Carlo Peritore, Author at This Is Film - Conversations in Film and Pop Culture

When you hire Shane Black to write / direct a film, you can expect one of two things: self-reference and deconstruction. With Iron Man 3 he sent the more fervent of fans…

Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)

June 27, 2018

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Sicario: Day of the Soldado is not a happy film. Granted, neither was Sicario. But in the follow up to Denis Villenueve’s 2015 film, director Stefano Sollima and writer, Taylor Sheridan make it a…

Upgrade (2018)

June 14, 2018

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Upgrade is the type of movie that I would have side eyed while perusing the shelves of my local video store and then snuck into my house when mum wasn’t…

Deadpool 2 (2018)

May 16, 2018

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Throughout Deadpool 2 certain characters have a running line of their heart not being in the right place. In a way, the same could be said for the film overall. Don’t get…

Carlo’s Cinematic Happy Places – MCU Edition

It’s been 10 years since Tony Stark donned the red and gold suit of iron (actually, it’s more of a gold titanium alloy), and began saving the world, making a…

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

April 25, 2018

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Avengers: Infinity War is not going to go the way you think it does. The culmination of 10 years of universe building, character introductions and box office bonanzas, Infinity War is the kick…

Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)

March 30, 2018

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Over the last 10 years we’ve seen Hollywood attempt to grapple with the notion of fun when it comes to tentpole cinema. From the anti escapist grit of Man of Steel and BvS to…

Ready Player One (2018)

Ready Player One shouldn’t work. On any level. A film steeped in gaming, pop and 80’s reference culture should be so obscenely obnoxious that it would act as an endurance test…

Red Sparrow (2018)

March 6, 2018

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Not quite Atomic Blonde nor Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, this Jennifer Lawrence-led thriller mixes and matches genres, themes and ideas as often as its plot twists and turns, regularly losing…

Black Panther (2018)

February 12, 2018

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