It’s about reclaiming our cultural memory, it’s about people who come from my community saying we do have a voice and we do have a story to tell about the conflict.”
ALICE IN SLASHERLAND
Lewis Carroll meets Buffy meets Re-Animator: The Musical; there’s nigh a better title than Alice in Slasherland
THE BURIAL OF KOJO
Sometimes simpler is better. The key event and surprise in The Burial of Kojo, which will be ruined for you if you read just about any description of the film, is not what the film […]
AVENGERS: ENDGAME
You don’t need to be told reminded that Avengers: Endgame is the biggest movie of the year, and the biggest comic book movie of all time
THE BATTLE OF WINTERFELL
8 years of build-up, two full episodes sitting around the fireplace with characters and the promise of the longest battle ever filmed is a lot to live up to
FILM FIGHT CLUB S3E9: Avengers Endgame
Where we fight about the biggest most humongous pop culture event of the year until next week’s Game of Thrones battle
UNICORN STORE
Tone is a big thing. Switching things up can work, but when you do it all the time you’re on shakier ground
THE WILD BOYS
Visually captivating and ever in a constant state of flux, The Wild Boys’ thematic bona fides are just trying to keep up
THE NIGHT EATS THE WORLD
If you’re going to make a zombie movie today you really have to clamber above the pack
CRIME WAVE
A comedy of awful errors and even worse people, Crime Wave stumbles sparingly and when it finds it’s feet it lands
FREE SOLO
Very few films are ground-breaking in a visual, technical or narrative sense. To manage all three is a rare achievement, though not nearly so remarkable as Alex Honnold
FILM FIGHT CLUB S3E8: CAGE MATCH
Where we enter the Cage
GAME OF THRONES: WINTERFELL
It’s remarkable how even five episodes out that same commitment to world-building and character dynamics still shines bright. WARNING: This post is dark and full of spoilers What could (almost) forgivingly have pleasingly passed with […]
FILM FIGHT CLUB S3E7: TARDIS TO APR 10, 1999 – MATRIX, 10 THINGS & CRUEL INTENTIONS
Where we Tardis to April 10, 1999 to review hit new flicks The Matrix, 10 Things I Hate About You & Cruel Intentions
CAPTAIN MARVEL
It’s fine. It’s nothing to get excited about, but it’s fine.
FILM FIGHT CLUB S3E6: DESTROYER & AGNES VARDA
Where we fight about non-neo-noir Destroyer and discuss the legacy of Agnes Varda
FILM FIGHT CLUB S3E5: US, DISNEY & 2018’s TOP (& BOTTOM) 10
Where we fight among us, about the latest thing the Simpsons got right and our favourites (and most despised) from the year that was
US
Everyone knows Jordan Peele wants to hold up a mirror to society; no one thought he’d take it so literally. Us, more than most films this year, will suffer from the weight of expectation. Get […]
WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY
Recounting lesser-known events and their reasons for obscurity in the life of Massachusetts poet Emily Dickinson (Molly Shannon), Wild Nights With Emily takes a few less than conventional approaches
REVISITING MAGIC MIKE XXL
This author has never before written a second review for any film. But then there’s Magic Mike XXL
DERRY GIRLS
One would do well to discover this gem
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