30 July 2017
25 July 2017
Spider Man : Homecoming is a Solid and Fun Comic Book Adventure, offering Lessons in Growing Up via a Third Way Political Optimism at Heart
SPIDER-MAN HOMECOMING is a fun and endearing, engaging adventure/coming of age comedy, with comic book credentials and political relevance.. We’ve taken a look at the good, the bad and yes, the hidden political subtexts in this latest cinematic version of Spidey.. OVERVIEW: SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING has heart, wit, warmth, charm...
21 June 2017
Fall of The Mummy, Dark Universe and other mistakes Hollywood must cease making
THE CURSE OF THE PREMATURELY SHARED UNIVERSE AND A CHRONIC LACK OF INNOVATION The Mummy flopped, it seems. So what did go so horribly wrong? That is a question resonating throughout the universe right now. I mean, it should have worked, right? An ancient deity with evil powers and female...
07 June 2017
INDIANA JAX Fighting to Prevent Poaching on a REAL life Adventure with Jax Metcalfe (via her favourite movies!)
INDIANA JAX: THE QUEST TO PREVENT POACHING AND PROTECT WILDLIFE IN A CHANGING WORLD. Oh and Some Movie References Thrown in.. Jax Metcalfe: a Profile By James Murphy When one tries to define why they fell in love with Cinema as an art form, it frequently comes...
Dead Aliens Tell no Tales: Pirates of the Caribbean 5 and Alien Covenant prove Perfectly Adequate yet Uninspired Franchise Entry Entertainments
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 5 (AKA Dead Men Tell No Tales / Revenge of someone Spanish) and ALIEN: COVENANT have much more in common than you might think. Let’s investigate.. The first thing to note is the small yet important detail of chronology. I say ‘Pirates 5’ for the...
Guardians of the Galaxy and Fast and the Furious: Two Franchises with new Sequels. Flawed but Fun. And focused on FAMILY.
Fate of the Furious /Fast and Furious 8 (‘F8’ hereafter) and Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 (‘G2’ hereafter): These two movies make the ideal double bill. I will try and explain just why. It is worth catching BOTH G2 and F8 as guaranteed value for money via laughs,...
