Wonka – Film Review

4.5 out of 5 STARS Wonka acts as a prequel to the much-loved Roald Dahl classic, ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’. It follows the plot of a poor young man named ‘Willy Wonka’ (Timothée Chalamet), whose ambitions as a chocolatier lead him to open a shop at ‘The Galéries Gourmet’ Continue Reading

Creed III – A Knockout?

Popular movie choice for a lot of people, Creed III has recently been released and movie reviewers think the movie was very good. Is it going to get countered out like Rocky may have?  Everyone loved Rocky I, II, III and IV but the movies from 5-7 weren’t all they Continue Reading

Red: The Importance of Colour in Cinema    

Red is the colour that we have the strongest psychological reaction to. Due to it having a long wavelength, it is the second most visible colour, making it actively noticeable. It has connotations of danger, due to people’s inherited instinctual fear of blood and behavioural characteristics learnt in everyday life. Continue Reading

Del Toro’s Pinocchio – A Review

Pinocchio is a fairy tale told time and time again, and Del Toro manages to add his own unique, fresh take on the classic story.   Del Toro does an excellent job at intertwining both fantasy and realism within his narratives, touching on many mature real-world issues within his films Continue Reading

Black Panther 2: A Review

Ryan Coogler was given possibly one of the hardest jobs imaginable for any director and It is fair to say that this film definitely did justice to the death of the late Chadwick Boseman. It honoured his death respectfully and integrated his passing into the plot with skill and subtlety, Continue Reading

Don’t Worry Darling

Set in the 1950’s, this period drama is about husband-and-wife Alice and Jack Chambers, who live in a utopian experimental community named Victory. However, disturbing truths come to light when Alice starts to worry about what’s behind the town Victory. While filming, Olivia Wilde, director and actor, split with her Continue Reading

How Do Films Cope When Actors Die?

“Black Panther: Wakanda forever” the recent Box Office hit had to deal with the sudden, unexpected death of its star, Chadwick Boseman, in 2020. How would the production of this second film played out if he had not died of cancer?  Black Panther is not the only franchise that has Continue Reading