Brightburn (2019)
Before James Gunn injected his signature left-of-centre temperament to the Marvel universe (he helmed both volumes of Guardians of the Galaxy), which in turn, no doubt, helped him secure the…
Aladdin (2019)
It must seem a monumental effort to adapt a Disney animated classic into a live action film to those charged with the task. How does one juggle both being true…
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
It’s been five years since that fateful night when a poor puppy was murdered at the hands of a fail-son who unwittingly awoke a dormant demon from its slumber and…
Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019)
The attempt to ground the outlandish and fanciful universe of Pokémon with sappy human melodrama is a hapless misfire that details much of the goodwill.
The Hustle (2019)
A remake of 1988’s Steve Martin/Michael Caine laugher Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, itself a do-over of 1964’s Marlon Brando comedy Bedtime Story, The Hustle is no doubt hoping audiences aren’t overly…
All Is True (2018)
If there’s one actor more than qualified to tackle any aspect of William Shakespeare’s life, it’s Kenneth Branagh. Having successfully helmed such adaptations as Henry V, Much Ado About Nothing,…
Long Shot (2019)
As the tagline for Long Shot states that the romantic pairing of Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron is “unlikely but not impossible”, Jonathan Levine’s crowd-pleasing comedy manages to organically project…
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
It almost goes without saying but Avengers: Endgame doesn’t work as well as it does without the last 11 years of character building and storytelling behind it. But the last 11 years…
The Highwaymen (2019)
The Highwaymen has a point to make that could seem rather quaint. This true story about the hunt for 1930s outlaws Bonnie and Clyde by a couple of retired Texas…
Carlo’s Cinematic Happy Places – MCU Edition Revised
It’s been 11 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…