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 […]
Film Reviews
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 Capshaw) […]
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 […]
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 […]
Greatest Days Review
Take That was one of the most popular boy bands in the UK in the 1990s. They have a legacy of hit songs, a successful reunion, and in 2017, a jukebox musical. This musical has now been adapted into a film. Rachel O’Flynn (Aisling Bea) is a paediatric nurse working in London and the biggest […]
The Flash Review
The Flash has had a long and troubled journey. It has had directional changes, suffered from Warner Brothers’ mismanagement of their DC properties, and a star facing many accusations against them. So, the question is could The Flash overcome these issues? Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) is The Flash, a hero with the power of superspeed. He discovers […]
Infinity Pool Review
Infinity Pool is the third feature film to be written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg. It’s set to be one of the trippiest films of 2023. James Foster (Alexander SkarsgÃ¥rd) is a struggling novelist who goes to a resort with his wife, Em (Cleopatra Coleman) to find inspiration. Whilst at the resort James meets one […]