Shaun Munro reviews Call of Duty: Modern Warfare… Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is a game built on huge foundational contradictions. On one hand it expresses a clear desire to return to the series’ roots following increasingly adventurous – and divisive – departures from the Michael Bay-inspired military fetishism of prior installments. But on the […]
Video Game Review – Afterparty
Shaun Munro reviews Afterparty… Oxenfree developers Night School Studio return with another disarmingly existential – yet decidedly more hilarious – sophomore effort, a contemporary riff on Ingmar Bergman’s 1957 classic film The Seventh Seal, but with a lot more binge-drinking. Afterparty revolves around two recently deceased, too-cool-for-school young adults, Milo and Lola, who upon arriving […]
Video Game Review – WWE 2K20
Shaun Munro reviews WWE 2K20… The WWE 2K franchise has never been known for its consistency, yet with last year’s 2K19 proving a distinct step up from the last few entries, there was hope that 2K20 would deliver further incremental improvements. But this year’s entry unfortunately marks the sudden departure of series mainstay developer Yuke’s, leaving […]
Movie Review – By the Grace of God (2019)
By the Grace of God, 2019. Directed by François Ozon. Starring Melvil Poupaud, Denis Ménochet, and Swann Arlaud. SYNOPSIS: Alexandre lives with his wife and children in Lyon. One day he discovers by chance that the priest who abused him when he was a Boy Scout is still working with young people, and long repressed […]
Movie Review – Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
Terminator: Dark Fate, 2019. Directed by Tim Miller. Starring Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes, Gabriel Luna, and Diego Boneta. SYNOPSIS: Sarah Connor and a hybrid cyborg human must protect a young girl from a newly modified liquid Terminator from the future. Recent years have aptly proven that no movie franchise need be […]
Movie Review – A Hidden Life (2019)
A Hidden Life, 2019. Written and directed by Terrence Malick. Starring August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Nyqvist, and Bruno Ganz. SYNOPSIS: Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II. After spending years out in the experimental doldrums to the extent of […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Irishman
The Irishman, 2019. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Bobby Cannavale, Harvey Keitel, Stephen Graham, Domenick Lombardozzi, Anna Paquin, Ray Romano, Jesse Plemons, and Jack Huston. SYNOPSIS: A mob hitman recalls his possible involvement with the slaying of Jimmy Hoffa. The gangster genre has existed almost as long as […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, 2019. Directed by Marielle Heller. Starring Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Cooper, Enrico Colantoni, Maryann Plunkett, Tammy Blanchard, and Wendy Makkena. SYNOPSIS: After a jaded magazine writer is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about empathy, kindness, and decency from America’s […]
Movie Review – El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, 2019. Written and directed by Vince Gilligan. Starring Aaron Paul, Charles Baker, Matt Jones, and Jonathan Banks. SYNOPSIS: After escaping Jack and his gang, Jesse Pinkman goes on the run from the police and tries to escape his own inner turmoil. When Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan first announced a […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Earthquake Bird
Earthquake Bird, 2019. Written and directed by Wash Westmoreland. Starring Alicia Vikander, Riley Keough, and Naoki Kobayashi. SYNOPSIS: A young woman living in Tokyo becomes the prime suspect in a horrific murder when her friend goes missing in the wake of a tumultuous love triangle. Acclaimed filmmaker Wash Westmoreland (Still Alice, Colette) tries his hand […]
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