2018 is over and it has been a mixed year for films, some very good, some very bad. However time moves on and we need to look forward into 2019 into the top 10 films to look forward to in the new year. 10) Pokemon: Detective Pikachu (Est. Release May 2019) When I first heard... Continue Reading →
13 Reasons Why Season 2 (2018) TV Review
TW. The below review contains topics of rape, suicide and drug abuse 13 Reasons Why returns, the tapes and the trial of Hannah Baker, the critically acclaimed series that gained a lot of controversy over it's depiction of suicide. Starting up the new season, you are warned about the upcoming content and constantly reminded that... Continue Reading →
Stephen Hawking in Popular Culture
Stephen Hawking has passed away at the age of 76, way passed what he was expected to live by due to being diagnosed with Motor Neurone disease at the age of 21 and given two years to live. Stephen Hawking was one of the greatest minds of the 21st century in physics but it wasn't... Continue Reading →
Top 100 Films List Starts Soon
At the start of 2017, I wanted to create my top 100 favourite films of all time. These are not the best films of all time but my favourite. I have tried to include as many genre's, foreign language films, animations, documentaries as possible. This list will be varied and be full of guilty pleasures.... Continue Reading →
Star Wars 8: The Last Jedi Teaser Trailer Reaction
The Star Wars Celebration is almost over and the marketing train for the new Star Wars film has finally started. The release of the 1st trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi hit the internet and the reaction has been overwhelmingly positive. As a self proclaimed fan, I have now watched the trailer over 50 times just... Continue Reading →
13 Reasons Why (Spoiler Free Review) 2017
(WARNING: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS DISCUSSIONS ABOUT SUICIDE) To escape the hysteria and hype surrounding Netflix's new 13 episode offering, 13 Reasons Why, one would have to lock themselves in the most underground vault in Fort Knox. For a viewer like myself, who is against binge watching shows, I succumbed to the magnetism of this show and managed to... Continue Reading →
The Ghostbusters Issue; Women can be heroes too.
A true reflection on the past months at the reaction of the new Ghostbusters (2016) film is one to really diagnose, however this article will not look into the heated cauldron of fan rage. It is a topic that has been heavily discussed and anything I mention would just be a faint echo in the millions... Continue Reading →
Watership Down: A Children’s Film?
Easter Sunday is a day of rest, where the whole family sit and watch television after eating an unhealthy amount of Easter eggs, while Mum's roast beef is cooking in kitchen. However a certain TV scheduling has created an uproar with British parents. The case in question, is Channel 5 putting Watership Down on in... Continue Reading →
Why Batman vs Superman was always doomed to fail.
Batman vs Superman: Dawn Of Justice was released earlier this week and the critical backlash will forever be held in infamy. The constant posting of images of its Rotten Tomatoes score has invaded my timeline and twitter feed. I cannot remember such a film have such a negative tirade against it. Also the audience scores... Continue Reading →
Berlinale Film Festival 2016.
Going to a film festival is not the most common reason in taking a trip to Berlin. The vast history of Berlin, divided by two political ideologies for the majority of the 20th century, seems to be the perfect place to introduce the public to cinemas vast and expansive culture. The events ranged from specialist press... Continue Reading →