“BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN” Well, there wasn’t anything in cinemas this week so I decided to finally get round to reviewing the DC animated film I’ve been most anticipating for this year, Batman: The Long Halloween which was released in two parts over the summer. The Long Halloween is one of the most accredited comics…

“SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS” Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings is the first Asian American led film in the MCU, taking lesser-known martial arts-based hero, Shang-Chi, and hoping to propel him to a bigger role. Marvel is very committed to this—the entire cast is almost entirely made up of Asian actors and…

“CANDYMAN” I am someone who actually thinks quite highly of the first Candyman film, in spite of its rather problematic nature in regard to its race politics, which were heavily influenced by the studio. If you want more examples of this, I would really recommend listening to some of the interviews with the star of…

“JOSEE, THE TIGER AND THE FISH” Josee, the Tiger and the Fish is the latest Anime project from Studio BONES whose current high-profile project is the adaptation of ‘My Hero Academia’. In this case, they are adapting a short story written by Seiko Tanabe that was written all the way back in the 1980s and…

“JUNGLE CRUISE” Jungle Cruise is the latest Disney film to try and attempt to capitalise on Pirates of the Caribbean’s success of making a Disneyland ride into a film. Previous failures include The Haunted Mansion and Tomorrowland. And, if anything, those films kind of proved that Pirates of the Caribbean just happened to be the…

“THE SUICIDE SQUAD” Not to be confused with the 2016 film, The Suicide Squad acts as a semi-sequel/soft reboot of Suicide Squad, and is yet another film in the DC Extended Universe. If you liked Suicide Squad, don’t expect too many returning characters—the only cast members to return are Margot Robbie playing Harley Quinn and…

“OLD” Old is the latest film written, directed and produced by M. Night Shyamalan. However, unlike his previous projects where he maintained almost complete creative control, this is not his own concept. Shyamalan is adapting a French graphic novel named ‘Sandcastle’, which I was not aware of prior to watching the film. However, for the…

“SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY” >The original Space Jam is not a great film in my opinion. It has its moments, don’t get me wrong, and it’s at least decent in the fact it didn’t take itself too seriously. But, as a whole, it’s not the greatest film ever; it’s probably not even one of…

“BLACK WIDOW” Black Widow is the first Marvel Cinematic Universe film to come into cinemas since Avengers: Endgame, and honestly it felt brilliant to see these films in cinemas again. Granted, this hasn’t really been the triumphant return to Marvel after the Endgame concluded what was an over 20-film story arc, mainly because Disney decided…

“IN THE HEIGHTS” In The Heights is the latest film from Warner Bros, based on the lesser-known Broadway musical written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of Hamilton. The film certainly feels like it’s come at the right time; Hamilton fever is certainly still around in spite of the fact that no one’s been able to…