With the 2017 incarnation of It, director Andy Muschietti managed to do something only a select few have accomplished before him - he successfully adapted a Stephen King novel. Now, two years on, the Argentinian filmmaker is hoping lightning will strike twice as he tackles the latter half of King's epic near-1200-page horror opus with (the appropriately titled) It: Chapter … [Read more...] about It: Chapter Two – Film Review
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X-Men: Dark Phoenix – Film Review
Though many consider the current MCU slate as the pioneers of the modern comic-book blockbuster, it's difficult to ignore the fact that the X-Men series was essentially what paved the way for all that have come since. Whilst the 1980's and 1990's gave us Superman and Batman films, and, though a Marvel brand, the Blade films were seen more as Wesley Snipes features rather than … [Read more...] about X-Men: Dark Phoenix – Film Review
Glass – Film Review
M. Night Shyamalan's directorial travels have been fascinating, to say the least. Once hailed as a filmmaker worthy of being dubbed "the second coming of Spielberg", a series of twists and fantastical ideas weren't enough to sustain the public as he came crashing down to Earth quite spectacularly following back-to-back-to-back misfires that failed to land with both critics and … [Read more...] about Glass – Film Review
Submergence – Film Review
Submergence starts with a couple in lust after a first meeting who then go back to their jobs while thinking about each other. Danielle Flinders (Alicia Vikander) and James More (James McAvoy) meet by chance in a remote hotel in Normandy where they both prepare for a dangerous mission. They fall in love reluctantly over a couple of days. James heads to Somalia track down a … [Read more...] about Submergence – Film Review