Category: Film Reviews

  • Aliens

    After the success of the 1979 sci-fi horror film, Alien, plans of a sequel were put into talks almost immediately, but it took a lot longer than expected to get off the ground. Not only was there a lot of… Continue reading "Aliens"

  • Abigail

    In spite of their popularity within pop culture, not a lot has been done with the Universal monsters. This is more than likely due to the failure of their planned cinematic universe, which would’ve starred high-calibre actors portraying these roles… Continue reading "Abigail"

  • The Heiress

    There were several stars during the Golden Age of Hollywood that grew to become legends, and one of the longest surviving of that era was Olivia de Havilland. Only recently passing away in 2020 at the incredible age of 104,… Continue reading "The Heiress"

  • Civil War

    It should come as no surprise that a film titled, Civil War, is divisive, but it isn’t for the reasons you’d expect. With advertising that initially grabbed people’s attention with its seemingly time-appropriate over-the-top premise, the trailers for Civil War… Continue reading "Civil War"

  • Bumblebee

    Transformers was able to build such a prominent cinematic footprint in the mid to late 2000s that arguably became just as popular as their toy line, but that popularity came with a noticeable backlash, as many took issue with the… Continue reading "Bumblebee"

  • Gallipoli

    The 1981 war film, Gallipoli, got a ton of flowers when it was released as critics and audiences were quite enamored with this small-budgeted Australian film, but nowadays, it’s hard to view it as anything other than another flower in… Continue reading "Gallipoli"

  • Monkey Man

    The 2024 action thriller, Monkey Man, got a lot of attention when the trailer dropped, but it was almost never seen in theatres. Being a mostly independent project that Dev Patel starred in, wrote and directed (being his first directorial… Continue reading "Monkey Man"

  • The Menu

    Around the years 2021 and 2022, there were quite a few projects that felt like what some would call ‘’eat the rich’’ experiences, being films or tv shows that focused on an upper-class group of socialites being put through often… Continue reading "The Menu"

  • Chocolat

    The 2000 Miramax romance film, Chocolat was a film that proved to be a modest success amongst audiences, and since Miramax was still connected with Harvey Weinstein at the time, it secured several big Oscar nominations like Picture, Screenplay and… Continue reading "Chocolat"