Kingsman: The Golden Circle is an action-packed joyride and a welcome addition to the action spy genre, but it’s not the masterpiece its predecessor was.
Movie Reviews
#FliekInAfrikaans resensie: Vaselinetjie
Tag, you’re IT
IT has all the makings of a great horror movie. And that’s because it doesn’t neglect focusing on being a good movie first.
Dark Tower, beige film
The Dark Tower is not the disaster international critics would have you believe, but unfortunately it does occupy a rather grey area.
I hit the road and I’m gone: Baby Driver
Some of my favourite songs have a bittersweet quality. They’re often lyrically dramatic, but juxtaposed with energetic, upbeat music. And some of my favourite movies have soundtracks chock-full of great songs. Baby Driver, the newest film by writer-director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim vs the World), Continue Reading
Valerian: Star Wars should start sleeping with one eye open
Director/screenwriter Luc Besson excels at creating these vast, quirky, juxtaposed worlds which showcase the wonder of his expansive imagination whilst never forcing us to entirely abandon the familiar. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets certainly has that homely charm wrapped-in-the-spectacular vibe.
The title is a pun – a review of Spiderman: Homecoming
15 Years, 5 movies and 2 spidermen in, we arrive at Spiderman: Homecoming which manages to shake off the franchise fatigue and deliver a great, surprisingly fun and funny film.
Does Transformers: The Last Knight stand up to the hype? Who knows.
After Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, I vowed to never watch a Transformers movie again.
Pussy Whipped: The Cortina Whiplash new album We Do review
Cortina Whiplash’s latest album, We Do, is a melodic rollercoaster of fast, hard, and smooth alternative rock. Their message is clean and keeps the punk middle-finger raised high in the face of institutional marriage, as well as taking a look at the overwhelming amount of money and time we spend Continue Reading
A kids’ movie about retirement: Cars 3
In my opinion, Cars 2 was one of Pixar Animation Studios’ biggest letdowns. They were on a roll (no pun intended) with some amazing, groundbreaking films, and Cars 2 interrupted the flow with an ultimately forgettable film. The sequel didn’t perform well critically or financially, but I guess there was enough Continue Reading