Kathryn Prescott in A Dog's Journey If there was a film that never demanded a sequel but still somehow managed to finagle one thanks to greedy studio executives it would be Lasse Halstrom's A Dog's Purpose, a film that proved perfectly pleasant upon release but lacked any draw outside of the obviously family-friendly dog story. …
Continue reading Review: A Dog’s Journey (2019) – Novelty No More
Ferdia Shaw in Artemis Fowl I read Artemis Fowl when I was 12 years old. I don't remember much of it, it was almost two decades ago at this point but what I do remember is an enjoyable, fast paced fantasy novel with a precocious but likeable lead character who happily embraced his criminal antics. …
Dave Bautista and Chloe Coleman in My Spy We've all seen one of these films. Every hardman coming up in Hollywood has done one to varying success. Vin Diesel had The Pacifier, The Rock did The Tooth Fairy and now Dave Bautista brings us My Spy, a perfectly acceptable family friendly film to pass the …
Jack London's 1903 novel, The Call of the Wild, might have the same skeletal structure as Chris Sanders adaptation of the same name but the tonal difference and story changes ensure that this version, the 4th adaptation of London's novel is a product of its era, a more forgiving beast that seems in awe of …
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Of all the 90s video game titles that could be chosen to adapt into movie franchises, I wouldn't have expected Sonic. Not only does the linear, storyless platformer not scream potential but there really isn't a massive market for Sonic games anymore. Since he burst onto screens in 1991, Sonic's star has fizzled despite some …
Continue reading Review: Sonic The Hedgehog (2020) – All Fun and Games
Last year, arguably the best film to come out was a remake of A Star is Born. It served as an example that there is nothing wrong than a re-imagining of a timeless classic as long as the time and effort and creativity needed was put to good use. Dumbo is the other side of …
It probably isn't lost on most film fans lately that Jessie Buckley is having a great start to her year. With her recent release Beast still providing accolades and the BAFTA's nominating her a rising star, she is having quite a 2019. Now she has another peg to hang her hat on because in Wild …
Continue reading Review: Wild Rose (2019) – Off To See The Wizard
Two months ago I watched the excellent documentary RBG, a thoughtful dissection of the life of supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. You can read my thoughts on that here. Thanks to that thoughtful, emotional and honest character study, I like to think that there are elements of the woman who are unique, special even …
Continue reading Review: On The Basis Of Sex – Extroverted & Exaggerated
Back in 2014 we were introduced to the cinematic world of Lego and since then we have had three movies of varying success showing that despite the awkwardly shaped hair they can be characters too. While I didn't enjoy 2017's Lego Batman Movie, the opening movie was new, original and particularly funny thanks to Phil …
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Gallantly jumping into the fray of canine cinema, A Dog's Way Home is the latest iteration of a similar story designed to tug at your emotions while showing you fluffy animals that are too cute to hate. Luckily this isn't bad enough to feel guilty when the credits roll but it doesn't do enough …
Continue reading Review:A Dog’s Way Home (2019) – Wide Yet Narrow
The Sardonic Romantic 