Sonic the Hedgehog is one of the most iconic video game characters who has made a splash in other forms of media. His third theatrical film has been heavily marketed and it looks like it will be one of the biggest films of the holiday period. In 1974 a top-secret G.U.N. military facility suffered from […]
Author: Kieran Freemantle
Kraven the Hunter Review
Kraven the Hunter is the sixth entry in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe (SSU) with Aaron Taylor-Johnson taking on the role of the vigilante raising hell across the criminal world. Sergei Kravinoff (Taylor-Johnson) is the son of Nikolai (Russell Crowe), a ruthless crime lord. He survived being mauled by a lion when he was a teenager and […]
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Review
J. R. R. Tolkien’s Legendarium is extensive and more than just The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. This rich source material has been mined again, resulting in an anime prequel based on the legend of Helm Hammerhand. 183 years before the events of The War of the Ring, Rohan entered into a war that […]
Klara and the Sun – Kazuo Ishiguro Review
Klara and the Sun is the eighth novel written by Japanese-born British author, Kazuo Ishiguro. It is his second dystopia novel after Never Let Me Go. Klara is an Artificial Friend, or AF for short, an android designed to be a companion to a teenager. Klara becomes fixated on Josie, a girl who sees the […]
Small Things Like These Review
Small Things Like These is an adaptation of a novel by Claire Keegan and premiered at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival. Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy) is a coal merchant in New Ross, County Wexford. He’s the father to five daughters and is respected within the community. When Bill witnesses a young woman, Sarah (Zara […]
Solo Leveling: ReAwakening Review
Solo Leveling is a franchise by a Korean web novel and adapted into an anime series. The series gets its first film adaptation with Solo Leveling: ReAwakening. Sung Jin-woo (Taito Ban) is a weak E-Ranked monster hunter who is bestowed with special powers after dying during a raid and is resurrected. Sung secretly becomes one […]
We Live in Time Review
We Live in Time is a romantic dramedy that stars two main British actors and focuses on the highs and lows of a young couple. Tobias Durand (Andrew Garfield) and Almut Brühl (Florence Pugh) meet after Almut runs Tobias over when he tries to retrieve a chocolate orange. The pair find they have a spark […]
Moana 2 Review
Moana of Motunui follows in the steps of Elsa and Anna by going on a second cinematic adventure. This time she forms a crew to go on her oceanic travels. After returning the heart of Te Fiti, Moana has become a wayfinder and explores the open seas for other people. Moana finds evidence of human […]
Wicked Review
Wicked has been one of one of the biggest stage musicals on Broadway and the film adaptation has been long waited for by musical theatre fans. The first Wicked film has a lot to live up to. Elphaba Thropp (Cynthia Erivo) has been an outcast since birth due to being born with green skin and […]
A Different Man Review
A Different Man is the third film by Aaron Schimberg and explores issues with body image and self-esteem. Edward Lemuel (Sebastian Stan) is an actor with neurofibromatosis. His facial deformities make him isolated. When a playwright, Ingrid (Renate Reinsve) moves into the apartment next to Edward the pair form a friendship. However, Edward agrees to […]