[Movie Review] ‘The Shape of Water’ shows us how inexplicable love can be
While “The Shape of Water” sounds fantastical as a premise and is executed just as imaginatively, it’s lacking in terms of the relatability of the [Click to read more.]
movies
[Movie Review] Dakota Johnson looks incredibly liberated in ‘Fifty Shades Freed’
Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) in “Fifty Shades of Grey” is a completely different person from the character who appears in “Fifty Shades Freed”. Gone are [Click to read more.]
[Movies] A quick visual guide to all 12 characters in ‘Black Panther’ (yes, they’re all important)
I caught “Black Panther” last week and it was pretty good! However, it has a sprawling cast that’s difficult to keep track of. It’s partly [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] ‘Black Panther’ is part spy movie, part political drama
Wakanda is one of the strangest countries in a fictitious superhero universe, and that’s saying something given that that we’ve seen civilisations of Norse gods, [Click to read more.]
[Movies] What movies should you catch this February?
Yes, the first week of February is almost over (I flipped my calendars over from January to February just yesterday). But if you have no [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] ‘The Last Recipe’ is a magical depiction of food and cooking
There’s elegant, beautiful shots of food — but push it too far, and it drifts into the realm of foodporn. Fortunately, “The Last Recipe” never descends [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] ‘All The Money in the World’ is a powerful tale of wealth and crassness
“All the Money in the World” may have been plagued with multiple production issues, but that hasn’t stopped it from being an excellent film. Given [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] ‘Maze Runner: The Death Cure’ is probably one of the most well-executed finales of a young adult franchise
I like “Maze Runner” the most out of all the YA franchises out there, and for good reason – the final instalment in the trilogy [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] ’12 Strong’ stirs unexpected emotions
With a title like “12 Strong”, you can expect that 12 key characters survive the events of the film. However, when there are literally 12 [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] Story, dialogue, drama — ‘The Post’ delivers despite being based on real-life events
Films based on high profile, relatively well-known “true stories” usually emphasise performance and pacing over plot. After all, it’s difficult to maintain tension when most [Click to read more.]