The Hunger Games: Mockingjay saw a big change in story, setting, and aesthetic as it turned the series from a Young Adult Dystopia to a war story. Katniss has been extracted from the Third Quarter Quill and taken to the secretive District 13. Peeta has been taken captive by The Capitol and District 12 has been […]
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The Hunger Games Retrospective: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was the second film in the original Hunger Games series. It is seen as the best film but does it live up to that reputation? Despite winning the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta are facing scrutiny from President Snow. Violence and disorder are spreading across Panem and Snow threatens to kill Katniss’ family […]
The Hunger Games Retrospective: The Hunger Games
2012 was a monumental year for big-budget blockbusters. It saw the releases of films like The Avengers, Skyfall, and The Dark Knight Rises. It was also the year that saw the start of The Hunger Games film series. In the future, the nation of Panam has replace the United States. After a failed rebellion the Districts of Panam are […]
Saw X Review
During the noughties, the Saw franchise was a juggernaut. These films were crafted with low budgets but were highly profitable. Saw X aims to return to the franchise’s glory days by bringing back Tobin Bell and editor-turned-director Kevin Greutert. In this installment, John Kramer (Bell) is dying of brain cancer and only has months to live. He […]
Expend4bles Review
The Expendables series returns after a nine-year break with the poorly titled Expend4bles. How do these veteran action stars fare in an action landscape that has changed drastically? The Expendables are sent by the CIA to stop a mercenary, Rahmat (Iko Uwais) from stealing detonators for a nuclear warhead from a chemical warfare base in Libya. When the mission […]
Cobweb Review
Cobweb is based on a screenplay shortlisted on the 2018 Black List. This film sees a young boy face many forms of horror. Peter (Woody Norman) is an eight-year-old boy who lives in an old house with his overbearing parents. He is bullied at school, and he hears unusual and unsettling sounds at home. Peter learns about a […]
The Blackening Review
The Blackening is a horror-comedy that aimed to be a self-aware film like the Scream franchise. The Blackening’s target is black tropes in horror cinema. A group of old college friends plan to celebrate Juneteenth and plan to go to a cabin in the woods. They plan to have fun by playing games, drinking, and […]
Joy Ride Review
Directed by the writer of Crazy Rich Asians, and written by two writers of Family Guy, Joy Ride is a female-centric comedy that sees a group of Chinese American women going to China for raunchy misadventures. Audrey Sullivan (Ashley Park) and Lolo Chen (Sherry Cola) have been friends since childhood having grown up in the small town of White […]
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret Review
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret is the long-awaited adaptation of Judy Blume’s celebrated young adult novel of the same name. Kelly Fremon Craig and James L. Brooks gets the opportunity to adapt the book after Blume rejected many offers for the film rights. Margaret Simon (Abby Ryder Fortson) is a sixth-grade girl who moves from […]
Plane Review
Plane is an action-thriller from Lionsgate and sees Gerard Butler and Mike Colter team up for a violent fight for survival. Brody Torrance (Butler) is a pilot for Trailblazer Airlines and has the job to fly from Singapore to Tokyo on New Year’s Eve. When his plane gets struck by lightning Torrance is forced to land […]