Reviews / 15.08.2024

Much like the unstoppable extra-terrestrial force at the centre of this space saga, the Alien franchise is a monolith that simply refuses to die. After Ridley Scott's Alien and James Cameron's Aliens set such a high bar for the sci-fi genre, nothing that's followed has captured the same magic. Scott tried valiantly to resurrect the series with the ambitious but anarchic Prometheus in 2012 and the gnarly but generic Alien: Covenant in 2017. After mixed reviews and so-so box office results, it was clear the time had come for some fresh blood. While...

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Reviews / 24.07.2024

For the first time since 2012, the world is only being served one film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe this year. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing will depend on your feelings towards the MCU's dominance of cinemas around the globe for much of the last decade. But even the most ardent Marvel fan would admit Disney pulling back on the reins was necessary after 2023 saw a tepid reaction to Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and the undeniable disaster that was The Marvels. Enter...

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Reviews / 18.07.2024

You've likely heard a lot of extremely hyperbolic buzz surrounding writer/director Osgood Perkins' atmospheric thriller Longlegs. Some have called it the scariest film of the decade. Others have said it's the 21st century's version of The Silence of the Lambs. And some have even called for it to dominate next year's Academy Award nominations. Hype can be a terrible thing. Thankfully (or, at least in my opinion), this is one film that lives up to its reputation. Deeply unsettling with a slow-burning aura of dread hovering over practically every single frame,...

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Reviews / 12.07.2024

Let's get one thing straight; if your only exposure to auteur of the absurd Yorgos Lanthimos is Poor Things and The Favourite, you may not be a fan of his latest work. If you're well-versed in his other films like The Lobster, Killing of the Sacred Deer, and Dogtooth, the twistedly weird and entirely confounding Kinds of Kindness should be in your wheelhouse. After his previous two films achieved mega awards season success (five Oscar wins from 21 nominations) and a collective $200 million worldwide box office take, it feels like Lanthimos has made...

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Reviews / 30.06.2024

When John Krasinski made the curious decision to set 2018's A Quiet Place some 400 days after an alien invasion wiped out much of the human population, you could practically smell a prequel brewing in the distance. While the 2018 sequel opened with a prologue set during the alien's arrival, a stand-alone spin-off beckoned, sans Krasinski in the director's chair. It's always a risk when a franchise passes its reins over to a new filmmaker. Thankfully, A Quiet Place: Day One is in the capable hands of writer/director Michael...

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Reviews / 27.06.2024

It's been 15 years since Illumination burst onto the already-crowded animation scene under the tutelage of ex-20th Century Fox Animation president Chris Meledandri. While their films may not contain the depth or elicit the acclaim of productions from their rival animation studios (they're still chasing their first Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature), you can't deny Illumination has delivered some of the most popular animated features in recent times. Think The Secret Life of Pets, Sing, The Grinch, and, of course, the 2023 juggernaut that was The Super Mario Bros....

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Reviews / 13.06.2024

With a global box office of $858 million, an Oscar for Best Animated Feature, and the generally held opinion that it is one of the best (many would say it's the best) Pixar films of all time, Inside Out remains a sparkling achievement in Pixar's crowded back catalogue. A sequel to the 2015 masterpiece has felt inevitable for close to a decade now. Following up such a critical and commercial success is a staggering task. But this is the same studio that somehow delivered four Toy Story films...

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Reviews / 10.06.2024

It's been an odd journey to the multiplexes for Jeff Nichols' The Bikeriders. After debuting at the Telluride Film Festival in August and seemingly on a trajectory for awards season consideration, 20th Century Studios pulled the film from its December release due to the actors' strike showing no signs of ending. Rather than wait for a new date, New Regency shopped around and sold distribution rights to Focus Features, who, rather surprisingly, dated the film for a U.S. summer release. Whether that move pays off at the box office remains...

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Reviews / 17.05.2024

Given nine years have passed since Mad Max: Fury Road blasted its way into cinemas, you might have forgotten what a staggering breath of fresh air this masterpiece of action cinema truly was. Perhaps it helped that expectations were undeniably low for a sequel to George Miller's seemingly dead Mad Max trilogy no one was really asking for. Six (yes, six!) Oscars and a worldwide box office of $380 million silenced anyone who had scoffed at the need for a return to the Wasteland. Rather than deliver another sequel (though,...

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Reviews / 15.05.2024

After dazzling with his terrifying thriller A Quiet Place and its equally terrific sequel A Quiet Place Part II, there would be few expecting writer/director John Krasinski to pick a family fantasy comedy as his next film. Then again, he's not the first director with such a wild genre shift in their filmography. Robert Rodriguez's resume includes both From Dusk Till Dawn and Spy Kids. Martin Scorsese gave us Shutter Island and Hugo. George Miller, the man behind the Mad Max franchise, is also responsible for Babe and Happy Feet. And, of course, Steven...

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