With the second removal of director(s) from a Star Wars film this year, it appears as though things aren’t quite so happy behind the scenes as fans would like. The trepidation that comes from and addition to a franchise. Going back years, the first directorial issue occurred during the first spinoff: Rogue One. Tony Gilroy…
It seems almost miraculous that Patti Cake$ made it to my local multiplex. A small Sundance indie, not based on source material, and with barely any recognizable names, sadly isn’t usually given such a mainstream platform. Patti Cake$ takes its chance to show the story of people we don’t often see up on the big…
For the prequel to a spinoff-prequel, in theory, this film really shouldn’t be good, but somehow it manages to defy what past ventures have taught us, and provide an effective, if entirely conventional, set of scares. Set in the home of a toymaker (the one who made Annabelle, of course), years after his young daughter…
Sadly, this summer it seems to have been a challenge to try and find a good comedy…disappointment seems to be the norm, and anything mediocre or above is practically a gem. Rough Night is, unfortunately, another disappointment, despite the proven comedic talents assembled in front of and behind the camera. It’s Jess’ (Scarlett Johansson) bachelorette…
When the trailer for American Made was first released, one of the comments under it was something along the lines of ‘nice to see Tom Cruise acting again’. Essentially, this is a film where Tom Cruise is back as character actor leading man, as opposed to just action hero (which he is also brilliant at,…
In the wake of the recent news about part two of the Divergent finale being relegated to TV, I thought I’d take a look at the risks and benefits of splitting a franchise’s (often based on a Young Adult book series) final chapter, seeing as, sadly, this acts as proof that the risk and the…
Stepping out of retirement, Steven Soderbergh returns to the big screen with a (Joe) bang with Logan Lucky, one of the funniest and cleverly original comedies we’ve had in a while. Set in West Virginia, the film follows Jimmy Logan (Channing Tatum), a divorced father, his one-armed bartender brother Clyde (Adam Driver) and his sister…
Just when we thought the rom-com had edged its way from endangered to extinct, The Big Sick has come along and proved that they still exist (and can still be invigorated with fresh perspective). However, this is a huge exception. It isn’t even that we don’t get really good rom coms anymore – there have…
Just when we were doubting if the good romcom was becoming extinct, The Big Sick arrives and proves it is very much alive and thriving, but not only that, it can still be approached from fresh angles and with minimal overused conventions. Based on star Kumail Nanjiani and his wife’s, co-writer Emily V. Gordon, real…
There’s an abundance of variety in this month’s DVD offerings. The films of the pre-Summer season (which has turned out to be mostly better than the Summer itself) seem to stretch across all genres; from comedy to horror to musicals and comic book films, it will be really hard to find something that isn’t to…
