There’s always a slight sense of trepidation whenever a director chiefly linked with genre work gets a sniff of respectability and moves away from the
Tag: 2020s
Don’t Look Up (2021) – Review
After switching focus from ridiculously quotable Will Ferrell vehicles, Adam McKay’s last couple of movies have pointed angry (but humorous fingers) at certain corrupt figures
Scream (2022) – Review
It really does seem like we’re up to our eyes in Legacy Sequels these days what with the Spider-Man, Matrix and Ghostbusters franchises all breaking
The 355 (2021) – Review
When wondering which sub-genre of movie has had a sudden surge in entries, the “female led spy movie” suddenly seems to be everywhere. Joining such
The King’s Man (2021) – Review
While I consider the first movie a work of subversive genius (yes, even the joke about anal), was anyone really clamouring for a Kingsman prequel
The Matrix Resurrections (2021) – Review
As we rapidly approach the end of 2021, one thing that’s stood out with a couple of recent blockbusters is the deployment of some weapons
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) – Review
Even before he made his welcome integration into the Marvel Cinematic universe, true Spider-Fans of Peter Parker’s cinematic exploits have been well aware of what
Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City (2021) – Review
I’ve had had a few things to say about the Resident Evil movie franchise in the past and predictably they weren’t particularly very nice. Originally
House Of Gucci (2021) – Review
So far, 2021 hasn’t been excessively kind to Ridley Scott. After his previous movie The Last Duel (only released barely a month prior) made $10
A Classic Horror Story (2021) – Review
Original concepts in the horror genre are few and far between these days and the only way filmmakers can seemingly plough into new territory is
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) – Review
It’s an obvious and old joke, but the phrase “nostalgia isn’t what it used to be” is also a pertinent question when concerning the glut
Red Notice (2021) – Review
Much has been made of the fact that Red Notice is the most expensive movie Netflix has ever made (a rumoured $200 million no less),
Eternals (2021) – Review
It seems that everything there was to be said about Eternals – the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s 26th feature venture – had already been stated before
The Harder They Fall (2021) – Review
The predominantly black western isn’t exactly a kind of movie that’s blossomed over the years and if we’re being technical, we can’t even fully count
Army Of Thieves (2021) – Review
Inbetween the slow motion skull splats, unexplained robots and suggested alien influences of Zack Snyder’s entertaining but overstuffed Netflix opus Army Of The Dead, one
Antlers (2021) – Review
Artful monster movies seem to be all the rage these days…Be it a black coated Babadook launching an all out attack on a woman struggling
Last Night In Soho (2021) – Review
There’s something about seeing a beloved filmmaker maturing in their career that makes me stupidly grin like a proud papa. I felt it with Sam
Dune (2021) – Review
The opening novel of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi opus has been as stubbonly resistant to a satisfying adaptation as a Sherman tank is to a fusilade
Halloween Kills (2021) – Review
I remember back in the mists of time when I first saw the trailer to the notoriously wonky Halloween 5, I was excited by a
There’s Someone Inside Your House (2021) – Review
Being anything but white and straight in any kind of slasher film has usually meant either one of two things, 1) you’re guaranteed deader than
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