Film

The film reboot of 21 Jump Street was a pleasant surprise. I assumed it would be awful, trying too hard to cling to old ideas that did well back in the day without really adding anything of its own to ...

Maleficent is a badass. There’s no two ways about it. She is one of the best baddies in the Disney animated classics archive: her voice, her look, her powers, everything about her is brilliant. What a legend. It’s no surprise ...

Before we get into anything else about this film there is one thing I want to say first: this is quite possibly the worst title for a science fiction film ever. Edge of Tomorrow is the most generic, bland, unappealing ...

Roland Emmerich is having a bit of a nostalgia trip at the moment. Work on Independence Day 2 is well underway and now he has announced that he will be rebooting Stargate. The original 1994 film was envisaged by Emmerich ...

I was a big fan of the original X-Men films from 2000–2006. Well, the first two were good, the third one (X-Men: The Final Stand) not so much. They were fun and full of action. They also gave us Hugh ...

It has long been in the rumour-mill – ever since Disney bought Lucasfilm – that there would be several spin-off, standalone feature films based in the Star Wars universe. It is presumed that these will focus on fringe characters, such ...

I am not generally a big fan of monster movies. That said, I really enjoyed Del Toro’s Pacific Rim last year, so had hope that future monster movies might take a page form his book. Sadly, that was not the ...

This film has been advertised as an escalating prank movie. The trailer doesn’t even hint at anything deeper than that occurring beneath the surface. As such, I had very little desire to see this film. But, after a few glowing ...

What female Star Wars fan didn’t grow up wanting to be Princess Leia? She was a leader, a fighter, a politician, a friend, a lover, a badass. For a series that was otherwise incredibly cock-heavy, and following the cast announcement for Star ...

Prize for most underwhelming news announcement ever goes to DC. Today it was confirmed that a Justice League film would be released, directed by Zack Snyder, following the Batman vs. Superman film in 2016. Did anyone really need confirmation about that? ...