The Personal History of David Copperfield, 2019. Directed by Armando Iannucci. Starring Dev Patel, Ben Whishaw, Hugh Laurie, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Peter Capaldi, Rosalind Eleazar, and Tilda Swinton. SYNOPSIS: A haunting semi-autobiographical tale of a boy who is sent away by his stepfather after his mother dies but manages to triumph over incredible adversities. Set in […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Öndög
Öndög, 2019. Directed by Wang Quan’an. Starring Dulamjav Enkhtaivan, Aorigeletu, Norovsambuu Batmunkh, and Gangtemuer Arild. SYNOPSIS: A murder case in the Mongolian steppe. A herder is asked to guard the crime scene – a woman who resolutely scares off both wolves and her neighbor. She has her own plans for the future, which are closely […]
Movie Review – Joker (2019)
Joker, 2019. Directed by Todd Phillips. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Robert De Niro, Marc Maron, and Brett Cullen. SYNOPSIS: Forever alone in a crowd, failed comedian Arthur Fleck seeks connection as he walks the streets of Gotham City. Isolated, bullied and disregarded by society, Fleck begins a slow descent into madness as […]
Movie Review – Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019)
Between Two Ferns: The Movie, 2019. Directed by Scott Aukerman. Starring Zach Galifianakis, Ryan Gaul, Lauren Lapkus, Jiavani Linayao, Will Ferrell,Matthew McConaughey, Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Dinklage, David Letterman, Paul Rudd, Tiffany Haddish, John Legend, Brie Larson, Jon Hamm, Hailee Steinfeld, Keanu Reeves, Tessa Thompson and Gal Gadot. SYNOPSIS: Zach Galifianakis and his oddball crew take […]
Movie Review – Rambo: Last Blood (2019)
Rambo: Last Blood, 2019. Directed by Adrian Grunberg. Starring Paz Vega, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Adriana Barraza, Yvette Monreal, Genie Kim, Joaquín Cosío, and Oscar Jaenada. SYNOPSIS: Rambo must confront his past and unearth his ruthless combat skills to exact revenge in a final mission. Sylvester Stallone sure has had a tough time saying farewell to his […]
Movie Review – Ad Astra (2019)
Ad Astra, 2019. Directed by James Gray. Starring Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, John Ortiz, Greg Bryk, Kimberly Elise, Loren Dean, John Finn, Donnie Kershawarz, Justin Dray, Sasha Compère and Natasha Lyonne. SYNOPSIS: Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find […]
Video Game Review – Groundhog Day: Like Father, Like Son
Shaun Munro reviews Groundhog Day: Like Father, Like Son… Video games based on movies historically have a wonky rep, and rightly so. When you throw the challenges of VR gaming into the mix too, along with the complexity of timey-wimey source material, it has so much potential for disrespectful disaster. But thankfully with Tequila Works […]
Video Game Review – Gears 5
Shaun Munro reviews Gears 5… The importance of the Gears of War franchise in shaping the modern third-person shooter cannot be overstated, but it’s also fair to say that the series has been wanting for a truly great entry in many a year, between the competent yet uninspired spin-off Judgment and the workmanlike, underwhelming Gears of War 4. And […]
Movie Review – It Chapter Two (2019)
It Chapter Two, 2019. Directed by Andy Muschietti. Starring James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Skargard, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James Ransone, Andy Bean, Teach Grant, Jaeden Martell, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, and Nicholas Hamilton. SYNOPSIS: Twenty-seven years after their first encounter with the […]
Video Game Review – Catherine: Full Body
Shaun Munro reviews Catherine: Full Body… Atlus’ stridently singular puzzle-platformer Catherine passed many by – this critic included – upon its original 2011 release, but anything beyond a cursory glance at the game’s cover art or gameplay confirmed it to be an eye-catching offering, both in spite and because of its controversy. Ever since its […]
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