There have been many versions of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet put to screen. There have been classic interpretations (Romeo and Juliet – 1968), modernisations (Romeo and Juliet – 1996), and films inspired by the classic text (West Side Story). Rosaline aims to show the story through the viewpoint of Juliet’s cousin. Rosaline (Kaitlyn Dever) is a Capulet in love with […]
Tag: Bradley Whitford
Songbird Review
Songbird was a film that was written and filmed during the Pandemic and subsequent lockdown. It was a cynical attempt to capitalise on the crisis we are living in. In 2024 the COVID-19 virus has mutated into COVID-23, a more deadly variant. America has experienced a four-year lockdown, millions of deaths, and anyone who is found […]
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season Seven Review
Brooklyn Nine-Nine came back with a shorter run of 13 episodes for their seventh season. After the events of the Season Six Holt had been demoted to patrolman by his nemesis, Madeline Wunch. He has to serve this sentence for a year before he can become Captain again. Jake and Amy decide it’s time to […]
The Call of the Wild Review
2020’s version of The Call of the Wild is the latest adaptation of Jack London’s classic children’s story. This time more special effects were used to bring the story to life. During the Klondike Gold Rush, there was a demand for big, strong dogs to work as sleigh dogs. Because demand was so high it leads to […]
The Handmaid’s Tale Season Three Review and Retrospective
I know I said I was jumping off the Handmaid’s Tale train after the show was unable to craft a coherent story outside the confines of Margaret Atwood’s novel in season two, but Hulu generously continued to provide me with screeners for season three, so I decided to see if the show could right the […]
Godzilla: King of the Monsters Review
Godzilla makes his Hollywood cinematic return after a five-year break and his return brings even more monster action. But bigger doesn’t always mean better. After the events of Godzilla (2014), San Francisco is left in ruins and the US Government are seeking to put the Monarch Agency under military control. Monarch has found and contained […]
The Darkest Minds Review
Based on a novel by Alexandra Bracken The Darkest Minds is the latest young adult sci-fi film trying to chase after The Hunger Games’ success. In the near future a virus kills 90% of the United States’ children and the reminding 10% have been gifted various abilities such as super intelligence, telekinesis and mind control. The reminding children have been […]