It has been hard to avoid the growth of AI over the past few years and has been marketed as the technology that could revolutionise the world. Fears about AI serve as the influence on the Blumhouse horror-thriller AfrAId. Curtis Pike (John Cho) is a marketing expert assigned an account for an advanced digital assistant, […]
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Oppenheimer Review
Movie fans always anticipate Christopher Nolan’s films. He moves into the world of biopics with his historical epic about J. Robert Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer follows the life and career of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), from 1926 to 1954. This includes his student days in Cambridge and travelling around Europe to learn from the best physicists, teaching […]
The Boogeyman Review
The Boogeyman is based on a Stephen King short story of the same name. This time childhood fears and grief are explored as a family battle a monster. The Harpers are suffering from grief after a drunk driver killed the family matriarch. Sadie (Sophie Thatcher) has become overly attached to her mother’s possessions and wears her […]
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Review
Ant-Man gets his third solo film with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. This time the character finds himself in a big sci-fi adventure. Since the events of Avengers: Endgame, Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) has published an autobiography and in a relationship with Hope van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly). Scott’s daughter, Cassie (Kathryn Newton) has become a political activist […]
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #27: The Suicide Squad Review
Kieran and Jean review the latest entry in the DCEU.
The Suicide Squad Review
What a difference five years and a slightly different title can make. In 2016, Warner Bros released a half-thought-out hodgepodge of a movie called Suicide Squad. Although it was a financial success, it was also an absolute mess that left a sour taste in most mouths. The final film was edited and re-edited to the […]
Ant-Man and the Wasp Review
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has grown to be a galaxy-spanning entity where billions of lives are at stake. The Ant-Man series acts as a counterbalance, offering smaller adventures within the universe. Following the events of the first Ant-Man film Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) and his daughter Hope (Evangeline Lilly) are given hope that they can save the original Wasp (Michelle Pfeiffer) from the Quantum Realm. They […]