If you’ve been with me for a while you’ll know that I’m not always keen on fan service when it comes to comic book films. Mainly because the fan base, at times, can be toxic and giving them what they want to see can kind of be like rewarding bad behavior. However, in the case of Spider-Man: No Way Home, I am all for playing into … Continue reading Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021): Fan Service At It’s Finest
Robert Egger’s is quickly proving himself to be one of the best slow-burn storytellers of our time. The Lighthouse, Eggers’ second film just after The Witch, stars Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson in spellbinding performances, in a tale of cabin fever, the likes of which I have never seen before. On the surface, The Lighthouse is a film about two Wickies, and their month long … Continue reading The Lighthouse (2019): “Help Me To Recollect”
Why The Florida Project isn’t getting more recognition is beyond me. I saw the film when it first came out. I think that day my friend and I were originally intending to see another film, however we got the date/time wrong. But, so as not to waste an entire evening, we decided to see The Florida Project because we had both seen at least one … Continue reading Don’t Forget about The Florida Project
“A young recruit in Vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.” I had never watched this film before and I was, in no way, prepared for what I was about to watch. This was one of those movies that I became more interested in the longer that I watched it. Right from the very beginning, … Continue reading 86. Platoon (1986)
