Category Archives: Reviews

A buddy movie is a film that tells the story of a close relationship between two men, often with a light-hearted tone. In more recent years, there has been an increase in the output of buddy movies, showing the relationship … Continue reading →

Bilbo and company return in this epic, action-packed adventure, which sees the dwarves come up against their greatest foe, in an attempt to reclaim the lonely mountain of Erebor from Smaug the Destroyer.

This 1977 bodybuilding documentary features future stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno, and a host of (lesser known) but just as competitive competitors. We follow them as they train, train and train some more, all in order to be ready … Continue reading →

[Rec] (2007) and [Rec] 2 (2009) are two of my absolute favourite films of all time; they genuinely are masterpieces of the horror genre, and, to an extent, cinema itself because they intertwine so seamlessly. After having watched the third … Continue reading →

Moonrise Kingdom (2012) is the story of the runaway love between Suzy Bishop (Kara Hayward) and Sam Shakusky (Jared Gilman) on New Penzance island in the mid 1960s. He is a Khaki Scout without a real home, and she, a … Continue reading →

It’s a good film. I realise this isn’t the most insightful, eloquent or objective way to describe such a massively expansive film but it’s definitely accurate. The Dark Knight Rises is certainly entertaining; the story is rich and finds something … Continue reading →

Marc Webb knows how to sling a movie together, he really does, and he seems to have honed his skills with each project he’s worked on; obviously that’s what any good director should do but the sheer amount of improvement … Continue reading →

“I’ll be shooting fer my own hand,” proclaims Merida in a TV spot for Disney and Pixar’s last animated movie, Brave (2012). This and other promotional advertisements for the film pitched it as a novel adaptation of a classic fairy … Continue reading →

Finding a decent enough film about love these days will always be an endeavour, and finding a genuinely funny rom-com that doesn’t make you feel woozy with the diabetes it gives you from being so overly sugary is a very … Continue reading →

The Raid is an Indonesian martial arts/action movie about a S.W.A.T Team who raid an apartment complex, taking on a crime lord’s henchmen, and there are a couple of fight scenes hidden away too. I am always wary of action … Continue reading →