Even the most hardiest of puppets need to take some down time every once in a while – but for a hot minute there it
Tag: 2010s
Zero Dark Thirty (2012) – Review
Undoubtedly one of the thorniest subjects a filmmaker could tackle in the modern age, the spectre of 9/11 is something that has to be treated
Rings (2017) – Review
Possibly the most startling thing about Rings, the bizarrely belated trilogy capper for the American wing of the Ring franchise, is the fact that it
Jack Reacher (2012) – Review
When adapting a character from book to film, how important is it that the physical embodiment of a beloved protagonist matches that of his literary
My Soul To Take (2010) – Review
Before his untimely death in 2015, director Wes Craven made his final directorial bow in 2011 with Scream 4 and while it certainly wasn’t the
A Simple Favour (2018) – Review
Where does one go after the disastrously received, all-female reboot of Ghostbusters? While I’ll freely admit that, while noticably inferior, Paul Feig’s colourful and fun
The Town (2010) – Review
Even with the incredibly gritty Gone Baby Gone under his directorial belt, I don’t think anyone was expecting Ben Affleck’s next filmmaking effort to take
Baywatch (2017) – Review
Much like video games, Anime and comic book movies during the 90s, the road of movie adaptations of beloved TV shows has been about as
Seventh Son (2014) – Review
Why is nailing fantasy on film so damned hard? While other may debate that the lucrative likes of Lord Of The Rings and Harry Potter
The Mandalorian – Season 1, Chapter 8: Redemption (2019) – Review
Redemption brings the first season of The Mandalorian to a confident and emotionally satisfying close. After the tension and cliffhanger ending of Chapter 7, the
Leprechaun Returns (2018) – Review
Whether you want to admit it or not, the Leprechaun is a legitimate horror icon. Complain all you like, but the evidence is irrefutable: he’s
Jarhead: Law Of Return (2019) – Review
I’ve always tried to review movies for this site in something of a bubble as I believe every film should be taken on their own
The Mandalorian – Season 1, Chapter 7: The Reckoning (2019) – Review
The Reckoning feels like the moment The Mandalorian has been building toward all season. After a run of more self-contained, episodic adventures, this chapter pivots
The Mandalorian – Season 1, Chapter 6: The Prisoner (2019) – Review
With Chapter 6, The Mandalorian continues to explore its episodic, almost anthology-like structure. Coming off the more nostalgic but uneven Chapter 5, this episode feels
The Mandalorian – Season 1, Chapter 5: The Gunslinger (2019) – Review
After four episodes that steadily built character, tone, and emotional investment, The Mandalorian had begun to find its rhythm. The show had proven it could
The Mandalorian – Season 1, Chapter 4: Sanctuary (2019) – Review
After the explosive, game-changing events of Chapter 3, expectations for the series changed. The series had just raised the stakes dramatically, turning its central character
Safe House (2012) – Review
To take a step back for a brief moment, mid-budget movies like Safe House used to pop up at cinemas all the time over ten
Run All Night (2015) – Review
While some people treated Liam Neeson’s switch from “serious” actor to creaky-limbed action conquerer as something of a joke, there are other who would doubtlessly
The Mandalorian – Season 1, Chapter 2: The Child (2019) – Review
Chapter 2 arrived with a very different kind of pressure than the premiere episode of The Mandalorian. After the shock ending of Chapter 1, the
Leprechaun: Origins (2014) – Review
By the time 2014 rolled around, it had become plainly clear that no matter who you are, no one escaped the reboot machine. Obviously by
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