Disney Animation has been going through a renaissance with Wreck-It Ralph being a part of it. After six years Disney has released a sequel to their video-game themed hit. Six years after the events of Wreck-it Ralph the titular character is content with his life. He gets to spend all his free time with his best friend, Vanellope […]
Author: Kieran Freemantle
Creed II Review
Spanning 40-years the Rocky series is enduring, taking many knocks and blows but always finds a way to get back up again. The series has now had two comebacks and a sequel has been released to 2015’s Creed. Three years after the events of Creed Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) finally becomes the heavyweight champion […]
Bumblebee Review
Michael Bay’s version of Transformers is the series that film fans love to hate despite making $4.38 billion worldwide. Now the series has been given a soft reboot with a new creative team taking over the franchise. The planet of Cybertron has fallen to the Decepticons and Optimus Prime sends the Autobots to other planets to set up […]
Aquaman Review
Aquaman, the true king of Atlantis and butt of many jokes on Family Guy and The Big Bang Theory finally gets his first solo film with the DCEU going for a lighter tone. Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) was the result of a loving union between a human and the Queen of Atlantis. His mother, Atlanna (Nicole Kidman) believes he would […]
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse Review
Peter Parker is the most famous version of everybody’s favourite webslinger. But he is not the only person to don the mask with Miles Molaris getting his cinematic debut in a film that showcases various iterations of the superhero. Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) is an intelligent middle-school student who has to face typical teenage issues. He has to attend a […]
Robin Hood (2018) Review
The legend of Robin Hood is an enduring one and been adapted to screen many times. Summit Entertainment and Lionsgate have attempted to make their own version of the English hero. Robin of Loxley (Taron Egerton) was a benevolent lord living in the vicinity of Nottingham. After marrying the beautiful Marian (Eve Hewson) Robin is […]
The Girl in the Spider’s Web Review
After a seven-year hiatus everyone’s favourite Goth hacker is back with Sony trying to reignite the Millennium series. Lisbeth Salander (Claire Foy) is a renounced hacker who uses her skills to hurt men who hurt women. She has become an underground figure who women see as a saviour. Lisbeth is approached by Frans Balder (Stephen Merchant), a British software engineer who made the […]
Widows Review
Widows is a remake of a British TV series, made by director Steve McQueen, giving the celebrated director a chance to add his social conscious into a mainstream film. Veronica Rawlings (Viola Davis) is the widow of Harry (Liam Neeson), a thief who was killed along with his whole crew when a job goes wrong. Harry […]
Overlord Review
J.J. Abrams’ production company Bad Robot are synonymous with high concept film and TV, making Lost and the Cloverfield franchise. They combine the war and horror genres with their latest film Overlord. On the eve of D-Day American paratroopers are sent behind enemy lines to help the invasion. One squad is tasked to destroy a radio tower on an old […]
The Hate U Give Review
America is in a highly charged state regarding its current political climate and identity politics becoming more prominent. The adaptation of Angie Thomas’ novel The Hate U Give taps into this zeitgeist for a young adult audience. Starr Carter (Amandla Stenberg) is a 16-year-old girl from a poor black neighbourhood and attends a private school. Her school and home […]