The Mandalorian and Grogu (Film Review) — Steadying the Ship

The Mandalorian and Grogu (Film Review) — Steadying the Ship

The Mandalorian and Grogu (Film Review) — Steadying the Ship       Is this the way? Star Wars arrives back at cinemas for the first time in seven years without a fanfare, quite literally, The Mandalorian and Grogu has no opening crawl, but it does have a title...
Apex — A Rapid Throwback

Apex — A Rapid Throwback

Apex — A Rapid Throwback       Stick that kayak in reverse... Where did the water-bourne sociopath go? It feels like that villainous archetype never really escaped its 80s and 90s heyday, and the likes of Dead Calm and The River Wild (not that the female in...
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair — Streamlined Revenge

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair — Streamlined Revenge

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair — Streamlined Revenge       Is the four-and-a-half-hour rampage of revenge worth the wait?  Almost two decades after it premiered at Cannes, Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair emerges to drag the masses back to one of cinema’s...
F1 — Can’t Stop the Pitt

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

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...