WICKED: Is it a hit or miss?
Wicked. It’s a new movie that quickly gained popularity, but is it a hit or a miss? It cost them 145 MILLION US DOLLARS to make the movie, but was it worth it? HITS Wicked is an exceptionally great movie which gained popularity very quickly. They made $114 million US Continue Reading
Brick (2005) – Film Review
Brick is an extremely clever neo-noir indie film, written and directed by Rian Johnson set in an American high school in the small hometown of Johnson San Clemente. The film begins abruptly with no introduction, leaving a viewer completely in the dark when protagonist Brendan Frye (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is shown Continue Reading
Mean Girls 2024 Review – Movie vs Musical
[CONTAINS SPOILERS] The elephant in the room is that this movie has been criticized… a lot. The most prolific criticisms include the change in the style of the instrumentation in the music (compared with the Broadway musical) and the apparent redundancy of another ‘remake’, after the musical adaptation, as well Continue Reading
Jungle Cruise – A Film Review
The film, “Jungle Cruise” is an astonishing action-fantasy movie. Emily Blunt plays a young researcher ( Dr Lily Houghton ) who is portrayed to be a confident, intelligent, thoughtful, adventurous young woman. Who is a role model and inspiration for female rights. She teams up with a charming boat skipper Continue Reading
Taylor Swift: Eras Tour Movie
Taylor Swift has produced a concert film, based on her recent Eras Tours. The film was released on Friday 13thOctober 2023. According to Forbes Magazines the movie has beaten Justin Biebers: Never Say Never film in opening weekend sales, so far it has made around $92.8 million in cinemas. The Continue Reading
Five nights at Freddy’s movie!
I hope you’re ready for a spine-chilling adventure because a brand-new horror film will be coming to cinemas near you on the 25th of October! This terrifying movie is based on a video game and book series by Scott Cawthon called Five Nights at Freddy’s (FNaF for short). The first ever 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
Glass Onion: A Review
Rian Johnson’s latest project saw the return of the much-loved knives out mystery, only this time there were no cable knits or baked beans and sausages! Whilst I enjoyed the film, having been a big fan of the previous instalment, I couldn’t help but feel slightly disappointed. It was very Continue Reading
Film Review: Aftersun
Aftersun is a coming-of-age story of Sophie (Frankie Corio as young Sophie and Celia Rowlson Hall as older Sophie) recounting the last holiday she took with her father, Calum (Paul Mescal), 20 years on. The film shows her and her father on that holiday while she navigates through the looming Continue Reading
Matilda – Wormwood or wormGOOD?
Matilda the musical is a beautifully portrayed film about a young girl who buries herself in learning and literature to escape her dreadful life of neglectful parents and abusive school headteacher. The Film “Matilda the Musical” is (unlike the 1996 version of the story) is not entirely based off the Continue Reading