Venom (2018) Review

Venom (2018) Review

The most puzzling thing about “Venom” is that if Sony was determined to make this film, this exact story, they already had a movie they could call it a sequel to without pissing away yet another of their Marvel IPs (which look increasingly like hostages rather than assets). I’m talking about “Life”, and it would ..

All The Money In The World (2018) Review

All The Money In The World (2018) Review

It’s been almost impossible to avoid the publicity surrounding Ridley Scott’s polished-to-a-dull-sheen biographical crime drama “All The Money In The World” thanks to the scandal which engulfed its would-be star after allegations of his sexual predation came to light and Scott’s swift decision to excise the actor from the movie and reshoot all of his ..

Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) is here for a good time, not a long time.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) is here for a good time, not a long time.

Can VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE be considered a horror movie? I mean, it’s about a serial killer on death row who gets possessed by an alien symbiote and goes on a mad rampage, so I’m thinking horror-wise, it’s a slam dunk. Okay, yeah it’s also a Marvel superhero movie – although not a Marvel ..

The Greatest Showman (2017) Review

The Greatest Showman (2017) Review

In the run-up to Christmas, I was very taken by the Sky Movies TV ad showing a mum and her daughter watching “The Sound Of Music” over and over again through the years. For me, it perfectly captured the sentimental sweet spot of Christmas, family and the magic of movies. I found myself wondering what ..