Superman — Waiting To Soar

Waiting To Soar — Superman (Review)       A modest, promising start. How did Frank Herbert put it in Dune? “A beginning is a very delicate time.” A prescient phrase for that science-fiction epic’s struggle to find itself at the cinema, but it couldn’t be more...

F1 — Can’t Stop the Pitt

F1 — Can’t Stop the Pitt       A blockbuster to get every engine revving. Thirty-five years ago, uber-producer Jerry Bruckheimer unleashed the roar and speed of NASCAR on cinema screens. Days of Thunder was a racing smash, but critics were quick to notice its...

Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning — Needs A Bigger Bang

Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning — Needs A Bigger Bang       Even impossible missions have to end. When Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning quietly dropped the ‘Part One’ of its title after failing to burn brightly enough at the box office, it...

Thunderbolts* — Old School AntiHeroics

Thunderbolts* — Old School AntiHeroics       Sometimes it takes the wrong guys to do the right thing. The latest Marvel films tend to come with baggage full of hope. Hope that they might recapture the magic of the MCU’s heyday. Hope that they could right the...

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith — Rising Stock

Review: Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (20th Anniversary)       Night and cinema heat up in Ryan Coogler’s impressive horror fusion. Origin stories are irresistible, but they can be dangerous when it comes to villains. The risk of exposing...