Category: Reviews
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‘The Odyssey’ Review: A Model of Mediocrity
The Odyssey might take the trophy for most-anticipated movie of 2026. It’s common, given the nature of the internet, for even insignificant things to blow up out of proportion, but for Christopher Nolan’s latest project, it does seem like the talk was justified, as critics pile praise on it, and…
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‘Supergirl’ (2026) Review: This Movie is Kryptonite
I’m beginning to suspect that James Gunn might actually be a Marvel plant within Warner Bros., placed there to ensure the DCU is finished before it’s even begun. There can’t be any explanation otherwise, short of incompetence, for why Supergirl was ever allowed to be made. After Superman had what…
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‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’: Is This All?
Star Wars is back on the big screen after a seven-year absence, but there’s a good chance you didn’t know, as Disney have chosen a strange beast to represent their return to cinemas. Rather than waiting for Star Wars: Starfighter which is due out next year, we’ve been given a…
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‘The Wrecking Crew’ Review: Double-Barreled Star Power Can’t Save This Generic Action Flick
The Wrecking Crew is a low-budget action movie that was quietly dropped on Amazon Prime with practically no marketing. Sounds like a good time, right? It stars Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista as two estranged brothers. They are forced to reunite when their father dies, and as the circumstances surrounding…
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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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