“The People vs Emil Blonsky” At the three episode mark you would expect that a new series would have found its tone and rhythm, and that certainly seems to be the case with She–Hulk: Attorney–at–Law. If anything the show most … Continue reading TV REVIEW: She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law 1.03
Or, if you lived in the right country back in 1987, A Night on the Town. This 1987 teen comedy marked the directorial debut of Chris Columbus, already a successful screenwriter via Gremlins (1984) and The Goonies (1985) but working here from … Continue reading REVIEW: Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
With cinemas now awash with overly long, overly expensive, visual effects-driven franchise pieces – as they have been for some time – it is an absolutely relief to now and then stumble on a modest, small-scale, 90-minute movie. You probably … Continue reading REVIEW: Golden Arm (2020)
“Superhuman Law” As I had expected, She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law settles down quite nicely in its second episode. There is less unnecessary set-up and more actual story, and a strong focus on Jennifer’s career as a lawyer. Is it perfect? Of course … Continue reading TV REVIEW: She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law 1.02
Can we still get away with describing a film as ‘jolly’? Without a Clue, which is a comedic riff on the Sherlock Holmes stories of Arthur Conan Doyle, certainly feels rather quaint and dated today, but in all honesty it felt … Continue reading REVIEW: Without a Clue (1988)
“A Normal Amount of Rage” Another month, another dive back into the increasingly over-loaded Marvel Cinematic Universe. This time around, Disney+ has premiered She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law, an introduction to the Hulk spin-off best known in the comics for John Byrne’s celebrated … Continue reading TV REVIEW: She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law 1.01
Incompetent police officer Reiji Kikukawa (Toma Ikuta) has spent several years working undercover in one of Japan’s most powerful yakuza clans. Now the time has finally come to close the trap on its leader – but is Reiji in too … Continue reading MIFF REVIEW: The Mole Song Final (2021)
Widely derided by critics and fans of the original film, Blues Brothers 2000 has spent almost a quarter-century being a poster child for ill-advised and unwanted sequels. It is well overdue that someone questions why. Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) is released from … Continue reading REVIEW: Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Emma Seligman’s Shiva Baby, originally released in 2020, may be the most uncomfortable film that I have ever utterly enjoyed. It is nominally a comedy, but while it does contains plenty that is funny – sometimes gloriously so – it also … Continue reading REVIEW: Shiva Baby (2020)
I’m going to go out on a limb here, and suggest that – if one was to ponder what follow-up project might emerge from Game of Thrones writer and executive producer D.B. Weiss – a heavy metal-themed teen comedy would not … Continue reading REVIEW: Metal Lords (2022)
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