Beauty And The Beast While it’s well known that he hasn’t shied away from the cinematic spotlight in making big-budget hits of Hellboy and Pacific Rim, it’s arguable to state that Guillermo Del Toro does seemingly fit within the confines of a contemporary auteur. From the exotic and lavishly outlook that’s depicted within Pan’s Labyrinth to …
Paradox In Itself? In a time when teaser/theatrical trailers and release schedules are more heavily reported and dissected than ever before by both film enthusiasts and journalists alike, it’s a rarity to perceive within the cinematic industry a recognised franchise that goes beyond the speculative think-pieces and distributes a feature …
…Oh, Hi Great Film! While much of the contemporary cinema landscape is monopolised by formulaic superhero flicks and rehashes of already recognised franchises of old, occasionally, a film sprouts from the masses of hard film-making efforts and earns itself a devoted following that ever-so-slowly becomes recognised by the masses. This …
Return To The Unknown Escapism. This is something which avid cinema-goers and film-lovers strive to look for in features that bestow a sense of palpable grandeur. For sure, there are only a select few film franchises that grant us this opportunity; a freedom that makes us forget about our struggles …
A Compendium Of Poignancy, Colour And Irony There’s no denying that films of a festive and jolly nature don’t particularly get featured for any of the award ceremonies that proceed afterwards. However, as humbug as many critics like to be when judging and determining which Christmas film should be the …
Acting Craftsmanship More and more, not only is it foreseeable to perceive how Netflix, along with other more notable steaming services, has become the place for non cinema-goers to watch old and contemporary features, it’s also become an established platform that has graced our viewing gaze with original T.V. and …
The End Of The Road? While it can’t go unnoticed how many ‘popular’ anime’s of the past and recent history warrant blaring problems of their own, as seen within one of ‘the big three’ in Noriyuki Abe’s Bleach which, although established a rather intriguing premise for a shōnen in its first sixty …
Third Time’s A Charm As much as it’s been highlighted in many various preceding reviews of Marvel superhero films that the aforementioned genre has indeed become the staple of blockbuster film-making, which has resulted in many cinephiles arguing and squabbling over its precedence and how they’re viewed as features that either entertain …
Astray From The Fray: A Contemporary Classic That Conforms To Visual Splendour In viewing the recent saga-hits of The Hunger Games and the Planet of the Apes series of films to the more renowned stand-alone features such as Akira and even the more subtle and profound Never Let Me Go, it’s clear to fathom that the genre …
“Vengeance Blackens The Soul, Bruce…” As stated in many film reviews that have come before, if there’s one specific franchise or certain televised show that epitomised my own up-bringing in the 90’s, it would that of Batman; more specifically, the Batman Animated Series. In amalgamating the infamous and unique Dark Deco …
