Here’s a link to my first essay for Girls On Tops’ READ ME section, about Ghibli protagonists and their emotional resilience. This is probably the article that I’m most proud of so far, so please take a look! Continue reading Girls On Tops READ ME Essay: Wolf Girls And Hatters – The Emotional Strength In Miyazaki’s Women
Here’s a link to my review of the online dating comedy The Browsing Effect for Film Inquiry. Check it out! Continue reading Film Inquiry Article: The Browsing Effect Review: A Nuanced & Effective Take On Online Dating Culture
Here’s a link to my review of Sam Raimi’s classic Evil Dead II, now out on blu-ray. Check it out! Continue reading The Digital Fix Article: Evil Dead II Review
Here’s a link to the first article I’ve written for City Countdown, a review of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Take a look! Continue reading City Countdown Article: The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind Review
So, almost a year after getting involved with all this funny film criticism nonsense, I’ve arrived at my first proper awards season. Alas, it was the 2018/2019 awards season, which many are referring to as one of the messiest and most anger-inducing in recent memory. From the allegations swarming around Bryan Singer to Viggo Mortensen’s use of the n-word in interviews, hope for the progressivism … Continue reading My Thoughts On The 2019 Oscars
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)
Here’s a link to my latest review for Film Inquiry, of the independent mockumentary Hunter’s Weekend. Take a look! Continue reading Film Inquiry Article: Hunter’s Weekend Review: An Absurd, Macabre, And Darkly Funny Mockumentary
The more I discover new, innovative filmmakers, the less I care for Quentin Tarantino. Unquestionably I enjoy watching his movies, and like many people I first got into film via Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs, but after noticing his overreliance on violence and his careless treatment of racial politics, I became far less keen. I bring this up because of the enormous influence he seems to have … Continue reading Polar Review – An Ugly Example Of Bro Auteurism (Rating: 2/10)
With recent releases like Bright and Bird Box disappointing and alienating a fair few sofa viewers, it’s reasonable to be skeptical of Netflix Originals. However, they don’t make it easy to keep expectations low – both of the previously mentioned films at least had some interesting and fairly original premises, even if the execution definitely could have been thought through better. Velvet Buzzsaw, though a decent enough … Continue reading Velvet Buzzsaw Review – A Horror Satire That Doesn’t Quite Live Up To Either Genre (Rating: 6/10)
Much like the infamous Dashcon, Fyre Festival has gone down in history as one of the most disastrous internet-borne events. But while both were mismanaged to the point of scamming their attendees, you can at least make the case with the former that the mistakes were more innocent, the financial losses less enormous, and the attendees themselves more sympathetic. The latter, however, revolved around the … Continue reading Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened Review – Makes You Want To Eat The Rich (Rating: 6/10)
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