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 […]
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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 […]
Bohemian Rhapsody Review
Queen is one of the most popular rock bands to out of the UK, a band that made hit after hit and their lead singer, Freddy Mercury was a rock and gay icon. After years of development a biopic about the rock band has finally been released. In 1970 Farrokh Bulsara (Rami Malek) is a […]
First Man Review
Neil Armstrong is a man known throughout the world yet was a private individual. The film First Man, based on a biography by James R. Hansen, sets out to tell this man’s personal and professional struggles. Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) was a test pilot who applies to become an astronaut after the death of his young […]
The House With a Clock in Its Walls Review
From the director of violent horror films like Hostel and The Green Inferno comes something completely unexpected – a charming fantasy film that the whole family can enjoy. In 1955 Lewis Barnavelt (Owen Vaccaro) is a 10-year-old who has lost his parents in a car accident and moves in with his eccentric uncle Jonathan (Jack Black) in New  Zebedee, Michigan. Lewis […]