It’s that time again where critics around the world sharpen their knives and begin writing scathing reviews about the latest Transformers film whilst making no dent in the franchise’s box-office. However, even by the standards of the Transformers franchise Transformers: The Last Knight is an uninspired entry. Since Optimus Prime (Peter Cullen) left Earth to find the creators of the […]
At first glance, any movie about talking cars sounds ridiculous. What challenges could there possibly be for them to overcome? But this is Pixar we’re dealing with, you can be sure that whatever they’re up to will be infused with a great deal of heart and that goes pretty far. It’s safe to say that […]
Maud and Everett Lewis’ story is one that may only be known to fans of Canadian folk art until the release of this latest depiction of their lives, Maudie. Maud’s style of painting would have been considered child-like and plain to many, but the profound detail of Maud’s work made her a sought after artist from the 1950’s […]
Flatliners Director: Niels Arden Oplev Writer: Ben Ripley Cast: Ellen Page, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev, James Norton, Kiersey Clemons, Kiefer Sutherland Release Date: 29 September 2017 Medical students experiment on “near death” experiences that involve past tragedies until the dark consequences begin to jeopardize their lives. I’m unfamiliar with the original, so I can’t compare […]
It’s been seven years since the original invasion of Gru (Steve Carell) and his Minions (Pierre Coffin) and the Illumination Studios have made a cottage industry of the villain and his adoptive family. The original film provided an endearing look into the life of a ‘bad guy’ and how these cute sisters could help him find […]
We live in an age of cinematic remakes that tend to split opinions pretty drastically (remember Ghostbusters?!), but here’s an opinion that’s sure not to be too controversial: the 1999 Mummy franchise is utterly irreplaceable. At first when I heard that The Mummy was being rebooted in 2017 I was skeptical, but willing to give […]
The Mummy starring Tom Cruise, not Brendan Fraser, is the first official entry into Universal’s new Dark Universe franchise. A franchise created by Universal Studios that was known as the “monsterverse”, that ruled the screens from the 1920s to 1950s. A franchise much like the model created by Marvel and now, DC, except the stars […]
