The problem with Roland Emmerich’s Moonfall is not that it is silly; we have all come to terms with the ridiculous nature of his disaster pictures a long time ago. The problem is that it is rather boring. The cataclysmic ‘disaster porn’ … Continue reading REVIEW: Moonfall (2022)
There is a strong whiff of classical tragedy about John Lee Hancock’s The Founder, a true life-inspired drama about the McDonald brothers (Nick Offerman and John Carroll Lynch) who unwisely trust entrepreneur Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton) with their revolutionary fast food … Continue reading REVIEW: The Founder (2016)
While rarely hitting the commercial heights of pre-1970s Hollywood, the western has nonetheless continued to chart a long-running course of well-liked, entertaining films and television dramas well into the 21st century. The mythologised ‘Old West’ remains an evocative setting for … Continue reading REVIEW: Bone Tomahawk (2015)
Siblings Becky (Laysla De Oliviera) and Cal (Avery Whitted) stop their car beside a thick cornfield, and hear a young boy’s plaintive cries for help. They enter the field to lead the boy out, only to get lost themselves – … Continue reading REVIEW: In the Tall Grass (2019)
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