Shazam! (2019)
Shazam! (2019) Just say the word. There’s a scene in Shazam! where 14-year-old foster kid Billy Batson (Asher Angel) — who can turn into a thirtysomething costumed demigod by shouting the word ‘Shazam!’—… Continue reading
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Fighting with My Family (2019)
Fighting with My Family (2019) A Comedy About a Family That Fights a Little Differently As a casual fan of the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment), I always knew I’d like Fighting with My… Continue reading
Hotel Mumbai (2018)
Hotel Mumbai (2018) The gripping true story of the attack on the Taj Hotel There’s something about a harrowing ‘true story’ that sells. Over the past fifteen or so years, namely after the… Continue reading
Isn’t It Romantic (2019)
Isn’t It Romantic (2019) None of the Feels. As a romantic comedy enthusiast, I was super excited for Netflix’s new chick flick Isn’t It Romantic, which was released locally (here in Australia) on… Continue reading
Serenity (2019)
Serenity (2019) On Plymouth Island, No One Ever Dies … Unless You Break the Rules It’s hard to judge a film like Serenity. Sure, it’s terrible — but is it deliberately so? It’s… Continue reading
Mimic (1997)
Mimic (1997) A New Species Has Evolved. Whatever They Become, The Destroy. Yesterday, They Became Human. Following on from the festival and arthouse circuit success of his 1994 debut feature, Cronos, Mexican genre… Continue reading
Captain Marvel (2019)
Captain Marvel (2019) Higher. Further. Faster. If you know me personally, you’ll know that I’ve been calling good ol’ Marvel Studios and Kevin Feige out on their crap for ages, chiefly for their… Continue reading
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) Trust Love All the Way A love story set in the working class African-American community in the 1970s, If Beale Street Could Talk sees Moonlight (2016) director… Continue reading
The House That Jack Built (2018)
The House That Jack Built (2018) Originally intended as a small screen telly series, Lars von Trier’s latest, The House That Jack Built, made headlines last year after a hundred or so people… Continue reading
Greta (2018)
Greta (2018) Don’t take the bait. A mix between Fatal Attraction (1987) and Stephen King’s Misery (1990), Greta sees director Neil Jordan — the Irish moviemaker behind ’90s classics Interview with the Vampire… Continue reading