I’m cheating the rules a little here by talking about a film with 54% on Rotten Tomatoes, but I couldn’t resist. Mamma Mia! is a flawed film, with many unsatisfying moments of convenience in the plot, and so many characters that most of them feel absolutely paper thin. Despite being a musical, the quality of the singing ranges from average to atrocious, None of these elements … Continue reading The 50% Club: Mamma Mia!
If I had seen Deadpool 2 without having seen the first back in 2016, I definitely would have given it a higher rating. However, despite a lot of the jokes landing for me, the whole premise felt a little staler, and some of the meta-excuses for a below average plot felt less novel and more cheap. This is definitely because of the success and subsequent ubiquity … Continue reading Deadpool 2 Review – Funny, But More of the Same (Rating: 6/10)
Here’s my first article for Film Inquiry, a review of the awful The Kissing Booth. Hope you enjoy! Continue reading Film Inquiry Article: The Kissing Booth Review – A Crash Course in Lazy Filmmaking
Here’s a link to my second article for Affinity on why film ratings aren’t as important as you might assume. Continue reading Affinity Article: Why Film Ratings Don’t Matter
So in 2009-2011, Will Ferrell had a bit of a cultural moment, at least in my school and seemingly amongst a lot of people on the internet. Many of my friends seemed to like pages like ‘Will Ferrell Memes’ and others on Facebook, and the page for the film Step Brothers currently has over nine million likes. It is now 2018, Ferrell’s most recent films have … Continue reading The 50% Club: Step Brothers
I’m excited to say that I’ve had my first piece published as an Arts + Culture writer at Affinity Magazine! Here’s a link to the article! Continue reading Affinity Article: Five Incredible Short Films you can Watch on YouTube Right Now
Another film that I grew up with, and one that hasn’t aged well since release, Alice in Wonderland is often pointed to as being void of originality with a shiny, Hot Topic surface. I first saw the film when I was 11 at an IMAX, and the novelty of the situation (I’ve grown up in the country most of my life) made me love the … Continue reading The 50% Club: Alice in Wonderland
I’ll admit, this is going to be a tough one for me. This film has been in my life since I was six (for better or worse), I’ve seen this film more times than I can count, and my brother and I can recite the majority of the script. I also think that aggregate review scores I’ve seen do nothing to represent the assortment of reactions … Continue reading The 50% Club: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
I still haven’t made my mind up on Heritage films. One the one hand, they can feel like these lavish escapist fantasies or explore societies gone by that can inform our current experiences. On the other hand, they can sometimes feel dull and irrelevant, and also often promote conservative, revisionist ideas I don’t personally agree with. For me, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie … Continue reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Review – Gentle but Moving Heritage Romance (Rating: 7/10)
A quick disclaimer for Marvel fans about to read this review: I have only seen two other films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Black Panther and Guardians of the Galaxy, both fairly recently). Therefore, this whole review is very much addressing Infinity War from the perspective of an outsider looking in, and I’m in particular critiquing the film on how effectively it serves as a stand-alone … Continue reading Avengers: Infinity War Review – A Bold, Entertaining Adventure (Rating: 8/10)
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