Marvel’s relationship with Netflix began so well. The first season of Daredevil was exquisite. Since then, however, it’s all gone downhill. While many critics lauded Jessica Jones, I was not one of them. Luke Cage had some redeeming features but ...
Read More »A Monster Calls: The truth that you hide, the truth you dream
As the credits rolled and the house lights came up, I realised something – I was the only person in the theatre not crying. People of all ages were sobbing and wiping their eyes, couples were holding each other… I ...
Read More »Finding Dory: I suffer from short term memory loss
One has to feel sorry for Pixar. With so many treasured classics in their relatively recent back catalogue, the pressure to continue to perform must be terrible. No matter how otherwise laudable an effort, so often all one can do ...
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 »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 ...
Read More »Cabin in the Woods
To be perfectly honest, I’m a wimp. I don’t like scarier films, especially psychological thrillers, or anything that could be at all ‘real.’ I’m ok with monsters or ridiculously over-the-top films, like those of my teenage years – things like ...
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