Wildling (2018)
Wildling is the latest in a series of films to be inspired by real-life abduction and imprisonment cases like that of Jaycee Dugard and Elizabeth Fritzl.
Rampage: More Rampaging and Fewer Jokes Than You Might Expect
Watching Rampage, I came to two realisations.
One: I haven’t really liked a Dwayne Johnson movie for years.
Two: His movies all have the same problem. They’re not funny enough.
The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
Here, Lanthimos imagines a world where ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ are false signifiers concealing human selfishness.
A Quiet Place (2018)
If you want carefully-crafted scares built from a unique premise, you should venture into A Quiet Place.
Adventure Time Season 7
I suppose this was inevitable. Adventure Time’s lustre was always going to fade for me at some point.
With Ready Player One, Steven Spielberg Turns a Bad Book into a Decent Movie
With Ready Player One, Spielberg has made a good movie out of a bad book. Shame he couldn’t have made a great one.
Love, Simon Revitalises the Rom-Com Genre
If there’s any justice, Love, Simon will be a trailblazer. Not just for mainstream gay films, but for a rom-com revival.
Pacific Rim Uprising (2018)
This is primarily a transparent pitch for Chinese audiences, right down to niche jokes about the pronunciation of Mandarin.
The Divine Order Gives a Swiss Spin on Suffrage
The Divine Order captures the stifling conservatism of 1971 Switzerland, while channeling the revelatory experience of one’s eyes opening to injustice.
Tomb Raider (2018)
Alicia Vikander’s interpretation of Lara Croft is incredible; she deserved a better movie.
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