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Review – Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Solo: A Star Wars Story was always going to be a film with a tricky reputation. Beyond the behind the scenes drama and the change in directors (necessitating reshoots of most of the film), Solo had to justify its own existence. Star Wars fans who read the books and comics are well-accustomed to prequels and side-stories about characters […]
Review – AdventureRooms Adelaide
As a young art form, video games have always drawn inspiration from a wide variety of other media. For example, in the early 2010s trying to be interactive movies seemed to be the primary goal of some video game designers. We don’t think a lot of video games inspiring other media, except regarding stories literally relating to […]
Review – Deadpool 2 (2018)
The first Deadpool movie back in 2016 was an out-of-nowhere hit, becoming not only the highest grossing R-rated film of all time but also the highest grossing X-Men film as well. Buoyed by an ingenious marketing campaign, Ryan Reynolds perfectly captured the already popular comic book character, serving up a relatively conventional story that sold itself […]
Review – The Shape of Water (2017)
It’s tricky to write a review of The Shape of Water all these months later, when I’ve lived through all the hype and discussion; the film had already won Best Picture before I even saw it. That creates a lot of expectations which are hard to shake, and perhaps even disappointment when such a praised movie fails to […]
Review – Dark (2017- )
With all the new releases on Netflix these days, its easy to miss the gems, especially given how much trash Netflix is happy to put up on their platform bearing their name. But late last year gave us Netflix’s first German-language production—the moody and nihilistic Dark. When it was released, Dark drew a lot of comparisons to Netflix’s […]
Review – Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
When I wrote my Black Panther review earlier this year, I mentioned how its lack of connective tissue to the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe might be seen as a strength to new or tired audiences. It might be helpful to have seen Captain America: Civil War to see BP‘s title character introduced, but that wasn’t necessary to enjoy or […]
Review – The Wizard of Oz (2018 musical)
Can you improve on the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz without really changing anything? Should you even try? These are the questions that are raised by Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 2011 musical adaptation The Wizard of Oz, which I saw on April 22nd at the Festival Theatre. Unfortunately, I’m not sure this is a musical that makes a strong case for its […]
Review – Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (2016-17)
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency oftentimes feels like the televisual equivalent of a small child that has eaten an entire bowl of skittles. Nominally based on the Douglas Adam’s novels of the same name, I’ve seen it described as ‘American Doctor Who’, because the genre is similar, but it’s louder and more violent. This is the sort […]
Review – Veronica (2017)
I first found the Spanish horror film Veronica (Verónica) when it had just been uploaded to Netflix. As a fan of the horror genre I was happy to give it a go, but as is a necessary precaution against terrible movies, googled it first. Scariest Horror Movie of All Time, Google was happy to inform me, showing […]
Review – Star Trek: Discovery (2017- )
Much of the discussion after Star Trek: Discovery began airing late last year was about expectations. The first new Star Trek show since 2005, early previews were met with scepticism because Discovery was changing things from the previous series. If it’s a prequel, why do the Klingons look different? Why are the colours not as […]
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