2020 was, amongst plenty of other things, a cinematic graveyard. Of course we had streaming services to save the day and some what soften the blow of endless cancellations and releasing schedule changes, but what should’ve been a fantastic year for film was decent at best (depending on how you look at it). What was […]
Author: Clay Bones
Pieces of a Woman – Review
They say that child birth can be a beautiful thing. But what happens if it doesn’t go according to plan? Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó, demonstrates exactly that, in this painfully poignant piece that follows a couple who are met with such fate. Vanessa Kirby’s (Mission Impossible: Fallout) Martha and Shia LaBeouf’s (Honey Boy, The Peanut […]
Spree – Review
“It’s a numbers game, and right now I’m a zero” – Kurt Kunkle It’s the modern age movie for the modern age audience. 2020’s Spree makes its appearance on Netflix and the Generation Z(ers) amongst us have plenty to get excited about. Joe Keery (Stranger Things) stars as Kurt Kunkle (AKA @Kurtsworld96), a wannabe influencer […]
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – Review
We’re almost at curtain call on this troubled year. A year I think we’re all ready to put in the past, and focus on our futures. However, we’ll always look back on this year for the losses we’ve all had in some form or another. And one loss that the world mourned, was that of […]
The Midnight Sky – Review
A global catastrophe known as ‘the event’, has plunged Earth into an extinction level threat. The climate has changed, and with it the situations in which our very existence relies upon. In this fictional story, based on the book ‘Good Morning, Midnight’ by author Lily Brooks-Dalton, actor/director George Clooney demonstrates a future, in which we […]
Soul – Review
Much like Onwards, that was released at the beginning of this year, Pixar’s Soul may not receive the reception it most certainly deserves. As the filming industry is still very much in a dark place at the moment, Soul joins the list of mainstream releases that is given the ‘straight to streaming’ gig instead. Pixar’s […]
Mulan – Review
Now that Disney+ has removed the undeserved, hefty price tag off of their latest live action remake, I felt it deserved its chance to be seen. The announcement to pull its release from theatres all over the world, was given quite the sour response. Not only from those wanting to return to the theatres after […]
Mank – Review
I guess there’s only one way to really start off my review for Mank. I’m likely to lose any remaining credibility I may have by stating this, but I have never seen Citizen Kane. Like most however, I’m fully aware of its cinematic importance, and the footprint it has left on filmmaking ever since its […]
Top 5: Festive Favourites
It’s that time of the year folks. Darker nights and brighter lights. Presents are considered more important than presence. Your wallets are emptying fast. And you are forced to listen to Mariah Carey no less than three times a day. But like most things, there’s always some fun to be had, and once again it’s […]
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey – Review
It would appear that Netflix wants you in that early Christmas spirit, with the recent influx of festive themed originals hitting the streaming service this past week. Of that fast growing list, none seem to provide that ‘Christmas classic’ potential quite like David E. Talbert’s, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey. Set in the Victorian era, […]
