The line between fact and fiction are blurred in Bart Layton‘s indie Heist feature, American Animals. As four bored Kentuckian students attempt to pull off a heist by simply watching everything from Riffifi, Ocean’s Eleven to Reservoir Dogs. Can these boys really see themselves as ‘thieves’ after watching hours of classic crime flicks? Layton’s debut… Read More Film Review – American Animals (2018)
The Internet can be a wonderful tool for discovery, for educational and entertainment needs. It’s also the place to go for your cheap thrills and you would be forgiven to think Daniel Goldhaber, Isa Mazzei‘s Cam is delivering some. Netflix’s Original‘s latest film is set in the world of webcam porn. We meet Alice (Madeline… Read More Netflix Review – Cam (2018)
Danny Ocean’s legacy continues when his little sister Debbie picks up the reigns in Ocean’s 8. Sandra Bullock plays Debbie and like her big brother, she did time for her last crime. But once you get a taste for thievery it never leaves it’s in the blood. The burning question is this latest Ocean’s 11 spin-off… Read More Film Review – Ocean’s 8 (2018)
If you’ve never truly appreciated the magic of no sound, John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place will make you. Silence is golden and for this film, it’s that golden it will save your life. Earlier this year the actor come director’s pulsating tension-filled horror loved by cinephiles and critics alike, which itself there is a rarity.… Read More Film Review – A Quiet Place (2018)
They always said the spy game was always a dirty one when you watch Red Sparrow it’s a ‘sexy’ one too. Don’t expect an action-packed film, expect more a sexually dialogue driven espionage thriller. One that’s more at home with Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, just don’t expect to see George Smiley in high heels and… Read More Film Review – Red Sparrow (2018)
When it comes to a new film from a genre which spits out ten a penny, it’s refreshing to see a filmmaker attempting to create something different. Lynne Ramsay‘s You Were Never Really Here (2018) is one of those films. A film that comes across as a love letter to 1970’s crime thrillers. Starring Joaquin… Read More Film Review – You Were Never Really Really Here (2018)
When Sony Entertainment announced 35 years after Ridley Scott’s masterpiece Blade Runner was released, they were going to make a sequel, Blade Runner 2049.It divided opinion on should we really be expanding on a film that’s taken so long to be appreciated. Is there a director out there brave enough to attempt to answer the… Read More Blu-ray Review – Blade Runner 2049 (2018)
Debt always finds its way to get you to repay back what you owe, 99% you find yourself stuck in a vicious circle, no way to escape. In Edgar Wright‘s Baby Driver, a young man finds himself trapped in that circle. Forced to ‘drive’ to pay his way out of debt, a movie that may… Read More Film Review – Baby Driver (2017)
A question I’ve always been asked when comes to comic books and their movies ‘Why Don’t I like The Avengers or Captain America?‘ Simple one word X-Men or should I say Wolverine. I always remember in my late teens going to my local comic book shop picking up only Spider-Man and X-Men comics, that was… Read More Film Review – Logan (2017)
“Are you a player or are you a watcher?”, Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost‘s cautionary tale of the dangers of social media, the dark side of the web, Nerve (2016), take truth or dare into the 21st century. The world wide web (WWW) is a wonderful tool, the educational purpose is extraordinary, making the world… Read More Blu-ray Review – Nerve (2016)
