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Many Saints of Newark

Many Saints of Newark

I truly believe that 'The Sopranos' is one of the greatest television shows of all time (even with the stupid ending!) and was genuinely excited when the news of this prequel was released. Unfortunately it is a real disappointment from start to finish. I think if it had

Escape TO New York

Escape TO New York

Even before my recent burnout related issues I'd been dreaming of taking a sabbatical - I'd missed travelling and had known for a while I needed to get away for a while if I was to have any chance of really recharging. I essentially had a

Gunpowder Milkshake

Gunpowder Milkshake

Maybe I am just drawn to movies that are 90s nostalgia-fests? That said actually the film this most reminds me of is 'Shoot 'em Up' which IMDb reliably informs me was 2007 - though I imagine the creators thought they were creating a female led John Wick.

Copshop

This is definitely a post-peak-Covid cinema release. I can't imagine this getting into a movie theatre a couple of years ago - it positively screams 'straight to streaming'. Heck it stars the twin monarchs of streaming action flicks - Butler and Grillo. That said I genuinely

My Marvel movie & telly top to bottom

My Marvel movie & telly top to bottom

These days I'm not sure what it canon and not re the tv shows so I may have taken some liberties but nonetheless this is my list - it is mainly based on how likely I am to rewatch the film/show (or how often I have) and

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

The biggest compliment I can give this film is it removes the bitter taste that was 'Iron Fist'. This is the magical, mystical, Marvel Kung Fu movie we all hoped they could pull off. This is very much a love letter to kung fu movies over the decades.

Donda by Kanye West

Donda by Kanye West

Kevin Can F**k Himself

Kevin Can F**k Himself

Well that was interesting. In a weird way this show reminds me of WandaVision. Not for any plot reasons but because it really plays fast and loose with standard television preconceptions. For the record I'm not sure whether I enjoyed it...but I am pretty sure I didn&

Vacation Friends

Vacation Friends

Let's be honest the augurs were not good for this movie. Despite being a genuine new release with a recognisable cast - something we are still lacking in at the moment - it slipped onto Disney+ with zero fanfare. I can see why. There remains a kind of

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins

Disclaimer - the render is being removed from my house. It is loud and messy (and unexpected) so I needed a plan to escape for a few hours. So I went to the cinema and saw the only appropriate movie I hadn't already seen. The fact the staff

Something is Killing the Children

Something is Killing the Children

James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'edera have created the best Buffy comic ever in 'Something is Killing the Children'. Sure it isn't Buffy and actually has more differences than similarities on a close reading but the broad strokes are - young woman charged with

Seven STARZ

Of all the streaming platforms I subscribe to (and I subscribe to most of them) Starz [https://www.starz.com/gb/en/] is the one consistently punching above its weight. It is low profile compared to Netflix, the Pluses (Apple and Disney) and Amazon but someone(s) there have a

Boss Level

During the glory days of Blockbuster there was a thriving industry in 'straight-to-video' movies. Often rip-offs of successful movies, or rubbish sequels, or occasionally interesting movies that studios just lost faith in. For me it was all about the action genre in these cast-offs. Ninjas, samurais, Delta Force

Free Guy

I know next to nothing about video games. Which given I am a sci-fi reading, comic collecting, Marvel movie viewing geek of some standing is probably a bit weird. In fact all I know about video games I learned from books and movies which is probably a poor source. That

Cruel Summer

'Cruel Summer' is a teen drama/mystery that has been a hit in the US (apparently - who knows what that means these days) and landed on Amazon Prime on Friday. It is the story of the abduction of a popular teenager and the aftermath of her escape

Shards of Earth

Shards of Earth

Adrian Tchaikovsky wrote one of my favourite sci-fi books in modern times - the amazing and fascinating 'Children of Time [https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00SN93AHU/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i3] ' (i.e. that book about the spiders) but other than

Blindspotting

Blindspotting was originally an indie comedy-drama movie from 2018 that was well received. Personally I enjoyed it but it didn't make a massive impact. Blindspotting - the TV show [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindspotting_(TV_series)] - is a sequel, spin-off, continuation of sorts but it is

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood...the novel

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood...the novel

I know he isn't without complications but I am a big fan of Tarantino as a film-maker (and screenwriter). Apart from Reservoir Dogs I've seen all his movies at the cinema within days of them opening and have already watched 'Once Upon..' three times

The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad

Sometimes the The makes all the difference. According to Aaron Sorkin removing it from the name of a certain social network turned it into a billion-dollar business and for Warner/DC adding it to this title might have saved the DCEU. This movie is far from perfect but it is