Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #8: Pirates of the Caribbean

The Magic Faraway Tree Review

The Magic Faraway Tree is a family fantasy film based on a series of books by Enid Blyton, updated for a contemporary setting. The Thompson family moves from London to the countryside after the mum, Poppy (Claire Foy), quits her job due to ethical reasons. They plan to fulfil Tim’s (Andrew Garfield) dream of growing […]

Belfast Review

Belfast, writer-director Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical story about a snippet of his childhood in the capital city of Northern Ireland is, for my money, his best film since Much Ado About Nothing all the way back in the early ‘90s. For a filmmaker who has a tendency to get a bit too wrapped up in the […]

Army of the Dead Review

Even after revisiting some of the greatest zombie movies ever made, my appetite for undead carnage has persisted. Enter Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead. AOTD follows a band of mercenaries, led by the hulking Scott Ward (Dave Bautista), as they attempt to recover $200 million from a casino vault within an overrun Las Vegas. […]