After a 19-year break, Indiana Jones returned with Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. It’s a film where the fan reaction can charitably be called mixed. In 1957 Indiana Jones has been abducted by Soviet agents and forced to infiltrate a secret American government base in Nevada. This leads to Indy getting accused of […]
Author: Kieran Freemantle
Indiana Jones Retrospective: The Last Crusade
Released five years after Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade aimed to recapture the magic of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Indiana Jones is approached by a mysterious figure, Walter Donovan (Julian Glover), an American businessman who asks him to find another lost artifact. This time Indy is asked to find the Holy Grail. Indy […]
The Truckman Review
The Truckman is a post-apocalyptic short film that’s currently on the festival circuit. In the near future, a water shortage has led to chaos around the world and people have reacted in different ways. Some go to the cities to find water, and others try and survive in the wild. One group of survivors has settled […]
Indiana Jones Retrospective: Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is the second film in the Indiana Jones franchise. It is arguably the most divisive film in the original trilogy. Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) finds himself on the wrong side of Lao Che (Roy Chiao), a Shanghai crime lord. When escaping China, Indiana Jones and his companions, Willie Scott (Kate […]
Asteroid City Review
Wes Anderson is a filmmaker known for his signature visual style and whimsical tone. He takes his directional traits to the sci-fi genre with Asteroid City. In 1955 a group of assorted people arrive in a small desert city. This includes war photographer Augie Steenbeck (John Schwartzman) and his 14-year-old son Woodrow (Jake Ryan), famous […]
Indiana Jones Retrospective: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Raiders of the Ark was the film that started a beloved franchise and arguably one of Steven Spielberg’s famous films. It’s up there with Jaws, E.T., and Jurassic Park. With a fifth and final Indiana Jones film coming out, it seems like a good time to revisit the series. Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is a brilliant archaeologist and adventurer. The American government approaches him […]
Small, Slow But Steady Review
Small, Slow But Steady is a film loosely based on the memoirs of Keiko Ogasawara, a Japanese woman who became a professional boxer despite being deaf. Keiko Ogawa (Yukino Kishii) has been a professional boxer for a year and she’s a member of one of the oldest boxing gyms in Tokyo. However, the gym is […]
Type Till You Bleed Review
Type Till You Bleed is a horror-comedy short film and directional debut for Richard Jackson. This short film sees retro-technology and supernatural forces combine to taunt a night security guard. A computer museum in England has been given permission to display The Jupiter P55, a text-based Soviet computer. The condition is the museum has to hire a security […]
Elemental Review
Elemental is the 27th feature film from Pixar. This film sees Pixar make a romance story against the backdrop of immigration and racism. Ember Lumen (Leah Lewis) is a second-generation Fire Person living in Element City. Ember’s father, Bernie (Ronnie del Carmen) wants her to take over the family store, but Ember has a fiery temper. […]
No Hard Feelings Review
Jennifer Lawrence has been known for many things during her acting career. She has won an Oscar for her performance in Silver Linings Playbook and led two major franchises: The Hunger Games and X-Men. She takes on outlandish comedy with No Hard Feelings which she stars in and has produced. Maddie Barker (Lawrence) is a 32-year-old trainwreck. She works as a bartender […]










