Micro-Review: The Suicide Squad (2021)

Idris Elba in The Suicide Squad James Gunn returns to the wheelhouse of adult rated comedy akin to Super and Slither with The Suicide Squad, the half reboot of the property after David Ayer's 2016 attempt seemingly crashed and burned due to most of all, studio interference. Here Gunn is given free reign to do …

Not How We Watched, How We Saw

It has been almost 9 long months of shying away from what we deem normal, how we usually do things and small luxuries we almost certainly took for granted. It's also been 9 months of online discourse that has gotten progressively sourer, more contentious with each passing day. This is especially true when it comes …

Review: The Last Thing He Wanted (2020) – Lost In The Mystery

Anne Hathaway in The Last Thing He Wanted It is clear that from the start, the Anne Hathaway starring The Last Thing He Wanted wants to be something special, something impressive. It wants to be a conspiracy thriller, but does it? It wants to be a riff on governmental corruption, not only in the 1980s …

Review: Extraction (2020) – One Big Trick

Extraction is perfect for the Netflix brand, a high action 'blockbuster' that has the appearance of something risque. A film with intense violence, an ambitious filming style and a team directly linked to Avengers: Endgame, a film that instantly adds an invested audience. Starring Chris Hemsworth and embracing a foreign locale, it seems to have …

Review: Military Wives (2020) – Keep Calm and Choir On

While for some Military Wives will feel like its own thing, a heartfelt story about different forms of courage. To me, it feels like a continuation of a trend that seems to be continuing unabated, with varying degrees of success. The cynical side of me can't help but see the releases of films about adults …

Review: The Rhythm Section (2020) – A Quick Release

The best way to describe The Rhythm Section, Reed Marano's spy thriller is the perfect start to a television series. As a film it entertains but never amazes, trying to build a story around a conventional revenge plot while clearly trying to service a greater franchise narrative. Marano, who found fame directing the opening episodes …

Review: Missing Link (2019) – Desperately Seeking Susan

Since the dissolution of Studio Ghibli there hasn't really been a studio actively trying to make strong, adult-orientated animation except for Laika Studios. While this isn't necessarily a bad thing, this year has brought us the joy of Toy Story 4 after all, the films coming out of Laika prove that there is a place …

Review: The Aftermath (2019) – The Future Is Bright

While it would be easy to say that Kiera Knightley is having a good year after watching Colette, I'm pretty sure she just doubled down. While it might not be as culturally relevant or sexually expressive as her prior work (despite trying to be the latter) it is equally as important and vital thanks to …

Catching Up: An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn (2018) – What?

When watching anything there is usually a Eureka moment for me when I can say what that film is about. Be it something personal to just me or a grand theme that the director is prodding at in his own little way. That never came while watching Jim Hosking's latest surreal comedy for the very …

Review: Destroyer (2019) – Down The Rabbit Hole

When trying to think of a title for this review my mind went to all the Nicole Kidman films that have come before and the one that I remembered most vividly was Rabbit Hole. A film about grief and climbing out of the pit of despair that consumes you, it is the exact opposite of …