Here are some extra posts where I discuss some of my opinions about films, filmmaking, and the film industry in general. I’m hoping in the future to migrate this section to YouTube, but for now, please enjoy my thoughts in words.
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“Friends” Called Out As Misogynistic, “Big Bang Theory” Gets Free Pass
I’m pissed off. First-time viewers of Friends have taken to Twitter to rant about the show’s misogynistic and homophobic story lines. Common criticisms include “The One with the Male Nanny”, in which Ross struggles to accept that the nanny he hires is male and even asks if he’s gay; the lack of non-white characters; and the…
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Why Ghost in the Shell Will Suck
“Please don’t suck,” the words I’ve been muttering to myself for months since seeing the first trailer for the Ghost in the Shell live action adaptation. With its release just days away, reality is starting to set in. I hoped for the best with so many films last year. Suicide Squad. Fantastic Beasts. Rogue One. And…
Oscars 2017: Who Will Win (and Who Should)
Last year I near enough nailed who would win every Oscar. Don’t believe me? Of course you don’t, which is why this year I’m putting my guesses out there for all to see. For each category, I’ll predict who will win, but also who I think should win from the nominees, and who I’d pick…
Why Fantastic Beasts Will Suck
In a few days, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them will hit cinemas across the globe, giving potterheads everywhere another long-awaited venture into the Wizarding World. And you know how I think most of us are going to feel? Disappointed. Here’s why. After Warner Bros. announced Fantastic Beasts, they revealed it to be the first…
Read My Book!
The events of 2016 have shocked a great many of us. A vote for Brexit followed by the election of Donald Trump is a swing towards right wing politics that few of us expected to be so stark. Many European countries are leaning that way, too, championing nationalist parties like France’s National Front and Austria’s…
What to Watch: BoJack Horseman
When I first opened up Netflix and saw the thumbnail for BoJack Horseman, I dismissed it straight away. Of all the original series the site churns out, I was sure that BoJack landed firmly in the skip category. One or two irritating recommendations later and I decided to try it. Now let me irritate you…
Top 10 of Summer 2016
It’s being called one of the most disappointing summers in decades. I’m inclined to agree. I’ll count down my top ten films of the summer from the terrible, through the bad, the not-so-bad, the meh, then finally one or two good ones. First, a disaster film in every sense… #10 – Independence Day: Resurgence Independence Day…
What to Watch: Death Note
You’re bored and scrolling down Netflix, looking at dozens of TV shows and hoping one leaps out at you. The trouble is, Netflix almost has too much to offer these days. You read the titles but unless it’s one you’ve been recommended by a reliable friend, chances are you’ll skip straight past it. This is…
The Importance of 10 Cloverfield Lane
10 Cloverfield Lane is a spin-off of 2008’s found-footage film Cloverfield. I started writing a review of it but I found that there was too much I wanted to talk about. Not only is it my favourite film of the year so far, I think it could have important implications in the film industry in…
Game of Thrones: The Good and Bad of Season Five
This article is basically a list of spoilers for everything up to and including season 5 – you’ve been warned. And to clarify, this article is about the show and not about the books. For four years straight, Game of Thrones got me more excited than even some of my most anticipated film releases. Season…
The Hobbit Films Are the New Star Wars Prequels
The Lord of the Rings films are some of my favourites of all time. Last year I had the fortune of seeing them all back to back at the IMAX theatre at the London British Film Institute, and what I felt while watching them bordered on euphoria. When I first saw The Hobbit: An Unexpected…
Worst Films of 2015
What’s the point of blogging if you can’t complain every once in a while? I love celebrating great films, but bashing terrible ones can be just as fun. Before I start, there are a handful of films of 2015 with reputations for being total disasters. Fifty Shades of Grey, Jupiter Ascending, and Mortdecai are among…
Best Films of 2015
I’ve been excited to share this one for a while now, and here it is! What a lovely day. Several years ago I realised I love films. Sometime later I realised I want to be critical about film, and in 2015 I dedicated more time to film than ever before, seeing more, reading more, and…
On Animated Films and Why The Good Dinosaur Failed
Most consider Disney’s Snow White to be the first animated feature-length film. It was released in 1937, just ten years after the first feature film with sound. Having existed almost as long as films as we know them, it’s fair to say they form a whole category worth discussing. I like animation, but there are…
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Get to Know Me as a Reviewer
I wanted to kick off this blog in a way that would give an insight into what I appreciate and why. Sure, you can read my “about me” and learn that I’m a mathematician who loves films, believes in criticism, and doesn’t think much of rom-coms. But that doesn’t tell you much about the sort…
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