Would the sequel for Top Gun take my breath away with its need for speed in the danger zone? Not a question I was asking when I went into the movie but I just wanted to get all my Top Gun cliches out of the way, so let’s get on with the review 😉 Coming…
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With Loki , What-If and ,most recently, Spider-Man: No Way Home, it is becoming apparent that the new phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is very invested in the concept of parallel universes, or the multiverse if you will. Introducing the idea of seeing our favourite marvel characters but not exactly as we know…
When the first Matrix movie hit in 1999 it blew people’s minds. With an intriguing plot, great cast and never-before-seen special effects, the film quickly became embedded in pop culture with its impact still resonating today. Just mention bullet-time or the red pill and chances are high that everyone will know what you’re talking about.…
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(Any story points mentioned in this review have already been shown in the trailers for No Way Home). No Way Home is the culmination of the Tom Holland trilogy and picks up right where Far From Home left off. With Peter Parker (Tom Holland) dealing with the consequences of his secret being revealed to the…
When Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings came out in theatres, most of New Zealand was still in Lockdown so I didn’t get a chance to see it during its theatrical release. I had to bide my time for its eventual debut on Disney Plus but, as I waited, slowly reviews from the…
You either love Ryan Reynolds’ schtick or you get tired of the fact that every recent character he plays is a riff of his Deadpool personality. Personally I haven’t hit that saturation point yet and I still laugh at his antics. Which is probably why I enjoyed Free Guy as much as I did. If…
There seems to be no stopping the train of Disney remakes. The House of Mouse is pretty determined to give all their classic animated catalogue the live action treatment and the results have been rather hit or miss with audiences. The remakes have ranged from slavish copies (The Lion King) to trying to take a…
2020 has been a crazy year. Little did I know in March when I went to see the Invisible Man in theatres, that this would be the last movie I would watch in the cinemas for a good 6 months. Thanks, COVID. In fact, I had no real idea when movie theatres would open again,…
There was a time when Sonic the Hedgehog was very much in the pop culture zeitgeist. With a rebellious attitude and a persona built on speed, Sonic was Sega’s direct response to Nintendo’s Mario and, for a time, the two were the face of the original Console Wars. But while Mario continued to be relevant…
Quentin Tarantino is a familiar name to most moviegoers and one whose film style can divide film fans. Nevertheless, he has unarguably left his mark on cinema with his output, and he is amongst the best of them when it comes to writing dialogue. There are very few people who wouldn’t be able to recognize…
The Fast & Furious franchise is a juggernaut that just keeps on going. Having a bit of a shaky start, it was the fourth movie that kicked things into gear, setting the groundwork to make the series into the monster that it is today. The over-the-top antics of the ensemble cast is a guaranteed box…
As you may have noticed, Disney has been on a bit of a remake frenzy, adapting all their animated classics into live-action versions with mixed results. So it was only a matter of time when the House of Mouse decided to set their sights on one of (in this reviewer’s personal opinion) their most beloved…
Despite being one of the smaller scale movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Spider-Man: Homecoming was a great vehicle for Tom Holland‘s take on the wall-crawler. Properly introducing us to the high-school hero and his amazing friends as he tackled the tough act of balancing the troubles of a teenager along with the perils…
So I’m going to preface this review by saying that while I did like the previous three Toy Story movies, I wasn’t as blown away with them as everyone else seemed to be. I felt like they were really good movies, but not great. As such, I didn’t really have much excitement for the fourth…
James Cameron has been trying to bring Alita to the silver screen for years. As far back as the year 2000, he had registered the domain name battleangelalita.com, with the intention of directing a film in the world based on the Japanese manga (comic). Alas, his schedule was too full to let this project come…
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