Why I was wrong about Star Trek: Insurrection
In 2015 I reviewed Star Trek: Insurrection. In that review I concluded it’s one of the worst Star Trek films, feeling more like a drawn out episode than a proper […]
Monthly Archives: March 2020
Arrietty
Studio Ghibli shrinks to Studio Gimli in this 2010 Borrowers adaptation. Ghibli is all about detail, making Mary Norton’s diminutive classic the perfect playground for the anime giant’s miniaturised magic. […]
Mrs. Doubtfire
Robin Williams goes undercover as a British nanny in order to see his non-custodial children in Mrs. Doubtfire, a kind of ’90s Hairy Poppins. Where most zany-yet-sentimental flicks of this era fumble […]
Penguin Highway
From the nation that gave us Pingu in the City comes this 2018 anime about a precocious fourth-grader (Kana Kita) investigating a sudden influx of penguins. Waddle they think up […]
I’ve never seen…Crocodile Dundee
After hearing the tall tale of a man who was almost eaten by a croc, New York journalist Sue (Linda Kozlowski) heads to Australia to investigate in a flimsy pretext […]
Color Out of Space
A meteorite causes paranormal disturbances on a farm in this new horror/Lovecraft/Nicolas Cage movie that they should have called Poultrygeist. Except they couldn’t because a) it’s an alpaca farm and […]
My Name Is Albert Ayler
Kasper Collin’s 2005 documentary spotlights the eponymous saxophonist whose freeform playing in the 1960s rocked the jazz world back on its formal heels. People talk about rock bands being crazy […]
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life
England’s pointiest boobs since Alan Sugar are back in 2003 sequel Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Filth. Angelina Jolie and her poorly disguised stunt double return to […]
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie) goes on a violent quest to stop the Illuminati from getting the power to control time. Fortunately she learnt everything she needs to know from her […]
Red Eye
A Canadian, an Irishman and a statesman walk onto a plane in Wes Craven’s 2005 thriller. The story that sees a hotel manager (Rachel McAdams) caught up in a terrorist […]
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