The World’s End
The World’s End comes with some rather large baggage, namely the two previous movies in the ‘Cornetto Trilogy’, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, two of the best comic films of this century. Added to which, just a few… Continue Reading
2013
Pacific Rim
In simple terms, Pacific Rim is Transformers vs Godzilla. Neither of those were good films so rather than dwell on the story, let’s get down to the nitty gritty of why this film is much more successful than anything of… Continue Reading
A Field In England
I don’t really know how to review A Field In England. It is clearly not a film for everyone – a black and white film set during the English Civil War with a cast of six that starts off as… Continue Reading
Monsters University
Monsters, Inc. is one of the most beloved Pixar animation films, but it is a long time since it came out. Twelve years, in fact. Pixar have shown they can do sequels to their standout films, with Toy Story 2… Continue Reading
Lovelace
The problem with many biopics is that the stories they are trying to tell don’t tend to fit in appropriately with traditional cinematic narrative conventions. This means that a lot of them end up essentially being a lot of recreations… Continue Reading
Despicable Me 2
My friends and I have a long standing joke (pilfered from elsewhere) about not seeing sequels if we’ve not seen the originals for fear of not understanding the film. It is always applied to ridiculous fare such as the Fast… Continue Reading
Hummingbird
I’ve said before I am a Jason Statham fan and while the terrible Parker Parker would not convince anyone to join me in that assessment, Hummingbird might be the kind of thing that does win over some admirers. Statham plays… Continue Reading
This Is The End
This Is The End is a strange beast. Definitely funny enough to be worth seeing, it still suffers from the kind of over-indulgence that can plague this kind of project – one that could easily be labelled ‘vanity’. So, the… Continue Reading
World War Z
World War Z has a troubled history, with a reshot ending and rumours of a budget ranging from $200m to $400m. Advance word was not good, though on a lighter note, filming in Lulworth Cove did lead to Brad Pitt… Continue Reading
Snitch
Traffic was a 2001 film by Steven Soderberg about the structure of the illegal drugs trade and the reasons the war on drugs is failing. It looks at the issue on a global scale but also shows the repercussions at… Continue Reading