After two films of varying quality the Kingsman franchise returns for a prequel film that shows the origins of the spy organisation. Orlando Oxford (Ralph Fiennes) is an English aristocrat and committed pacifist. When The Great War erupts Oxford starts up a spy network and along with his son, Conrad (Harris Dickinson), they get involved in some […]
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Britflix: Ironclad
Ironclad is a rarity because it’s a British action film. It was one of many historical action films released in the early 2010s to capitalise on the success of 300. The year is 1215. King John (Paul Giamatti) has reneged on Magna Carta and hired an army of Danish pagans. William d’Aubigny (Brian Cox), an ennobled wool […]
The Crown Season Three (Spoiler-Free) Review
Fans of seasons one and two of Netflix’s The Crown, fear not! I come bringing good news! Despite changing over nearly every single cast member from the shows first two installments (the lone holdover is a pleasant, if brief, surprise early in the third season), I’m happy to report that season three of The Crown […]
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 […]
Game of Thrones Rewatch: Season Two
Leading up to the April 14 premiere of the final, six-episode eighth season of HBO’s massive hit series Game of Thrones, Pop Culture Maniacs will be rewatching the entire series (season by season) and writing on how each season fares in light of all that we know now (and thoughts about how the major plot […]