‘While the negatives may outweigh the positives, it still gets a decent grade as it is still a pretty enjoyable film’ Glass, 2019 Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan Written by: M. Night Shyamalan Starring: James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sarah Paulson, Samuel L. Jackson The third part of this unexpected trilogy, Glass picksContinue reading “Film Review: Glass (2019)”
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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”
Classic Film Review: Unbreakable (2000)
‘A brilliant genre-blending film’ Success or Failure: M. Night Shyamalan Unbreakable, 2000 Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan Starring: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright Penn David (Bruce Willis, The Sixth Sense), a former American-football player who had to retire after a car crash who now works in security, is the only survivor ofContinue reading “Classic Film Review: Unbreakable (2000)”
Film Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
‘A bit disappointed in the villain’ Ant-Man and the Wasp, 2018 Directed by: Peyton Reed Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Pena, Walton Goggins, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, Tip ‘T.I.’ Harris, David Dastmalchian, Hannah John-Kamen, Abby Ryder Forston, Randall Park, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Douglas Strangely taking place before the events of Avengers: InfinityContinue reading “Film Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)”
Film Review: Incredibles 2 (2018)
‘The humour is funny enough to satisfy the want of the children but the themes are quite mature’ Incredibles 2, 2018 Directed by: Brad Bird Starring: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner, Samuel L. Jackson The long awaited sequel to the well-received Incredibles takes place in a world where superheroes areContinue reading “Film Review: Incredibles 2 (2018)”
Film Review: Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
‘With regards to superhero films, this is unlike anything we’ve seen before’ 2018 in Cinema: Avengers: Infinity War Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, LetitiaContinue reading “Film Review: Avengers: Infinity War (2018)”
Classic Film Review: Blade (1998)
Marvel vs. DC: Blade, 1998 Directed by: Stephen Norrington Starring: Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N’Bushe Wright, Donal Logue Still following in DC’s footsteps, Marvel have brought their own black superhero film (and no, I’m not taking about Black Panther, despite the praise that film is receiving for its use of a blackContinue reading “Classic Film Review: Blade (1998)”
Classic Film Review: Steel (1997)
Marvel vs. DC: Steel, 1997 Directed by: Kenneth Johnson Starring: Shaquille O’Neal, Annabeth Gish, Richard Roundtree, Judd Nelson Quite timely having this film with Black Panther getting all the attention for being a film about a black superhero. Blade may have given Marvel one already (which some fans seem to have forgotten about), butContinue reading “Classic Film Review: Steel (1997)”
Classic Film Review: The Fantastic Four (1994)
Marvel vs. DC: The Fantastic Four, 1994 Directed by: Oley Sassone Starring: Alex Hyde-White, Jay Underwood, Rebecca Staab, Michael Bailey Smith, Kat Green, Joseph Cult Originally created to be a major theatrical release, The Fantastic Four was soon bought and shelved (amid controversy over the real reason it was created), and having watched theContinue reading “Classic Film Review: The Fantastic Four (1994)”
Classic Film Review: Captain America (1990)
Marvel vs. DC: Captain America, 1990 Directed by: Albert Pyun Starring: Matt Salinger, Ronny Cox, Scott Paulin, Ned Beatty, Darren McGavin, Francesca Neri, Michael Nouri In the 1930’s a German scientist performs an experiment on a small boy, which turns him into the villainous Red Skull (Scott Paulin). To fight back, the USA (nowContinue reading “Classic Film Review: Captain America (1990)”