2022
The Black Phone Review
The Black Phone feels like a good Stephen King story brought to life. Except it’s not. Instead it’s based on a short story of the same title by Joe Hill, which has been expanded upon […]
2022
2022
Jurassic World Dominion Review
No sequel could ever match the magic of Jurassic Park. This is basically a cliché for me at this point. But it’s true! From The Lost World’s long grass, through to Fallen Kingdom’s horror vibe, […]
2022
Top Gun: Maverick Review
Sometimes you just can’t get better than seeing a real person doing a real thing. A damn crazy thing. Tom Cruise has recently signed off videos with “See you at the movies”. Top Gun: Maverick […]
2022
Eternals Review
The first MCU film I didn’t pretty much much immediately see on release, Eternals is an outlier. But no more! It’s odd to see a ‘big’ MCU film like this over six months after release, […]
2022
Remember the Titans Review
You know those evenings where you end up flicking through various platforms hoping for something to grab you? And how that exasperation can be compounded by a partner or friend ‘not feeling it’? Well not […]
2022
Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers Review
Oh Andy Samberg. My TV, music, and film spirit animal. From SNL, to The Lonely Island, to Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Storks and Palm Springs – I’m picking up what’s he putting down. Could a Disney+ reboot […]
2022
Thor Review
Tagging my MCU posts reveals that I’ve reviewed twenty-one of the twenty-eight films released so far. Knowing I haven’t reviewed Thor has timed itself well with an impromptu Sunday TV viewing. With films like Endgame […]
2022
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Review
Avengers, Iron Man 3, Age of Ultron, Thor Ragnarok, Guardians 1 & 2. Of twenty-seven MCU films, these six are the only ones I feel have a distinctive directing style. It’s hugely pleasing to be […]
2022
Dirty Harry Review
An admission – A review of my Letterboxd stats confirms that if I go back before the eighties the amount of films I’ve seen falls off a cliff. Upon watching Dirty Harry for the first […]
2022
The Bubble Review
The main thing I took away from Judd Apatow’s latest comedy is that it’s too late! If this had hit whilst we were all in lockdown, like Tiger King did, perhaps it could have landed […]