The Breaker Upperers Review – Kiwi Comedy That Could Do With More Weird (Rating: 6/10)

With Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement’s growing popularity – the former involved with Marvel and the latter with Disney Animation – New Zealand comedy is a genre on the rise. Arguably gaining initial traction with Flight of the Conchords and later What We Do In The Shadows, the quirky aesthetics and awkward dialogue have now entered into the global popular culture – ‘werewolves not swearwolves’ is a quote … Continue reading The Breaker Upperers Review – Kiwi Comedy That Could Do With More Weird (Rating: 6/10)

Stan And Ollie Review – A Heartwarming Delight About The Tragedy Of Comedy (Rating: 8/10)

I’ll preface this review by saying that absolutely nothing about Stan and Ollie surprised me. The structure is predictable, it tackles all the themes you think it would, and right down to throwaway lines in the script you know exactly how every conversation is going to go. At times, you can feel like this biopic is going through the motions of its genre. Luckily, this is … Continue reading Stan And Ollie Review – A Heartwarming Delight About The Tragedy Of Comedy (Rating: 8/10)

Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Review – The Definitive Spider-Man Story (Rating: 10/10)

I think everyone at this point agrees that the Spider-Man franchise is not one that requires another reboot anytime soon. With four actors now having played the character since the turn of the millennium, it’s fascinating to me that audiences haven’t been hit with intense Spider-Man fatigue, with many reviewers still claiming that the friendly neighborhood superpowered teen is their favourite hero by far. What’s … Continue reading Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Review – The Definitive Spider-Man Story (Rating: 10/10)

The Princess Switch Review – A Christmas Movie At Its Most Fantastically Silly (Rating: 5/10)

So honestly, I’ve been meaning to watch Roma for a week or so, and haven’t gotten round to it for reasons I myself don’t fully know. Maybe it’s because I watch enough brilliant and intellectually challenging films for university, maybe it’s because I don’t have the energy this time of year, I don’t know. But somehow, in bed the other night, I ended up forgoing Roma for The … Continue reading The Princess Switch Review – A Christmas Movie At Its Most Fantastically Silly (Rating: 5/10)