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Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) has a fun sequence that tells you everything you need to know about Peter Quill, and it’s all before he actually speaks. We see a guy in a red leather jacket, brows grooving in concentration, dancing to music as he ignores the weapons pointed at him. He is part funny, […]
Once upon a time, there was a little film called Hanna, a rare arthouse action film. It’s a film that has a cult audience but deserves more love and attention. Hanna Heller (Saoirse Ronan) is a 16-year-old girl who lives in the northern forests of Finland. Her father, Erik (Eric Bana), has been training her […]
Spider-Man is Marvel’s most enduring character, who has appeared in countless forms of media. The cinematic universe got its first reboot in 2012 with The Amazing Spider-Man. Peter Parker’s (Andrew Garfield) disappeared when he was a child. When looking through his father’s suitcase, Peter finds a lead and goes to meet one of Richard Parker’s […]
Avatar is the highest-grossing film of all, with a worldwide gross of $2.9 billion. It was a cultural phenomenon back in 2009/2010. Yet it is a film that had many detractors and was dismissed as a “Dancing with Smurfs” and “Ferngully in Space.” Whilst I have been critical of Avatar: The Way of Water, the […]
Braveheart is a film that needs little introduction. It won five Academy Awards and has been held in high regard by audiences. It has an 8.3 score on IMDB from 1.1 million users. It’s also the poster child for historical inaccuracies in movies. William Wallace (Mel Gibson) was a humble farmer who suffered at the […]
The Descent is the follow-up to Neil Marshall’s Dog Soldiers, and it is celebrating its 20th Anniversary this year. Sarah (Shauna Macdonald) is a woman who has suffered from tragedy after a whitewater rafting trip. A year after the death of her husband and daughter, Sarah goes to the Appalachian Mountains to go spelunking with […]
Zachary Edward Snyder is one of the most famous action directors who is currently working. He started his career making music videos and commercials. During his 21-year-long feature film career, he has made many hits and worked on major comic book properties. Snyder has developed a divisive reputation, with a devoted fanbase that sees him […]
Film criticism has produced some famous personalities and publications. Some famous critics in the US and UK have been Robert Ebert, Gene Siskel, Mark Kermode, Barry Norman, and Kim Newman. YouTube has seen a rise in critics, with one of the most well-known being Chris Struckmann, who is now a filmmaker. However, since the mid-to-late […]
The culture war is raging, and its full force is easy to see. Some of the biggest critics on YouTube have gained notoriety by focusing on culture war issues, and their most popular videos often complain about every Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars film being ‘woke’ because they make women, people of colour, and LGBTQ+ […]
Man of Steel is arguably one of the most divisive superhero films, mustering a 57% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 7.1 score on IMDB. It acted as the start of the DCEU, aiming to be a darker counterweight to the MCU, sparking furious debate for years. My controversial opinion is that Man of Steel […]