Film Review: Army of the Dead

Zack Snyder's directorial debut was a zombie movie, 2004's remake of Dawn of the Dead, a movie that I really liked so his return to the undead genre, especially one featuring Dave Bautista leading a team on a heist in a zombie ravaged Las Vegas sounded right up my street. Unfortunately the movie suffers from …

Film Review: Raya and the Last Dragon

The latest Disney animated movie is a gorgeous, gripping and entertaining fantasy adventure which continues the studio's current hot streak. While it lacks some of the traditional Disney aspects (songs and a major villain) it continues their ability to tell fantastic, moving stories with likeable, memorable characters. The film is set in Kumandra, a once …

Film Review: The Hunt

Note: This is film #101 of my 365 Film Challenge. WARNING! Some spoilers ahead. This is a film that starts with a great premise and has some nice touches throughout but ultimately fails because of some heavy handed satire and lack of character development on both sides, which results in little more than caricatures. The …

Film Review: The Kissing Booth 2

Note: This is film #91 of my 365 Film Challenge. Okay, so the first film didn't wow me, but I figured I need to watch a lot of movies and having watched a lot of horrorish movies lately this would be a nice change of pace. Now entering her senior year in high school Elle …

Film Review: Mulan

Note: This is film #119 of my 365 Film Challenge. Disney's run of remaking their animated movies in live action has been hit and miss for me. Which some have been great films that have referenced the originals while changing or developing certain aspects to good effect (The Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast), others …

Film Review: The Invisible Man

Note: This is film #98 of my 365 Film Challenge. Elisabeth Moss is the lead in this thriller as a woman who is stalked and tormented by her abusive ex who has worked out how to become invisible. It's a pretty good idea for a movie and the opening sequence where Moss' Cecilia attempts to …

Film Review: The Babysitter: Killer Queen

Note: This is film #77 of my film 365 Film Challenge. Having really enjoyed the first movie I was keen to check out the sequel. And it starts strong, picking up with Cole (Judah Lewis) two years after the night his babysitter and her Satanist friends tried to kill him. The problem is, that Bee …

Film Review: Enola Holmes

Note: This is film #89 of my 365 Film Challenge. Millie Bobby Brown stars as the eponymous younger sister of the famous detective (Henry Cavill) who must investigate after her mother (Helena Bonham Carter) vanishes. While on the hunt for her mother, and trying to stay one step ahead of her brothers, she winds up …

Film Review: Love, Guaranteed

Note: This is film #81 of my 365 Film Challenge. Rachael Leigh Cook stars in this romantic comedy about a rather earnest small town lawyer who takes on the case of Nick Evans (Damon Wayans Jr), a wealthy man who wants to sue a dating website over their claim to guarantee customers find love. In …

Film Review: Extraction

Note: This is film #79 of my 365 Film Challenge. I remember when this movie came out because it was around the time I realised that cinema trips were pretty much off the table for 2020 and I'd have to rely on Netflix and the other streaming services for movies, and this, an action movie …