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Film Review: Weapons
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by Zach Cregger Starring Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Benedict Wong R When I reviewed Barbarian several years ago – my first year of writing reviews, actually – I called Barbarian a movie that goes “full sicko mode from the start”. If Barbarian is the movie that basically…
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Film Review: Together
By Matthew Moorcroft Solid Recommendation Directed by Michael Shanks Starring Dave Franco, Alison Brie, Damon Herriman, Mia Morrissey R Relationships, amirite? Almost right away, Together makes it’s intentions pretty clear. And then it’s ultimately about as subtle as sledgehammer to the face, or this case a saw to the arm; you can’t say Together doesn’t…
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Film Review: Eddington
By Matthew Moorcroft Solid Recommendation Directed by Ari Aster Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Austin Butler, Emma Stone R Online brainrot is everywhere in Eddington, both the movie and the titular New Mexico town that it’s set in. The pandemic is in full force, with mask mandates everywhere, the town in complete lockdown, and an…
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Film Review: Superman
By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by James Gunn Starring David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Nathan Fillion PG-13 Superhero movies have come a long way. Nowadays it’s almost seemingly impossible to escape, a necessary – for better and for worse – part of the cinematic landscape whose presence feels like an inevitability. Every time…
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Film Review: F1
By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by Joseph Kosinski Starring Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem PG-13 Do you like things that go fast? F1 really hopes that you do. From it’s first moments that recount the quick crash that our lead character has to contend with as his trauma, F1 speeds you…
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Film Review: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
By Matthew Moorcroft Solid Recommendation Directed by Christopher McQuarrie Starring Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg PG-13 At the start of The Final Reckoning, humanity is a crisis. Marshall law is in effect, the nuclear weapon systems of several major nations are hacked into, and a doomsday cult following the The Entity, the…
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Film Review: The Phoenician Scheme
By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by Wes Anderson Starring Benecio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Benedict Cumberbatch R It’s not everyday that Wes Anderson begins his movies with a literal bang, but The Phoenician Scheme certainly does, as Benecio del Toro’s Zsa-Zsa Korda finds himself plummeting to Earth in a burning wreckage of…
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Film Review: Ballerina
By Matthew Moorcroft Solid Recommendation Directed by Len Wiseman Starring Ana de Armas, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Keanu Reeves R What is the real appeal of the John Wick films? Is it the action sequences, which are meticulously crafted by franchise overseerer and director Chad Stahelski? Is Keanu himself, his unique screen presence giving the…
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Film Review: Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye
By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by Fuga Yamashiro Starring Shion Wakayama, Natsuki Hanae, Kaito Ishikawa, Mayumi Tanaka R Led by phenomenally creative animation and a wildly creative – if raunchy – setup, Dan Da Dan was the anime to beat in 2024. Coming at a time of seeming stagnation in the shonen sphere, it…
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Film Review: Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can’t Sing
By Matthew Moorcroft Weak Recommendation Directed by Hiroyuki Hata Starring Saki Fujita, Asami Shimoda, Meiko Haigou, Naota Fuuga PG Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can’t Sing is, just like it’s long-winded title implies, a movie. It has three acts, it has characters with some semblance of personality, a clear thesis statement about it’s…
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