The film everyone is talking about, announced during the Super Bowl that it would be released on Netflix after the game. Is this a new method of releasing a film or was this just damage control. At the start of the year, in my most anticipated films of the year list, this film was... Continue Reading →
Thunderball (1965) Film Review
SPECTRE and Blofeld are back to continue their plan for world domination. After the success of Goldfinger, Thunderball had a lot to live up to. The budget is bigger, the action is bigger, but does Thunderball prove that bigger is better? SPECTRE return and decide to steal two atomic bombs and then threaten to bomb London if... Continue Reading →
Goldfinger (1964) Film Review
James Bond returns in the classic Goldfinger, cue Shirley Bassey, cue Pussy Galore, cue Gadgets. GOLDFINGER!!!! Sean Connery returns as the suave 007 agent James Bond and is on a mission to stop Gold fanatic, Auric Goldfinger, who plans to infiltrate Fort Knox. The plot is that simple but it is it's simplicity it is... Continue Reading →
From Russia With Love (1963) Film Review
Bond returns for his second outing and SPECTRE returns to seek their revenge on Bond for killing Dr. No. After what happened in Jamaica, SPECTRE start to train agents to kill Bond, the assigned agent is Donald 'Red' Grant. Along with that they trick Russian loyalist, Tatiana Romanova, into believing that she must lure Bond... Continue Reading →
5 Board Games That Potentially Would Make Good Films
It has just been announced that the hugely popular board game Settlers of Catan is in consideration of getting a film adaptation. Board game films are not new, you can look at examples such as Battleship (2012) , Dungeons and Dragons (2000) and Clue (1985) are just to name a few. Generally these films suffer the same fate as video game... Continue Reading →
Top 100 Films- 88. Glory (1989)
Glory tells the story of an all black regiment that fought against the confederacy in the American civil war. Featuring performances from Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman, Glory is a triumph and an emotional look into the struggle of African Americans freedom in the modern history of the United States. There are hundreds of films that... Continue Reading →
Baby Driver (2017) Film Review
Edgar Wright returns as director of an original film that reverts back to old classic films about bank heists, car chases and a high kicking soundtrack. Baby Driver is about a getaway driver called Baby, who owes a high ranking criminal boss, played by Kevin Spacey, a lot of money and must drive to repay... Continue Reading →
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 Film Review (Spoiler Free Review)
Before the screening of the film I was a little anxious because there were musings of a mediocre film that wasn't as good as the first film. After watching the film I just don't understand the criticism for this film. I feel like I watched a completely different film to all these people bashing this... Continue Reading →
Doctor Strange (2016) Film Review. Strange is indeed the perfect word.
The truth of the matter is, that we are in the cinematic superhero boom, whether we are at the faltering end or in the peak of this movement, it remains to be seen and can only been concluded with hindsight. For every bad superhero film that comes out, at least one critic proclaims the end of... 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 →