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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) Review
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) Director: Andre Ovredal Screenwriters: Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Guillermo del Toro Starring: Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Dean Norris Horror movies released before September generally fall into three categories: the films from directors like Ari Aster, Jordan Peele and John Krasinski that are really popular…
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Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019) Review
Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood (2019) Director: Quentin Tarantino Screenwriter: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Emile Hirsch, Margaret Qualley, Timothy Olyphant, Julia Butters, Austin Butler, Dakota Fanning, Bruce Dern, Mike Moh, Al Pacino, Luke Perry, Damian Lewis, Kurt Russell, Lena Dunham, Maya Hawke, Michael Madsen Quentin Tarantino’s long awaited 9th…
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The Emoji Movie (2017) Review
The Emoji Movie (2017) Director: Tony Leondis Screenwriters: Tony Leondis, Eric Siegel, Mike White Starring: Anna Faris, Maya Rudolph, T.J. Miller, James Corden, Patrick Stewart, Christina Aguilera, Sofia Vergara The Emoji Movie is a legendarily bad film. The Sony Pictures Animation animated feature explores the world of emojis, the yellow smiley faces we all feel…
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The Lion King (2019) Review
The Lion King (2019) Director: Jon Favreau Screenwriter: Jeff Nathanson Starring: Donald Glover, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Beyoncé, John Oliver, Alfre Woodard, John Kani, James Earl Jones The Lion King marks the second Disney “live-action” remake helmed by director Jon Favreau, the first being 2016’s The Jungle Book. I was delighted by the…
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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989) Snapshot Review
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) Director: Peter Greenaway Screenwriter: Peter Greenaway Starring: Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard Had this film not been recommended by a horror director, I never would have thought to watch it. There’s something about a bunch of celebrated actors coming together that generally…
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Gwen (2019) Review
Gwen (2019) Director: William McGregor Screenwriter: William McGregor Starring: Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Maxine Peake, Richard Harrington, Jodi Innes Set in the years of the Industrial Revolution in the mountains of Snowdonia, Gwen is an eerily dark gothic piece which follows the titular Gwen and the darkness that comes to her home when the living her family earns…
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Crawl (2019) Review
Crawl (2019) Director: Alexandre Aja Screenwriters: Michael Rasmussen, Shawn Rasmussen Starring: Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper Horror movies are rarely suspenseful. Many include ghosts or spirits that do little other than open and close doors, or cause spooky string music so we know it’s time to be scared. They scare the character in the movie, but…
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Demolition Man (1993) Snapshot Review
Demolition Man (1993) Director: Marco Brambilla Screenwriter: Peter. M. Lenkov and Robert Reneau Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, Nigel Hawthorne, Benjamin Bratt, Bob Gunton, Glenn Shadix, Denis Leary Imagine a film about a defrosted Sylvester Stallone, a nightmarish sexual simulator and Wesley Snipes saying “what’s your boggle”. Well, you don’t have to imagine…
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Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019) Snapshot Review
Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019) Director: Jon Watts Screenwriter: Erik Sommers Starring: Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Samuel L. Jackson, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Marisa Tomei, Colbie Smulders, Jon Favreau, J.B. Smoove, Martin Starr, Angourie Rice, Remy Hii, Tony Revolori The latest instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Far From Home, is the second Spider-Man movie in…
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Midsommar (2019) Review
Midsommar (2019) Review Director: Ari Aster Screenwriter: Ari Aster Starring: Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Vilhelm Blomgren, William Jackson Harper, Will Poulter Last year, newcomer Ari Aster delivered his debut feature, Hereditary. While the piece was mostly marketed as a horror movie, Aster stated his intention was for the film to be a “family drama”. Despite…