Get Out (2017): Racial Alienation as Satirical Horror
With director Jordan Peele’s new movie Us (2019) now out in cinemas, I figured now would be a good time to take a look back at the film that made him more than “just...
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Considering the After Life in this life may be a good thing if it helps you be a better person.
Alternative title- ‘After Life’ may flash before your eyes, but its message is lifelong. Ahh, Ricky Gervais. He isn’t to everybody’s cup of tea; he’s obnoxious, blunt and witty, his stand-up comedy and his...
Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse: Fourth Spidey’s the charm
Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse was my favourite cinema going experience of 2018 by a landslide, and I’m not even much of a superhero fan. My Spider-Man knowledge ends after Tobey Maguire dad-danced along the...
Johnny English Strikes Again! No Seriously, He Does. Again. For the Third Time.
The title of this movie is definitely a sequel title for a ‘threequel’ movie. However, the movie itself is wonderful. We’ve seen the first one… and loved it! We’ve seen the second… I think?...
The Predator is a Tasty, Provoking, Exciting Experience and the Film isn’t Bad Either.
Review of The Predator, by Tanya Fedorenko So, the Predator or ‘sports hunter’ has found his way to earth and violence is about to ensue just a tad. The asses he’s kicking belong to...
Arctic Monkeys: Manchester to Sheffield (via London please)
You may be thinking that 3 dates was rather excessive however with Arctic Monkeys being the amazing band that they are and me compulsive spender I am, it was always going to happen. The...
Book Review: The List of Real Things by Sarah Moore Fitzgerald
Title: The List of Real Things by Sarah Moore Fitzgerald Rating: ★★★ Release: 29th March 2018 Synopsis: Grace knows the difference between what’s real and the strange ideas that float around in her little sister’s mind. Their parents died –...
dissent:RENEGADES by R. J. Furness // Book Review
Title: dissent:RENEGADES by R. J. Furness Rating: ★★★★★ Release: 16th October 2017 Synopsis: Centuries from now, during a new ice age, only three human colonies are known to exist. Scorr Tanta, the first city, is vast and...
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green // Book Review
Title: Turtles All the Way Down by John Green Rating: ★★★★★ Release: 10th October 2017 Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred thousand dollar reward at stake and her...
The Hawkweed Prophecy by Irena Brignull // Book Review
Title: The Hawkweed Prophecy by Irena Brignull Rating: ★★★★★ Release: 16th June 2016 Synopsis: Poppy Hooper has managed to deceive her father into believing that there is nothing mysterious or unnatural about her. He ignores the cats that...
