It’s been a mixed bag this year. Streaming continues to grow with the mighty Disney+ banging out show after show, and Apple TV+ is on the rise. And yet we’re still in a pandemic. Lots of shows have suffered delays, stacking up like buses or planes low on fuel and landing one by one on the runway (like in Die Hard 2). That said, there’s … Continue reading My top TV shows of 2021
I first saw Jessica in TV show Iron Fist, if I recall. Most recently I saw her in The Matrix Resurrections (2021). She chose that role over playing Shang-Chi’s sister in Shang-Chi and the Legends of the Ten Rings (2021). Whilst Shang-Chi turned out to be a better movie than the recent Matrix, I think this was a wise decision and added strings to her … Continue reading The rise of Jessica Henwick
With my TV shows of the year post I said something which applies to movies too… it’s been a mixed bag. Understandably so, given the pandemic which refuses to end. And yet, we’ve still had good stories to entertain and teach us things. Here are my favourites from this past year. I’ve split them into the ones I liked a lot (directly below), and ones … Continue reading My top movies of 2021
The title of this review is possibly a weird way to begin, but we must set the scene. In this case, it’s the fact that before this movie even came out, critics and incel man babies decided to review bomb it, in order to get the Rotten Tomatoes rating score down. And they succeeded. Eternals is currently 47% at the time of writing. An abject … Continue reading Eternals (2021)… better than the internet says it is
I have to admit, I wasn’t the biggest fan of Hawkeye as a character. Perhaps it’s how Jeremy Renner played him. Or perhaps it’s because he only had limited screen time in the movies and had to compete with superhumans and gods and other equally impressive individuals (at the end of the day, he’s just a man). Whatever the reason for my trepidation I went … Continue reading Hawkeye season 1: Clint Barton gets his time to shine and grow as a character
Now is the time of year when a lot of people become insufferable, spouting their Christmas cheer all over the place. And I bet there was a good chance you reacted negativel to me saying that, right? Probably with something like, ‘Don’t be a scrooge! Cheer up, it’s chriiiissstmaaas!’ Well, this is exactly the sort of thing that drives me mad. To be honest, I’d … Continue reading Top ten alternative Christmas movies
Sitting in the pub with my partner after having just seen Wonder Woman, we got down to the tricky job of dissecting the latest DC offering in a balanced way, lest we get carried away with the hype. (I say we, I’d better recuse her from this review henceforth – as all these opinions are my own. And she’s die-hard Marvel anyway.) Because when I … Continue reading Wonder Woman: a review
James Mangold is a compelling director; in that a lot of his work has real emotional depth and nuance, and often benefits from repeat viewing. And he’s kind of underappreciated. I mean, Girl, Interrupted, 3:10 To Yuma and Walk The Line all had him at the helm. And yes, granted, he’s also got The Wolverine on his filmography, but we’re all allowed a little stumble now and … Continue reading Logan: sad, beautiful and final
Take Captain America and add a dash of Superman and thread Harlem throughout his core and what do you get? Luke Cage. A badass bulletproof hero in a hoodie. Originally a character that turns up in Jessica Jones but now has his own show. And one that feels pretty different from others out there, and indeed, different from other Marvel ones too. From the opening … Continue reading Luke Cage: season one review
Let’s make something perfectly clear – or at least less muddy. This film is not an Avengers movie, it’s a Captain America one. Continue reading Captain America: Civil War – review
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