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Film reviews
Sony Pictures has just released the first trailer for Anaconda, a comedy re-imagining of the 1997 giant-snake thriller. The original is a classic and I remember it fondly, although I advise … Read More
The new Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny trailer has arrived, and despite previous bad experiences with getting prematurely excited by trailers, this looks great. Proper Indiana Jones stuff. … Read More
The new Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny trailer was released recently and as often happens with films in series I adore, I am anxious – but also hopeful … Read More
I just saw Top Gun Maverick and felt the need – the need er… for a review. I haven’t written a film review for a while as I tend to … Read More
At long last, Hawkeye is getting his own film. And it looks a shitload of fun. The time of worrying about whether Marvel will make a decent job of things … Read More
I fancied reading a classic Bond, and Moonraker was particularly appealing as I had heard it differed from the film. That turned out to be an understatement. I was prepared … Read More
I was playing Ghost of Tsushima last night and it led to me watching the movie Rashomon by Akira Kurosawa. This turned out to be a great, great act of … Read More
In case you missed this production of Frankenstein, here is a recap on the background and what is going to happen. In 2011, the legendary Danny Boyle directed a theatre … Read More
In case you are some kind of ghastly Luddite, a deepfake is essentially when you add someone’s face to someone else and make them say fake stuff. Think digital ‘Face/Off‘. … Read More
The full title is Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) but from now on I will go with the shorter version. Birds of Prey follows … Read More
I started writing a whining complaint about the increasing move to the subscription model. This was mostly inspired by a diary app I had been using that one day decided … Read More
The latest movie from Quentin Tarantino, Once upon a time in Hollywood, is on the horizon and it looks great. My personal horizon is currently dominated by Avengers Endgame but … Read More
If you haven’t heard of Honest Trailers then you have been missing out. They are brilliant. I should also apologise as you are inevitably about to watch a load of … Read More
I saw Bohemian Rhapsody at the cinema the other day and loved it. This is not a review, however, as I have realised that with a film like this, there … Read More
In the game, you play Peter Parker and Spider-Man (obviously), when he is a 23-year-old research assistant for Dr Otto Octavius. So you can pretty much guess one of the bad guys from the start.
I can’t believe it has taken me so long to watch this. I am a massive fan of all the Uncharted games and have liked Nathan Fillion in everything I … Read More
Short story shorter – Mission Impossible 6, aka Fallout, is bloody great.
If you are a nerd, then prepare to be either be pedantically enraged or delighted by sheer genius.
I saw this trilogy meter and thought it was fun for about a minute.
I don’t know how the hell this slipped by me unnoticed but the droids from Star Wars appear in Raiders of the Lost Ark. In my defence, I saw the … Read More
