While it had some gnawing inconsistencies and questionable logic, Zach Cregger’s 2022 home share horror film Barbarian, was so artfully creepy it signalled the writer/director as an exciting new force in the horror genre. His latest film, Weapons is even better. There are a few stumbles but this bizarre, disturbing mystery thriller is so cleverly constructed and so well performed
Read moreThe Fantastic Four has been the problem child of the Marvel cinema family. There have been two previous false starts with the 2005 film starring Chris Evans and Jessica Alba and the 2015 reboot starring Miles Teller and Kate Mara which began promisingly before weirdly falling apart half way through. Now, in the wake of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s takeover
Read moreWith a touch of the destructive disillusion of Falling Down and the unsettling oddness of Yorgos Lanthimos’ films, the very strange, dark and often very funny bromance cringe comedy Friendship is a bizarre take on the weird neighbour film. Comedian Tim Robinson (Saturday Night Live, Detroiters, I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson) plays the socially awkward, misfit office
Read moreThe DC cinematic universe has so far failed to achieve the world conquering success of its Marvel counterpart. The DC films have, like the Marvel movies been noisy, lumbering, confusingly plotted, CGI-drenched behemoths but unlike the Marvel movies, their characters have failed to connect with audiences. Actors playing the DC characters have changed but no one seems to have cared
Read moreWes Anderson films are now their own subgenre, an excursion into a pastel coloured diorama world filled with quirky neurotic oddballs who are often doggedly noble or gleefully sadistic. While we can appreciate Anderson for carving out a distinctive piece of the cinematic universe, his tendency to avoid anything resembling a coherent or meaningful narrative, to pile absurdity on top
Read moreSince the charming original 1984 movie first gave us young Daniel LaRusso’s (Ralph Macchio) crane kicking exploits, The Karate Kid franchise has become a pop cultural phenomenon. Mixing Rocky-style underdog triumph, a relatable battle against bullying, teen romance and the unforgettable character of Pat Morita’s wise, venerable, testicle kicking Mr Miyagi, it has become one of Hollywood’s most beloved Gen
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