Disney Marathon: ‘Hercules’
For those just joining us, this is a movie marathon with a twist. Myself (cranky 30s blogger), my son Josh (stoic 10 year old Nintendo obsessive) and my daughter Amelia (drama llama 7… Continue reading
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Disney Marathon: ‘Zootopia’
We’re going to jump a bit closer to the present, where Zootopia is the reigning animated film in China and their Disney park is getting a unique district based on the movie. This… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘Urban Legend’
Director: Jamie Blanks Cast: Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart, Tara Reid, Michael Rosenbaum, Loretta Devine, Joshua Jackson, Brad Dourif, Robert Englund Plot: An ‘urban legend’ themed murderer starts picking off people on… Continue reading
Top 10 Final Girls
There are some cinema tropes that transcend their typical audience and become a central part of modern storytelling. Running to a departing loved one at the airport, for example, is a trope from… Continue reading
The Disney Marathon: ‘The Fox & the Hound’
This is a movie that has always been on my radar, to the point that I know how the plot goes almost in its entirety. I’ve never seen it though, and it’s rarely… Continue reading
The Star Trek Re-watch – Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
One of the positive consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been the ability for people to explore television shows and films they never got around to see. This of course comes with the… Continue reading
Disney Marathon: ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’
Ok, this may desynchronise the rankings below but Amelia did not want to watch this as part of the marathon. She’s seen it before, and the giant Ralph made of Ralphs that appears… Continue reading
Disney Marathon: ‘Frozen’
Well. We (mostly) randomise the order of the movies we watch in this series, and the wheel of fate have deliver us THAT Disney movie. Possibly THE Disney movie. Certainly the most talked… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘It Comes at Night’
Director: Trey Edward Shults Cast: Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbott, Carmen Ejogo, Riley Keough, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Griffin Robert Faulkner Plot: Two families share a house deep in the woods, trying to survive a… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Waves’
Director: Trey Edward Shults Cast: Kelvin Harrison, Taylor Russell, Sterling K. Brown, Lucas Hedges, René2 Elise Goldsberry, Alexa Demie Plot: We follow a brief window in the lives of siblings Tyler and Emily.… Continue reading
