Erich Maria Remarque’s 1929 novel All Quiet on the Western Front is a literary masterpiece. Its anti-war message based on the events of World War I has retained its relevancy almost a hundred years later, with this movie adaptation – directed by Edward Berger for Netflix – bringing the story to the next generation. This […]
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Blonde – Review
You’d have to search long and hard to find somebody who doesn’t know of Marilyn Monroe, but Norma Jeane? That’s another story. That is what Blonde explores (or should I say exposes) as it takes a fictional dive into the life of both the woman we knew in front of the camera and the one […]
The Gray Man – Review
The Russo Brothers (Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame) aim to continue their success after their monumental Marvel breakthrough. Having failed to replicate that with 2021’s Cherry, Netflix’s far more marketable The Gray Man looks to demonstrate what directing capabilities these brothers have outside of the superhero caper. When CIA operative Court Gentry, aka Sierra Six […]
Hustle – Review
Adam Sandler’s comedic career has never gone down particularly well with the critics – much more so of recent – but audiences still appear to feel a buzz whenever he shows up, and it was enough to score him a mind-blowing nine figure deal with Netflix. Sadly, much of what this pairing has churned out […]
The Adam Project – Review
Netflix’s latest dip into the sci-fi genre presents us with two inevitable decisions in the film industry. One being a time-travel element that seems to be the top thing at the moment, and the other being the inclusion of Ryan Reynolds, which as we know is a sure-fire way of reeling in interest. The Adam […]
Texas Chainsaw Massacre – Review
Following the fad of classic franchises retconning their projects to give us a ‘true’ sequel – something the Ghostbusters, Terminator and Halloween franchises have most recently attempted – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the latest to receive a futile facelift (pun intended) with the chainsaw wielding psychopath ‘Leatherface’ making a reappearance. Ignoring the many other […]
Home Team – Review
The idea to make a movie based on the career of NFL coach Sean Payton seems feasible. After all we’ve been given movies based on stories that are far more undeserving of the film format. But having the story be ‘loosely’ based around the ‘Bountygate’ scandal (yeah, I had to look this up too) after […]
Munich: The Edge of War – Review
Whilst the atrocities of WWII have been well and truly documented in many forms throughout the years, whether from a fictional view point or something that prides itself on historical accuracy, the build up to WWII hasn’t received such attention. That is what director Christian Schwochow aims to provide with this adaptation of the novel […]
Don’t Look Up – Review
There seemed to be a high level of intrigue surrounding this project upon first response. Comedy director Adam McKay (Anchorman, The Big Short) being joined by a star studded cast led by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, in a satire that demonstrates the ignorance of the government and media outlets of today’s society. Two astrologists, […]
The Harder They Fall – Review
Netflix’s latest produced western pays homage to the classic tropes of the genre whilst planting its own roots. The lack of black representation portrayed in the genre throughout the years has always been a headscratcher, but director Jeymes Samuel brings that to the forefront of his stylishly splendid action western. Beaming with black heritage, featuring […]
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