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Film Review: Deadpool & Wolverine
By Matthew Moorcroft Solid Recommendation Directed by Shawn Levy Starring Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Matthew Macfadyen R Sorry guys. I think it’s easy to be cynical about something like Deadpool & Wolverine, and I don’t blame anyone who is. Even beyond the nature of bringing back Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine – a character believed…
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Film Review: Twisters
By Matthew Moorcroft Solid Recommendation Directed by Lee Isaac Chung Starring Daisey Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea PG-13 The belated sequel to the 1996 disaster B-movie classic – though sequel could be something a stretch considering how little it has to do with said prior installment – opens with, what else, a tornado…
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Film Review: Inside Out 2
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by Kelsey Mann Starring Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black PG The Inside Out films are kind of a weird anomaly within western animation. Even for Pixar, the films which focus on the personifications of emotions within the mind of a young girl, are more sophisticated and…
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Film Review: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by George Miller Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke, Lachy Hulme R How do you follow up Fury Road? A sane person would tell you that you don’t. The once in a lifetime action picture that sweeped the technical Oscars and is a fan favourite among many a…
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Film Review: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by Wes Ball Starring Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, William H. Macy PG-13 Pretty wild in retrospect that the new Planet of the Apes films, which started on a whim thanks to a modestly budgeted semi-prequel, semi-reimagining turned reboot afterwards 13 years ago, have become some of the…
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Film Review: Spy x Family Code: White
By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by Takashi Katagiri Starring Takuya Eguchi, Atsumi Tanezaki, Saori Hayami, Kenichiro Matsuda PG-13 The delightfully silly antics of the Forger family, anime’s newest pop culture icons, is difficult to describe to non-fans or those unfamiliar with the series. The unassumingly complex premise – which involves two characters who don’t…
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Film Review: Kung Fu Panda 4
By Matthew Moorcroft Solid Recommendation Directed by Mike Mitchell Starring Jack Black, Awkwafina, Dustin Hoffman, Viola Davis PG It’s been 16 years since the original Kung Fu Panda dropped in 2008. The surprise box office smash and critical darling was almost as important as the moving parts behind the scenes during it’s production. DreamWorks, hiding…
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Film Review: Dune: Part Two
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by Denis Villeneuve Starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem PG-13 Dune: Part Two‘s mere existence is something of a miracle. And I’m not talking it’s about it’s quality or how the hell Denis Villeneuve managed to make some of it – though that’s definitely also part of…
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Film Review: Godzilla Minus One
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by Takashi Yamazaki Starring Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki PG-13 70 years ago, Ishiro Honda’s Godzilla (or Gojira as it’s sometimes called to differ it from some later entries with the same title) changed everything. While monster movies had been around for awhile, Godzilla‘s revolutionary “suitmation”…
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Film Review: The Boy and the Heron
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by Hayao Miyazaki Starring Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura PG-13 Opening with a hospital fire, The Boy and the Heron (also known as How Do You Live? in it’s admittedly much better Japanese title) starts with a literal bang, which is interesting considering how much of The…
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