Category: Reviews
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‘Primitive War’ Review: Brilliant, Old-School Dino Action
It’s not the best time to be a movie fan, but every so often something comes along that’s a real spark of creativity and passion. So it is with Primitive War, the dinosaur-filled action movie by Luke Sparke, based on the novel of the same name by Ethan Pettus. The…
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‘The Naked Gun’ Review: A Fun-Filled, Faithful Sequel
This might be a shocking thing to hear in 2025, but Hollywood has just released another legacy sequel to an ’80s franchise. This time they’ve set their sights on comedy classic The Naked Gun. The reboot stars Liam Neeson as Frank Drebin Jr., the son of Leslie Nielsen’s character from…
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‘Superman’ Review: A Fun But Flawed Intro to the DCU
It’s finally here, James Gunn’s Superman, or Supergunn, if you prefer. I can’t think of a recent movie that’s been talked about so much for months before its release, with both positive and negative commentary. I have to admit, I had my doubts too, after the seemingly endless release of…
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‘Predator: Killer of Killers’ Review
The various parts of Predator: Killer of Killers work well on their own, but when they’re brought together they collapse into a lore-bending mess
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‘Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld’ Series Review
Lucasfilm have released the latest Star Wars show, Tales of the Underworld, another entry in their ‘Tales Of’ series, after ‘Jedi’ and ‘Empire’. Like them, it takes a look at a couple of previously established characters, and fills in some of their backstory. The first of these characters is Asajj…
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‘Congo’ by Michael Crichton Book Review
After finishing The Lost World, I decided to check out more of Michael Crichton’s work, and settled on his 1980 adventure novel Congo. That might have been a mistake. Set in the 1979, the race is on to secure blue diamond deposits for use in computer chips. The Congo looks…
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‘Borderlands’ (2024) Review: More Like BORED-erlands
I almost went to see this movie when it came out, but after I saw the reviews, it looked like I had a lucky escape, but now Borderlands is available for free on Prime, I decided to check it out, and I can say I’m eternally glad I didn’t pay…
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‘The Electric State’ Review: Everything’s A Trope
Netflix’s big budget sci-fi fails to make a mark with a plot that filled with tropes, and cardboard characters
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‘Mickey 17’ Review: What Are You Trying To Say?
Based on the novel by Edward Ashton, Mickey 17 is the latest effort from South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho, and it’s an, uh, interesting piece of sci-fi that certainly leaves you with lots to think about. In the near future, humans are leaving Earth to colonize other worlds. Robert Pattinson…
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Monster Summer (2024) Review: Simple, Nostalgic Fun
I love a good ’80s movie, and I love a good movie that feels like an ’80s movie, so I decided to check out Monster Summer, another entry in the “kids on bikes” adventure sub-genre that released late last year. The plot is one you’ve seen a dozen times: small…
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