When aspiring art dealer Josephina (Zawe Ashton) discovers a dead neighbour in her apartment building she discovers a vast collection of his art. Seeing an opportunity for fame and fortune she steals it. When her employer, Rhodora Haze (Rene Russo) and her boyfriend and art critic Morf Vandewalt (Jake Gyllenhaal) lay eyes on it they … Continue reading Velvet Buzzsaw
Hellboy (David Harbour) must tackle an evil witch (Milla Jovovich) brought back from the dead to wreak her revenge on the Earth. I’m not going to beat around the bush here, Neil Marshall’s reboot of Hellboy is an absolute travesty. If Guillermo Del Toro’s excellent two films starring Ron Perlman did not exist and this … Continue reading Hellboy (2019)
Sir Lionel Frost (Hugh Jackman) dreams of taking his rightful place in the society of great gentlemen explorers. Unfortunately though he has not quite been able to prove the existence of mythical creatures. Following a bet with his rival, Lord Piggot-Dunceby (Stephen Fry) he heads out to find the Sasquatch and prove his doubters wrong. … Continue reading Missing Link
It’s Kayla’s (Elsie Fisher) final week in eighth grade before she heads to high school and we get to follow her as she experiences the growing pains of being a teenager. First and foremost, some research I had to do prior to watching this film. Eighth Grade is the U.S. equivalent of Year 9 for … Continue reading Eighth Grade
In 1850’s Oregon the Sisters Brothers, Eli (John C. Riley) and Charlie (Joaquin Phoenix) have been sent to track down Hermann Kermit Warm (Riz Ahmed) by their boss The Commodore (Rutger Hauer). Ahead of them is John Morris (Jake Gyllenhaal), another employee of the Commodore whose task it is to slow Warm down. John C. … Continue reading The Sisters Brothers
Dr. Louis Creed (Jason Clarke) and his wife Rachel (Amy Seimetz) relocate from Boston to rural Maine in order to spend more time with their children Ellie (Jete Laurence) and Gage (Hugo Lavoie). When Ellie’s pet cat is killed their neighbour Jud (John Lithgow) leads Louis out to the Pet Sematary in the woods and … Continue reading Pet Sematary
Opening in 1986 we see a young Adelaide (Madison Curry) suffer a traumatic experience at a funfair in Santa Cruz. Flash forward to present day and a now grown Adelaide (Lupita Nyong’o) and her family are heading down to Santa Cruz for a holiday. Her tension at returning to this place only gets worse when … Continue reading Us
1919. The Medici Brothers circus is ailing. Returning from the war with one arm, equestrian Holt Farrier (Colin Farrell) finds that his wife has died of influenza, his horses have been sold and he is now in charge of the elephants. Max Medici (Danny DeVito) has recently bought a pregnant elephant and is hoping he … Continue reading Dumbo (2019)
I discovered the Coen Brothers when I was approximately 16 years old. I say approximately because Fargo came out in 1996 when I was 15 and given its 18 certificate that meant I would have watched a VHS rental at some point the following year. Aside from the obvious fact that it was easier to … Continue reading The Coen Brothers Retrospective
When teenage foster kid Billy Batson (Asher Angel) meets an ancient wizard (Djimon Hounsou) he is granted the ability to transform into an adult superhero (Zachary Levi) by uttering the word Shazam! Shazam has an interesting history in comics. Originally created in 1939 by Fawcett Comics he was named Captain Marvel. Following copyright infringement claims … Continue reading Shazam!
