At the end of last week, I reviewed Marvel’s latest movie Black Panther. The film has, quite rightly, received a lot of attention for its focus on black African characters. Speaking as a white guy, it is all too easy ...
Read More »Star Wars: You may find my lack of faith disturbing
Rogue One is out and, as a fitting follow-up to last year’s The Force Awakens, it turns out to be dreadful. We now have a track record being set. Under Disney’s management, the trends of the new Star Wars productions ...
Read More »Ghostbusters: Very hard to wash off
There’s been misogynist uproar, there’s been apprehension over the ability of the film to live up to the lauded original, and then there’s been horror at the quality of the first trailer. Now Ghostbusters has landed and I wish I ...
Read More »Bill Murray to appear in the Ghostbusters reboot
While having been hesitant to appear in the proposed Ghostbusters 3 after the sequel in the franchise didn’t meet critical expectations (and a supposedly weak script), Murray has said yes to Feig’s all-female reboot. And why wouldn’t he? A cameo ...
Read More »Sony plans full cinematic universe for Ghostbusters franchise
What’s that you say? More Ghostbusters? The question ‘Who you gonna call?’ gets increasingly complicated when multiple reboots of the classic Ghostbusters films are in the works. Is this a launch of a full on Ghostbusters universe in the vein ...
Read More »A great week for women and equal rights
The topic of equal rights for women has been in the media a lot recently. Spurred on by Emma Watson’s brilliant HeForShe launch speech at the UN, asking everyone – no matter what their gender – to fight for equal ...
Read More »Nostalgic Impulse: Ghostbusters
There are some films that will stay with us until the day we die. The reasons for their lasting impact can vary widely, but we know that we love them and that’s all that matters. Ghostbusters is one of those ...
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