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The success of Jurassic World reinvigorated the dormant franchise and while nobody would claim it to be a masterpiece, its amusement park ride was entertaining. Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom its sequel returns with some interesting twists on a familiar formula. It is a better film than its predecessor but also suffers from fatigue with its …
The movie Deadpool won a lot of people over with its edgy and over the top humour. Its irreverent attitude covered over what was clearly a low budget superhero movie. Yet fast forward to a record-breaking take at the box office and suddenly we have a more ambitious sequel. Deadpool 2 does what sequels do, …
Avengers: Infinity War is what the Marvel cinematic universe has been building towards for a long time with plot threads, post-credit scenes and easter eggs all finally reaching their conclusion. The great news is that this slow and steady build results in an epic and entertaining film. It’s not without problems but fans are getting …
Horror movies, for the most part, rely on a gimmick. For example, a monster who kills you in your dreams or being trapped inside a blind psychopath’s house. A Quiet Place, the low-key horror movie directed and starring John Krasinski, has creatures in it who hunt by sound. The resulting movie is a tense, terrifying film …
Ernest Cline’s 2011 novel Ready Player One is something of a nostalgia trip for children of a certain age. It created a world of nostalgic pop culture iconography come alive for a second time especially with those of a nerdy persuasion during the 1980s. It’s translation to film with Steven Spielberg at the helm manages …
Pacific Rim returns with its breed of Monster versus Machines, or should I say Kaiju vs. Yagers in Pacific Rim Uprising. It is perhaps an unnecessary sequel but it is for the most part watchable. It lacks the care of the first but is still largely entertaining. The Yager pilots program is about to be replaced …
It’s technically March I know, but this Watchcast was created in February. I know it’s almost cheating but we talk about Black Panther and have a conversation about how they portray race (especially ironic given the very caucasian appearance of us), we deal with the stealth delivery of The Cloverfield Paradox and we fret about …
With 18 films and more in production, Marvel Studios is aware something new might be needed to keep things fresh and profitable. Black Panther is such an attempt, a distinctive vision that deals not only with a superhero originating from a fictional African nation but also deciding to wade into politics and issues of justice. …
It seems unlikely that the Fifty Shades franchise would course correct in its final act and so the cringe-worthy dialogue, awkward sexuality and near-abusive dynamics are all still present in Fifty Shades Freed. Yet in spite of everything one can’t help but felt a little bit of sentimentality for the odd coupling of Anastasia and …
It’s happened before and it usually begins with seeing multiple movies in a week and a consummate lazy holiday attitude which means I get behind on my Movie review write-ups. So I thought I would just put my voice to my opinions of three films: ‘The Post’, ‘The Shape of Water’ and ‘I, Tonya.’ For …
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