‘It’s based on a comic book and they had hopes when making it of having it resemble, visually, the comic book style and I must admit they succeeded hands down’ Sin City, 2005 Directed by: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez Starring: Jessica Alba, Benicio del Toro, Brittany Murphy, Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis, Elijah WoodContinue reading “Classic Film Review: Sin City (2005)”
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Film Review: Gerald’s Game (2017)
‘Expertly acted […] and well told’ Gerald’s Game, 2017 Directed by: Mike Flanagan Starring: Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood Based on the novel by Stephen King, Gerald’s Game was adapted and released by Netflix and tells the events of Jessie (Carla Gugino) and Gerald (Bruce Greenwood) who decide to book a weekend away at aContinue reading “Film Review: Gerald’s Game (2017)”
Films Ranked: M. Night Shyamalan
Film Ranking: M. Night Shyamalan Night Shyamalan has a wide range of films with a wide range of quality and having watched them all for the Success or Failure segment I am now going to rank them in terms of my favourite to least favourite (note: this is not ranked by quality, as #1 willContinue reading “Films Ranked: M. Night Shyamalan”
Film Review: The Last Airbender (2010)
‘Winner of five Razzie Awards (including the big ‘Worst Picture’, ‘Worst Director’ and ‘Worst Screenplay’ awards), The Last Airbender is a terrible adaptation’ Success or Failure: M. Night Shyamalan The Last Airbender, 2010 Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan Starring: Noah Ringer, Dev Patel, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Shaun Toub, Aasif Mandvi, Cliff Curtis BasedContinue reading “Film Review: The Last Airbender (2010)”
Film Review: The Darkest Minds (2018)
‘A rinse-and-repeat series of clichés from a dying genre’ The Darkest Minds, 2018 Directed by: Jennifer Yuh Nelson Starring: Amandla Stenberg, Mandy Moore, Gwendoline Christie For as much love as I the Harry Potter franchise, it unfortunately must be the sole area of blame for the Young Adult (YA) genre’s direction in the two-decades-plusContinue reading “Film Review: The Darkest Minds (2018)”
Film Review: Rampage (2018)
‘The biggest takeaway of any film like this, though, is the visuals; and this film exceeds the desires of the masses’ Rampage, 2018 Directed by: Brad Peyton Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Akerman, Jake Lacy, Jeffry Dean Morgan, Joe Manganiello Davis Okoye (Dwayne Johnson, Skyscraper) is a primatologist at the San Diego WildlifeContinue reading “Film Review: Rampage (2018)”
Classic Film Review: No Country for Old Men (2007)
And the Oscar Goes to: No Country for Old Men, 2007 Directed by: Joel & Ethan Coen Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson Based on Cormac McCarthy’s novel of the same name, No Country for Old Men is a cat-and-mouse crime drama about the after-effects of a drug deal goneContinue reading “Classic Film Review: No Country for Old Men (2007)”
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