Review of Kong: Skull Island (2017)Best thing: Kong is admittedly a film that relies on its action sequences. My favourite is probably the initial confrontation between Kong and the attack helicopters....
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Yet Another Enormous Reviews Update
Review of Tales of Halloween (2015)Best thing: Neil Marshall's segment concludes the film and, perhaps unwisely, begins by trying to tie the disparate strands together. It features an unconventional...
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Yet Another Review Update - Nearly Completely Up To Date!
Review of The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)Best thing: Father and son talking about the autopsy process (which makes up most of first half) is quite interesting, with great on screen chemistry between the...
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Saw The New Saw! From The Spierig Bros, And Several Others
Review of Jigsaw (2017)Best thing: There were so many points in this film where I was made to really squirm in my seat. My favourite example.is where the camera shows a point of view shot of someone as...
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More Movie Reviews: Nolan's Latest, Korean comedy, Hailee Steinfeld comedy,...
Review of Dunkirk (2017)Best thing: This is a film focused more on visual storytelling than having the story moved on by character interactions. This distinguishes "Dunkirk" quite sharply from previous...
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More Movie Reviews... Including Edgar Wright's "Baby Driver" (Not His Best...)
Review of Baby Driver (2017)Best thing: As per usual, Edgar Wright makes use of incredible choreography. Displaying every action sequence clearly with a lot blink-and-you'll-miss-it details.Worst...
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More Movie Reviews.... (Gradually Catching Up With The Backlog)
Review of Popstar Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)Best thing: The Bin Laden song is frikkin hilarious. Like seriously, actual genius. (Though SEAL explaining where he got his scars was a pretty close...
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After A Long Hiatus.... Even More Reviews! Including The Latest From Ti West...
In A Valley of Violence (2016)Best thing: I have mixed views on Ethan Hawke and rarely think he is the best thing about the projects he chooses. Yet here I actually found myself puzzling over why Ethan...
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A GOOD Version Of The Star Wars Prequels, Excellent Sequel To Guardians Of...
Star Wars: Fall Of The Jedi (Neon Noir fan edit) (2015)Best thing: One part that stood out for me was the mother's funeral. While once again using low-key moody music and no dialogue, we see quick cut...
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More Movie Reviews....
Review of Manborg (2011)Best thing: As much as the effects are cheap and terrible, when we cut to an advancing demonic claymation monster I found that to be awesome. Though actually my favourite aspect...
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