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Based on Jane Austen’s novel of the same name, this new adaptation of Emma manages to inject a breath of modernity into the story, while retaining the charms of Austen’s writing and her contemporary setting. Eleanor Catton’s script was a real surprise, simply because of how funny it was; throughout the film myself, along withContinue reading “Emma. (2020), Proof that Classic Novels are Timeless”

Akira Kurosawa is one of the most important filmmakers of the 20th century. Through his feudal films, we saw the works of Shakespeare reborn and new tales that have been told for decades. Through his modern-day exploits, we looked into the heart of humanity at the time, peering into the souls of many. In hisContinue reading “Ran (1985): “In A Mad World, Only The Mad Are Sane””

When you’re talking about the most influential writers in the horror genre, one of the first names to come up is most certainly H.P. Lovecraft. Alongside Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley and Bram Stoker he is without a doubt one of the most influential, and remains a popular author for fans of the genre. DespiteContinue reading “Color Out of Space (2019): A Slow But Effective Adaptation of Lovecraft”

Despite working as a director for 40 years, Kinji Fukasaku only broke through to international recognition and acclaim thanks to his final film: Battle Royale. But despite this, he has a fervent cult following thanks to the extensive praise his films received in his homeland of Japan, which lead to films such as Battles withoutContinue reading “Battle Royale (2000), Kinji Fukasaku’s Modern Day Dystopia”

Bong Joon-Ho has been a powerful force in Korean cinema for some time now, with great reception domestically and internationally. Films like Memories of Murder & The Host received critical success both domestically and internationally, which laid the groundwork for his English-language features; Snowpiercer & Okja. But despite the constant buzz around Bong, I’ve neverContinue reading “Parasite (2019), A History-Making Masterpiece”

1917 – David Alkhed Since I’ve already reviewed this film just recently, I’m gonna try to not repeat myself too much here. But my thoughts on 1917 remains pretty much the same; an incredible technical achievement that is deserving of praise, but a surprisingly hollow film. It’s not like I think it’s a bad movie,Continue reading “Oscars 2020 – Best Picture: Our Rundown”

I have this thing about franchise movies right. ‘Joker’ was meant to be the last one that I go see. I’m just, so, so tired. I’m tired of the reboots, I’m tired of the sequels, I’m tired of the remakes. Coming this fall: ‘Ghoulies: Bite Back’ – the dark gritty reboot of the b movieContinue reading “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020): a Fantabulous Amount of Fun”

The idea of doing a film in all one shot is nothing new in 2020. Many films have been made to appear to look like one continuous shot, some famous examples include Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman and Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope, and then there are films that truly are filmed in one shot, such as AlexanderContinue reading “1917 (2019): A Highly Flawed Yet Ambitious War Epic”

Content Warning: Discussions of Rape, Sexual assault & harrassment, and mentions of the #Metoo movement are present in this review.  Authors Note: In an effort of full disclosure, I am a cis-man who has never had to experience the terrible things that the women depicted in this movie, and many women in real life asContinue reading “Bombshell (2019): a Bomb of a Script and a Bomb at the Box Office”

Going into A Hidden Life, I’d only seen one other Terrence Malick film; Badlands. But surrounding the acclaimed director is a vast love and appreciation for his work, and many of his features have been on my watchlist for some time. So, upon seeing that his latest film was released in the UK I wentContinue reading “Terrence Malick’s Hidden Life (2019): A Review”