calebjames11313 42 years on from it’s humble origins, the Skywalker Saga culminated with Episode 9 – A film from which we expected great things, but when it came, turned out to be a disastrous underachiever. This, off the back of an underperforming Solo movie, seemed to spell a rather sorry end for the Star Wars franchise. … Read more
Bungie’s chief franchise has established itself as one the most continually engaging games of recent years. An achievement owed in no small part to it’s ground-breaking approach of weekly resets, routine updates, ever-evolving end-game material and, most importantly, it’s periodic DLCs, giving players a constant feed of fresh and exciting content. And the formula works. … Read more
“On Snowpiercer, one-thousand-and-one cars long” goes the adage, serving as the full-stop to the opening monologue, each time from a new character’s perspective. Among the many cars and classes of Snowpiercer, the residual few hundred of humanity flow along in perpetual motion, their only means of continued survival on the now-frozen surface of the Earth. … Read more
Charlize Theron is arguably the biggest female bad-ass in Hollywood and it’s always a delight to see her slicing through henchmen in the likes of Atomic Blonde, Aeon Flux and Mad Max: Fury Road. Refreshingly, The Old Guard is the Theron we know with an interesting, fantastical twist. The question is however, does this Netflix-backed … Read more
Mulan One of the first blockbusters-to-be affected by COVID-19, <i>Mulan</i> is Disney’s latest live-action adaptation of one of their beloved animated classics, following 2019’s mega-hit The Lion King. After the release of the first trailer in July 2019, fans noted that there seemed to be none of the musical elements of the 1998 original and … Read more
The invisible man first made an appearance in H.G. Wells’ novel of the same name way back in 1897. Later made into a film in 1933, an iteration classed as comedy, horror and sci-fi all at once. Safe to say they’ve done away with the former in Leigh Whannell’s fresh new look at the monster … Read more
It’s hard to describe exactly what Bong Joon-ho has given us with Parasite and you can say the same about his last two features, The Host (2006) and Snowpiercer (2013). His films defy containment and instead operate across several genres simultaneously, flitting from horror to comedy to thriller to social commentary. Now this signature approach … Read more
If ever there were a film that required a few days to mull over in the aftermath of viewing, it’s The Lighthouse. A chaotic yet simple tale, illustrating the claustrophobic isolation of tending a lighthouse on a remote island. It’ll stay with you, whether you want it to or not. As the curtains draw back … Read more
I’ll admit. I wasn’t sure Sandler had it in him. The days of Happy Gilmore and The Waterboy seemed so ancient that it was hard to remember what was so special about this guy. Now we have Uncut Gems. As if there was ever any doubt. 2017’s Good Time was a breakthrough hit for sibling … Read more
In 1987 Alan Moore brought new meaning to the comic book world with his acclaimed graphic novel – Watchmen. Masked vigilantes, employed by the government, had been at the forefront of significant cultural and political shifts for the best part of the 20th century. The result? A stalemate between two superpowers, the USA and the … Read more