Red One attempts to make a Christmas movie into a generic action-comedy from some of the minds behind the Jumanji sequels and The Fast and the Furious franchise. Christmas is approaching and the North Pole is getting ready for the big mission. Callum Drift (Dwayne Johnson) is the head of security at the North Pole […]
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Blink Twice Review
Blink Twice is the directional debut for Zoë Kravitz and serves as a psychological thriller, a dark comedy, and a feminist tale. Frida (Naomi Ackie) and Jess (Alia Shawkat) are friends and roommates who work as waitresses at an event for the King Foundation. Frida and Jess use their job to pretend to be guests […]
Pitch Time: His Dark Materials Film Trilogy
Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy is one of my favourite book series and as a wannabe filmmaker, adapting the trilogy would be one of my dream projects. So, I will propose how I would envision His Dark Materials as a film trilogy. Northern Lights (or The Golden Compass in America) was originally published in […]
Hypnotic Review
Hypnotic is a mind-bending sci-thriller that cult filmmaker Robert Rodriguez had written back in 2002. Danny Rourke (Ben Affleck) is an Austin Police Detective whose daughter has been kidnapped and murdered. He gets a tip off that a bank is about to be robbed. This case is stranger than Rourke expected since the perpetrator, “Dellrayne” (William Fichtner) […]
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #33: Warner Bros. Discovery
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the recent issues afflicting Warner Bros. Discovery.
10 Directors Who Could Revitalise The Wizarding World
The Wizarding World franchise should be one of the jewels in Warner Brothers’ crown. However, the Fantastic Beasts spin-off series has been suffering from diminishing returns, both critically and financially. The Secrets of Dumbledore has suffered from The Crimes of Grindelwald’s negative reception because its opening box-office has been disappointing. The Wizarding World franchise, particularly the Harry Potter series still has fans. It’s a franchise […]
The Nan Movie Review
The Catherine Tate Show was a sketch comedy show that propelled Catherine Tate into stardom in the 2000s. One of the most popular characters from the series was Joanie Taylor, AKA Nan, and she gets a cinematic adventure for British audiences. Joanie gets a letter from her sister, Nell (Katherine Parkinson) saying she’s dying and wants […]
The Batman Review
Batman is one of the most enduring superheroes, having a legacy of over 80 years. Robert Pattinson is the latest actor to take on the role with Matt Reeves putting his own spin on the franchise. Bruce Wayne (Pattinson) has been Batman for two years. Gotham is still a crime-infested hellhole and plagued with social […]
Pitch Time: A Live Action Dark Knight Returns Movie
The Dark Knight Returns is a graphic novel that hardly needs an introduction. It’s one of the most well-known graphic novels, it changed the public perception of the Caped Crusader, and arguably Frank Miller’s magnum opus. Along with Watchmen it was the graphic novel that ushered in the Dark Age of Comics. Elements of the graphic novel […]
Parallel Mothers Review
Parallel Mothers is a Spanish drama that sees the acclaimed filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar and Penelope Cruz team up for the seventh time. This time Almodóvar creates a personal drama and an examination of issues affecting Spain. Janis Martínez (Cruz) is a middle-aged photographer who becomes pregnant after having an affair with Arturo (Israel Elejalde). Ana Ferreras (Milena […]