When it comes to films about dogs I find myself remarkably cynical. Maybe it's the Old Yeller effect where you discover a film is about a dog and you expect it to die by the end of the movie. Look no further than Marley and Me for proof of this fact. You'd be hard pressed …
Continue reading Review: Megan Leavey (2017) -Woman’s Best Friend
I read a review of Searching that claimed it was timely. It implied it was culturally relevant to today's society and is must watch viewing for the reason that missing children are rife in this day and age. I'm not sure how true that is as children have been disappearing for one reason or another …
Continue reading Review: Searching (2018) – Father Knows Best
Loneliness is a powerful feeling. Take a person away from people, away from human contact you invite a kind of desperation that can feel so intense it can cripple you or send you to seek out any kind of connection. However what causes a person to seek out loneliness, the kind of solitude that is …
Continue reading Review: One Last Thing (2018) – We Don’t Want Much
It's hard to nail down A Star is Born. Is it a look into the corrupting power of fame? Yes. Is it a deep dive into what makes a loving relationship. Yes. Is it an unexpected discussion on morality in the modern age through multiple generations. Unequivocally yes. This is storytelling with many faces and …
Continue reading Review: A Star is Born (2018) – What is Love?
There has been a recurring theme in Marvel's latest offerings in that entertainment comes from conflict so having the films central characters at each others throats makes for good drama, therefore good entertainment. I also believe this is where Marvel has been making its significant blunders as of late. Conflict needs to be earned, there …
Continue reading Review: Ant-Man and The Wasp (2018) – Pick Your Team Wisely
Five year ago if you had told me that Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson would be the highest paid, most reliable movie star in Hollywood I would have laughed in your face. Snitch had just come out and critics were saying it was his best performance to date. For anyone that has seen Snitch, this must …
Continue reading Review: Skyscraper (2018) -Putting The Wrong Foot Forward
It's pretty clear from the outset that despite the interesting title, the playful trailer and the occasional step into the fantastical, this isn't a film about giants at all. In fact while other films clamour to this idea that kids are indestructible beacons of hope, I Kill Giants brings them down to earth by diving …
Continue reading Review: I Kill Giants (2018) – Fear Makes Children Do The Darndest Things
The Sardonic Romantic 