Aquaman: Swashbuckles, Lost Kingdoms and Red Heads.

Aquaman (2018) is directed by James Wan and stars Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, William Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Nicole Kidman, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul Mateen II and Tom Curry. This is a *spoiler free* review. Aquaman is lame. Which, for a very long time has been the (unfair) stereotype about this DC character. His costume is […]

Crazy Rich Asians: Singapore, Spectacle and Socialites.

Crazy Rich Asians (2018) is directed by Jon M. Chu and stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan and is based on the international bestseller of the same name. It is a romantic comedy about a young Chinese billionaire introducing his relatively poorer girlfriend to his family in Singapore during a large family […]

The Dark Knight: 10 Years Later.

This isn’t going to be a regular film review, but a expression of experience with 10 years of hindsight. So it’s been 10 years since the release of the dark knight. Born at the start of what I call “The Golden Age of comic book movies”. I remember the summer of 2008 very well, with […]

Avengers Infinity War: Dread, Dead and a Purple Head.

*Spoiler Alert* Avengers: Infinity War (2018) is directed by Joel and Anthony Russo and stars a massive (and I mean massive) cast consisting of Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pratt, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chadwick Boseman, Zoe Saldana and the list goes on and on in what is probably the most ambitious ensemble cast […]

Black Panther: It’s Magical, Tragical and Tribal.

Black Panther (2018) is directed by Ryan Coogler and stars Chadwick Boseman, Micheal. B Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker and Andy Serkis. It follows Captain America: Civil War (2016) with T’Challa (Boseman) returning to his native home of the technologically advanced and isolated […]

Ali: Banter, Bans and Bouts

Ali (2001) is directed Micheal Mann and stars Will Smith, Jon Voight, Jaime Foxx, Mario Van Peebles and Nona Gaye. It is a Biopic account of the life of legendary boxer Muhammed Ali between the period of 1964-1975. Here’s another one that shot for greatness and unfortunately didn’t quite hit the mark. The last film […]

Jumanji Welcome to the Jungle: Clichés, and Not Much Else

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) is directed by Jake Kasvan and stars Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Karen Gillan, Bobby Canavale and Nick Jonas. It is a sequel of the 1995 Robin Williams starrer of the same name, about children being transported into a real life video game. The original had a board […]

Straight Outta Compton: Contracts, Cussing and Controversy

*Warning: this film is very explicit, viewer discretion is advised* Straight outta Compton (2015) is directed by F.Gary Gray and stars O’Shea Jackson Jr, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, R.Marcos Taylor and Paul Giamatti. The film is based on the true life story of the legendary and controversial hip-hop group NWA and the rise and fall […]

Star Wars The Last Jedi: Dogma, Dreadnoughts and Discovery Spoiler Free

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2018) is written and directed by Rian Johnson, and stars Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Kelly Marie Tran, and Laura Dern. It is the 8th instalment in the Star Wars Saga. 30+ years, 7 movies and numerous spin offs and Star Wars is […]

The Disaster Artist: Enigmas, Dreams and Accents.

The Disaster Artist (2017) is Directed by, and stars James Franco. Dave Franco, Seth Rogan, Ari Graynor, Alison Brie, Jason Mantzoukas and Josh Hutcherson join the cast. It is based on the book by Greg Sisterio about the true life story of Tommy Wisau and the author and how they created arguably the worst movie […]