Monthly Archives: July 2019

Quentin Tarantino’s long awaited 9th film released recently in the form of Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood. The film is set in the late 60s in front of a contextual backdrop of the infamous Charles Manson murders, where four people, including actress Sharon Tate, were brutally killed. The film follows Tate, played by MargotContinue reading “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood: Film Review”

Widely regarded as one of the greatest shows ever to grace the screen, and almost universally seen as one of, if not the greatest, animated shows of all time, Avatar: The Last Airbender is a Nickelodeon cartoon show that aired from 2005 – 2008. The show takes place in a fantasy world during a timeContinue reading “Avatar: The Last Airbender – TV Review”

HBO’s excellent five-hour mini-series is absolutely heartbreaking to watch. Brilliantly structured and anchored by great performances from Jared Harris, Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgard and more, ‘Chernobyl’ revolves around one of the worst man-made catastrophes to date. The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986, when a safety test went very, VERY wrong at the ChernobylContinue reading “Chernobyl Review”

Because Disney hadn’t taken quite enough of our money with Endgame, this summer saw the release of the actual final film of the third phase of the Marvel cinematic universe: Spiderman: Far From Home. The film takes place soon after the events of Avengers Endgame, as Peter Parker and his friends embark on a soon-to-be-derailedContinue reading “Spiderman Far From Home: Film Review”

Soooo Worth the wait!! Action and terror are perfectly balanced against comic relief and well-timed character moments.  It’s almost a year after season 2 that season 3 came out. But it was sooooo worth the wait. Stranger Things season 3 is all it promises to be and more… It encapsulates all the features of aContinue reading “Stranger Thing Season 3: Review”

This summer, we were introduced to a world where no one remembers The Beatles. Yesterday, directed by Danny Boyle and starring Himesh Patel, Lily James, and Ed Sheeran, tells the story of a struggling musician from Suffolk, England who, having been involved in an accident after all of the electricity in the world flicked ofContinue reading “Yesterday: Film Review”

Annihilation delivers a stunning addition to the sci-fi genre. The film revolves around a team of 5 women, each with a different skill set (biologist, physicist, geologist, paramedic and a psychologist), who are sent to investigate a strange meteor that is altering its surrounding environment and eventually Earth. Writer and Director Alex Garland (somewhat adaptingContinue reading “Annihilation: Film Review”

The second big rock and roll biopic of the last two years took the form of Rocketman, the biopic of legendary British artist: Elton John. Spanning from his childhood to his comeback out of a drug abuse rehabilitation centre, Rocketman tells the story of Elton’s rise into the music industry, his struggles with his family,Continue reading “Rocketman: Film Review”