Fantastic Beasts : The Crimes of Grindelwald is a feast for the eyes and the heart. Unfortunately, even the best efforts of J.K. Rowling and some excellent acting from Johnny Depp and Zoë Kravitz cannot save this overly-busy sequel from a schlocky script and a plot more confusing than Father’s Day on Game of Thrones.
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Queenie is not going to join Grindelwald; are you all insane?
While I’ve seen some pretty bonkers theories in my eighteen years in the Harry Potter fandom, I have never encountered anything more astounding than the cries of ‘Queenie will join Grindelwald’ that have been floating around since the release of the ‘Queenie versus Grindelwald’ trailer. This cannot be! How can this be? How can people think this?…
Historical inaccuracies in the ‘Mary, Queen of Scots’ trailer.
The first trailer for Mary, Queen of Scots is here, and promises the same quantity of misinformation and fantastical spins on this story that we have come to expect from Hollywood.
A sufferer of chronic treatment-resistant depression reviews ‘Side Effects’ and is not impressed.
Every now and again, I watch the first half of Side Effects and somewhat wistfully pretend it was a good movie. All the potential for it is there. Emily Taylor (Rooney Mara) descends into a suicidal depression following her husband’s return from prison for insider trading. When she attempts suicide – twice – her psychiatrist…
Hysteria (2011): Film Review
Despite numerous unfortunate clichés in both character and plot, almost all of which may be put down to this film’s being a romantic comedy (a genre that Her Ladyship usually abhors), Hysteria is a rather sweet film that somehow, inexplicably, makes you forgive its many faults and enjoy yourself tremendously in the process. Director Tanya…
Warm Bodies (Film Review)
What am I doing with my life? I’m so pale. I should get out more. I should eat better. My posture is terrible. I should stand up straighter. People would respect me more if I stood up straighter. What’s wrong with me? I just want to connect. Why can’t I connect with people? Oh, right,…
Stoker (Film Review)
‘My ears hear what others cannot hear. Small faraway things people cannot normally see are visible to me. These senses are the fruits of a lifetime of longing. Longing to be rescued; to be completed. Just as the skirt needs the wind to billow, I’m not formed by things that are of myself alone. I…
The Great Gatsby (Film Review)
Fearless, sexy, creative, and yet more to be admired than loved, Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby is a well-written, well-acted and gorgeous experience for the eyes that almost perfectly juxtaposes respect for a well-loved classic with the willingness to do new and interesting things with it. Sadly, it does lack that X-factor spark of the…
Don’t Even Bother Arguing: Pride and Prejudice 2005 sucks.
The howls of indignation from fans of the 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice have never quite ceased since the day it was announced that there’d be a new film adaptation starring Keira Knightley of the Great Locked Jaw. You can still hear them if you listen hard: the movie is still popping up on…
Star Trek: Into Darkness International Trailer (Review)
Dear me, Mr. Holmes, dear me. The latest trailer for Star Trek: Into Darkness is some seriously manipulative shit: poorly put together, ridden with clichés and nowhere near as promising as its predecessor, it nevertheless promises a CG spectacular that makes you hit the repeat button again…and again…and again. Not having done as much Trek…
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