Four years ago, Chuck, one of the funniest, smartest and slickest action-drama-comedies of the modern television era, wrapped up its fifth and final season. And whilst stars of the show, along with beloved fans including myself, are still hoping for a revival – big screen or small – Chuck’s unique blend of dramedy, action and… Continue reading Chuck’s dramedy resonates four years on
Legend is an extremely American adaptation of the Kray twins’ legend. It embroiders, lavishes and tints the East End to target a larger gloabal audience and through that vein it loses sight of harsh reality. The story of the Krays is one that all Londoners know. Every family has a story about the Krays. My… Continue reading Legend Review: Tom Hardy saves the misguided cartoon
Tom Cruise has dived headfirst back into successful waters with the fifth installment of the Mission Impossible franchise rather dramatically titled ‘Rogue Nation’. Mission Impossible is a peculiar franchise. Aside from the anomalous and terrible Mission Impossible II, the action/heist franchise has improved with every installment. It has been a long journey to find itself… Continue reading Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation Review: more of the same
Film: Ted 2 – stupid and weird Seth MacFarlane may have hit a huge miss at the box office and the comedy department with ‘A Million Ways to die in the West’ but with Ted 2 he returns to previously successful grounds. Ted still remains the highest grossing R-rated comedy of all time and MacFarlane… Continue reading Ted 2 Review: stupid and weird
Adam Sandler used to be the king of comedy. In the 90s he treated audiences to new and refreshing films like Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer and The Waterboy. He even went on to prove his dramatic chops, giving the performance of a lifetime in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Punch Drunk Love. Whatever Reddit or Twitter… Continue reading Let’s talk candidly about Adam Sandler
After a solid if uneven entry into The Hunger Games universe and franchise in 2012, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), the girl on fire, is plunged back into the cornucopia as President Snow’s disdain for her need to survive festers and incites a revolution. It can be very easy to dismiss young adult novel adaptations as… Continue reading Hunger Games: Catching Fire Review: magnetic, important and brooding
Amid a year of lackluster animation, Disney Studios sweeps in to save the year and prove that animation can still be used to tell amazingly emotional, vivid and fun stories in world’s that feel comfortable and tangible. Set in San Fransokyo, Big Hero 6 follows a young but talented robotics genius Hiro Hamada and his… Continue reading Big Hero 6 Review: Take Me To San Fransokyo
From the bloody Kiwis that brought us ‘Flight of the Conchords’ comes one of the best mockumentary features of the past decade. What We Do in the Shadows follows four ageing and out of touch vampires, and their resident familiars, and documents their rivalry with werewolves, their distaste within the undead community and their struggle… Continue reading What We Do in the Shadows Review: hilarious and refreshing
Film: Left Behind – yes we were Left behind is more boring than your child’s school play and as unfunny and uplifting as Nicholas Cage’s career trajectory. I don’t know if it wants to tell a religious story because there was no story and I don’t know if the studio hired a single actor because… Continue reading Left Behind Review: yes we were
Although The Boxtrolls came to life via the hands of American minds and artists there is a decidedly poignant and quirky British feel to one of 2014’s best animations. Yet I find myself pausing when typing animation because The Boxtroll’s is so much more – it is a labour of love. Admittedly, the feature could… Continue reading The Boxtrolls Review: mother of animated sausages
Nasim Nas Ali 