Ridley Scott returns to safe territory – angry men with swords – in The Last Duel: a medieval story of rape, revenge, and a society where women are treated as property and superstition reigns over justice. Fans of the director’s work … Continue reading REVIEW: The Last Duel (2021)
I can only think of one instance where this has happened before. In 2003 Morgan Creek Productions signed up Paul Schrader to write and direct a prequel to William Friedkin’s classic horror film The Exorcist. Schrader completed his film, but while … Continue reading REVIEW: Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021)
This week Zack Snyder’s four-hour director’s cut of Justice League comes out, and is already being anticipated in both positive and negative fashions. It ostensibly replaces the theatrical version that was supervised by writer/director Joss Whedon after a family tragedy … Continue reading REVIEW: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
In the aftermath of Superman’s death, the world comes under attack from the alien menace Steppenwolf (Ciaran Hinds). With time running out, Batman (Ben Affleck) and Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) pool their resources to assemble a group of super-powered individuals … Continue reading REVIEW: Justice League (2017)
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