Film Review: Godzilla vs Kong (2021)
Though it’s not their first rodeo – that honour goes to Toho’s mental 1962 monster mash-up King Kong vs Godzilla – the 2021 film is the first time these two […]
Film Review: Doomed: The Untold Story of Roger Corman’s The Fantastic Four (2015)
The early 90s was a truly weird time to be a comic book fan. Comics were becoming known for unbelievable excess, with many popular titles launching and relaunching, often with […]
Film Review: Outland (1981)
This Peter Hyams-directed, Sean Connery-starring sci-fi western didn’t get a great critical or commercial reception upon release in 1981 (according to Box Office Mojo it was the 44th highest grossing […]
Film Review: Galaxy of Terror (1981)
B-Movie producer Roger Corman has long had a reputation in the film industry for latching onto a trend and being able get films made in unbelievably short periods of time […]
Film Review: Real Steel (2011)
It took me a long time to get around to watching Shawn Levy’s Robo-Rocky saga Real Steel, mostly because I can’t think of a single film on the director’s resumé […]
Film Review: Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
Though 1954’s Gojira wasn’t the first giant monster movie in existence, it did pioneer the usage of man-in-a-suit effects, which saw the eponymous creature wreaking havoc on miniature sets of […]
Film Review: Wolf Children (2012)
Initially released in 2012 – with an English dub following in late 2013 – I’ve only just managed to watch Mamoru Hosoda’s wonderful animated movie, Wolf Children. Much like the […]
Film Review: Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
The first Wonder Woman film was an absolute breath of fresh air when it released in 2017; a DCEU (that’s DC, as in DC Comics, Extended Universe to those unfamiliar […]
Film Review: Tron Legacy (2010)
As a video game-obsessed kid growing up in the early 80s, Tron was a film that seemed tailor made just for me. I was only 5 in 1982, but I […]
Film Review: Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
After a few decades of false starts and dashed hopes, it was a huge relief when the third Bill & Ted movie went into production. Following the surprise cult hit […]
Film Review: Mulan (2020)
I was 21 when the original, animated Mulan movie was released; far too cool for those Disney cartoons. They’re for kids, right? It’d take until the release of Tarzan in […]
Film Review: Fantastic Four (2015)
Or, as the poster would cringily have you think the title was: Fant4stic. Though Marvel’s First Family have reached the big screen before in two middling-at-best 00s efforts, they’ve never […]
Film Review: Doomsday (2008)
I had high hopes for Doomsday, having enjoyed director Neil Marshall’s first two films – Dog Soldiers and The Descent – immensely. Both were low budget, creatively shot films with […]
Film Review: The Book of Eli (2010)
TRIGGER WARNING: Sexual assault is mentioned in the following review. Post-apocalyptic movies used to be a favourite genre of mine; often seeing a lone stranger wandering – or, more often, […]
Film Review: Overlord (2018)
It’s Halloween, which means I’ve gone way outside my comfort zone for the last time this month and watched another horror movie. Despite being an absolute wimp when it comes […]
Film Review: Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)
When the character of Borat debuted in 2000 on Da Ali G Show, the short scenes featuring the ersatz Kazakhstani reporter were an absolute blast, with pranks that often revealed […]
