Reviews

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Captain America: Civil War devours every minute of its 147 minute run time, escalating the Marvel Cinematic Universe to speculative new heights. In a departure from typical genre conventions, the Russo brothers’ film demands retribution for the superheroes’ collateral damage, which has contributed to much death and destruction around the world. Which side are you […]

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Reviews

The Visit (2015)

M. Night Shyamalan has attained a conflicted reputation, as he has managed to produce some very good films, but at the same time, has been at the helm of some terrible ones. From the brilliant The Sixth Sense (1999), which brought him initial recognition, to the critical failures of After Earth (2013) and The Last Airbender (2010), the director has […]

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Reviews

The Legend of Barney Thomson (2015)

Robert Carlyle’s directional debut is a macabre comedy set in Glasgow. It depicts the story of socially inept barber, Barney Thomson who becomes an accidental killer. As a result, his life turns into chaos as he tries to cover up his deeds. Although the film doesn’t quite live up to its grand title, it’s still […]

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Reviews

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

J.J. Abrams initiates the beginning of a new trilogy of Star Wars films and a resurrection of one of the most adored film series in cinematic history. It has been just over thirty years since the conclusion of the original films, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, continues the saga’s galactic adventures. I have always had a conflicted […]

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Reviews

Deadpool (2016)

Deadpool – a gleeful, self-referential character bathed in satire, gets his first taste of the big screen. Well, sort of. Deadpool technically made his first appearance in the very forgettable, X-Men: Origins. But the film messed up the character so bad, that I’m literally not counting that version as Deadpool. I’m happy to report that director Tim […]

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Lists

Top 10 Films of the 2000s

A large portion of my childhood and adolescence was during the ‘noughties’ decade, so this period of cinematic history will always be particularly memorable personally. As I like many others have been lucky enough to have grown up in a period with so many great films. The list of films compiled are some of my […]

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