Ironclad is a rarity because it’s a British action film. It was one of many historical action films released in the early 2010s to capitalise on the success of 300. The year is 1215. King John (Paul Giamatti) has reneged on Magna Carta and hired an army of Danish pagans. William d’Aubigny (Brian Cox), an ennobled wool […]
Author: Kieran Freemantle
Venom: Let There Be Carnage Review
2018’s Venom was a film that defied exception because it made $856 million even though it received poor reviews. Sony wanted to cash in on that success and on their Spider-Man property so have released the second film in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe. Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) has become a successful journalist for the Daily Bulge and has been interviewing […]
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #29: No Time to Die Review (Spoiler-Filled)
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan talk about the latest Bond film, No Time to Die
The Last Duel Review
Based on the book by Eric Jager, The Last Duel is the latest historical drama by Ridley Scott. This medieval drama sees Scott team up with an ensemble cast and tackles issues that are still relevant today. Spanning from 1370 to 1386, The Last Duel focuses on three main characters: Jean de Carruoges (Matt Damon), a knight known for […]
Pitch Time: Bond 26
Daniel Craig’s time as James Bond has come to an end. Even though the end of No Time to Die’s credits says ‘James Bond Will Return,’ the 25th Bond film ended on a conclusive note, so Bond 26 will be a hard reboot. Seeing that I am a Bond fan and have ambitions to be a filmmaker I thought I would discuss what’s next […]
The Addams Family 2 Review
The 2019 version of The Addams Family made over $200 million from a $24 million budget. With numbers like that a sequel was inevitable. This time the Addamses go on the road and tour America. Gomez Addams (Oscar Isaac) fears his children are growing distant from him. To resolve this he plans to take the family on […]
The Addams Family (2019) Review
The Addams Family is an enduring franchise. It has been around since 1938 and has been adapted into live-action and animated shows and had two hit live-action films in the early 1990s. MGM rebooted the franchise with an animated film in 2019. After getting married, Gomez and Morticia Addams (Oscar Isaac and Charlize Theron) flee their […]
Kate Review
2014’s John Wick has upped the game across the action genre. Many films have tried to replicate that series’ style. Kate is the latest film trying to follow in John Wick’s footsteps. Kate (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is an American assassin working in Japan. Killing yakuza bosses is a dangerous game and Kate gets poisoned with a radioactive substance. She […]
No Time to Die Review
After 15 years and five films, Daniel Craig’s tenure as James Bond has come to an end. His last film, No Time to Die is set to be a film that will cause debate for years to come. No Time to Die picks up five years after Spectre left off. Bond has gone into retirement, living a quiet life in […]
Bondathon: Spectre
Skyfall was the most successful Bond film. It was the first Bond film to make over $1 billion, has a 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and won two Oscars, as well as winning other awards. EON Productions wanted to repeat that success and brought back SPECTRE for the first time since Diamonds Are Forever (or Never Say Never Again if you include […]










