I often wonder why The Emperor’s New Groove, originally released in December 2000, isn’t talked about more as one of the best Disney animation films of all time. Because it really is. No character is wasted, they all have distinct personalities ...
Read More »Mistress America: You are much more of an asshole than you initially appear
Mistress America is the latest film from indie auteur Noah Baumbach and another collaboration with Greta Gerwig, following on from Greenberg and Frances Ha. The film follows pretentious, infuriating, self-absorbed people interacting in a vaguely preposterous version of reality. And ...
Read More »10 reasons why William Shatner is amazeballs
Who doesn’t love a bit of William Shatner? If you are sitting there scoffing at my love for this Octogenarian, I have a home truth to share – you have terrible taste and all your friends agree with me. Fact. ...
Read More »The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
In the war on original intellectual properties, we have the latest reinvention of a long dormant series in Guy Ritchie’s muddled spy flick The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The original show was a classic of the 60s Cold War spy craze, ...
Read More »Trainwreck: You all know one
I know very little of Amy Schumer. With the flood of good reviews for her debut feature film (she wrote the script, Judd Apatow directed), I couldn’t help but sit up and take note. Who is this woman and where ...
Read More »Paper Towns: What a treacherous thing to believe that a person is more than a person
I like to pretend I’m not, but when it comes down to it, I’m a book snob. All I really knew about John Green was that he wrote The Fault in Our Stars and the premise of that story sounded ...
Read More »The First Time: Why young people have unhealthy views of sex
One of my weaknesses is teen movies. I can’t get enough of them. I’m a sucker for all the cheese and predictability. But having said that, when I come across one that surprises me while still entertaining, all the better. Watching ...
Read More »Fantastic Four: You can’t fix this. No one can.
Don’t go see this film. If you were going to see this film, do not go see this film. The rest of the review is essentially a repetition of those statements. So just to be clear: do not go see ...
Read More »Spring: Are you the kind of crazy I can handle?
It’s highly possible that, like me, you completely missed the release of Spring in cinemas. I had never even heard of it before a twitter acquaintance recommended it. And I’m glad I did. I really, really enjoyed this film. It’s ...
Read More »New Dungeons & Dragons film announced
We’re already getting a World of Warcraft film directed by Duncan Jones and now we’re getting a new Dungeons and Dragons film… life is good. Let’s just hope Warner Bros get an awesome team together for this one. And all ...
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