Category: Films

Revisited: Star Wars

Star Wars is one of the most iconic films in the history of cinema and one of the most recognisable brands in the world today. Since its release 1977, legions of fans all over the world have been enamoured with the adventures of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia as they fight the oppression …

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Review: Without Remorse

After what seems like forever stuck in development hell, and to give it it’s full title, Tom Clancy’s: Without Remorse has finally hit our screens and thanks to the good people over at Amazon, we can watch it from the comfort of our own home. While at this point there is no shortage of material …

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Review: Mortal Kombat (2021)

To say I was excited about Mortal Kombat would be an understatement. I’ve been looking forward to a new film in this universe for a long time but when this was first announced, I have to say I was apprehensive. It seemed to take forever before we saw anything from the film and the trailer …

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Revisited: Mortal Kombat (1995)

Two things I loved growing up in the 90’s was Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Mortal Kombat. Even then I knew both of them were pretty bad but being bad doesn’t mean it can’t be entertaining and so I’d spend countless hours watching Power Rangers every morning before school and playing Mortal Kombat on the …

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Review: Sound of Metal

About a decade ago now, not long before I started out in music journalism, I popped my eardrum. I’m not really sure how it happened or even when but I do remember the feeling of absolute terror that overcame me as I thought I’d never hear out of my right ear ever again. It was …

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Review: Thunder Force

Starring Melisa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer, Thunder Force is an action / comedy set in a world where sociopaths develop superpowers after the planet was struck by cosmic rays in the early 1980’s. The film sees two childhood friends reunite in adulthood to fight crime after they take an experimental treatment to give them superpowers …

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Review: Chaos Walking

Directed by Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow / The Bourne Identity), Chaos Walking stars Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley fleeing for their lives from the tyrannical mayor of a small settlement, played by Mads Mikkelsen. Set on a distant world in the year 2257 where the thoughts of men can be heard aloud by anyone …

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Review: Godzilla vs. Kong

At just under 2hrs. Godzilla vs. Kong may be the shortest of the MonsterVerse films thus far but it may also be the best of them and while usually I enjoy longer films, if Zack Snyder’s Justice League has taught me anything it’s that sometimes trimming some of the fat can definitely be a good …

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Review: Zack Snyder’s Justice League

Like most people I was terribly disappointed in 2017’s Justice League so I was happy to see an alternative version of the film being made available as I always found the Donner Cut of Superman II to be an interesting take on what could have been and I viewed Zack Snyder’s Justice League in a …

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