Film Review Club

The Crown Season 5 continues to follow the drama within the royal family with a strong focus on Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s broken marriage. As well as the iconic events associated with the family from around 1991 to 1997. Unfortunately this is the first season of The Crown where I have been left disappointed, there wasn’t a strong character that I could route for, unlike the previous instalments and as a result I found myself bored and struggling to get through each episode. Of course you have great sympathy for Diana but that was just a continuation of last season and I’m afraid it got old rather quickly. The castings have always been a strong point for the show but this time around it was rather hit and miss. Now Elizabeth Debicki was a perfect Diana, that seems to be the golden casting of season 5. However Jonathan Price as the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Phillip, felt way off. I couldn’t see any similarities and although it’s not vitally important to look exactly like the Ro

Wakanda Forever is the highly anticipated sequel to Black Panther, set one year after the death of King T’Challa. Queen Ramonda now rules Wakanda and faces new threats from nations across the globe, without the protector (Black Panther) they must find a way to keep their people safe.  Ryan Coogler has created one of the best sequels within the MCU, letting the humour take a backseat and pushing the emotional core straight to the forefront. The film handles Chadwick Boseman’s death beautifully and gives the late actor and his character T’Challa the send off he deserves. The opening twenty minutes or so is simply outstanding, it consists of three main sequences, each with a different vibe but they all effect you in different ways, whether it’s getting you teary eyed, giving you goosebumps or having you in awe of the performances on display. I would say it’s at least in the top three in terms of best marvel openings for sure. Now the main theme that runs through Wakanda forever is grief a

Arrow follows the DC comics superhero Oliver Queen, also known as The Green Arrow. It explores his origin story, his life and many of his battles as Star City’s vigilante. It also ties into the other DC CW shows, with many crossovers with heroes such as The Flash, Supergirl, The Legends of tomorrow and even Superman. Arrow, in my opinion, is the best show within the CW multiverse, formally known as the Arrowverse. I remember when it first aired, I was immediately hooked and for a show of that kind, it was incredibly dark. It summarises everything I love about DC property and it does that with a CW budget, which is pretty impressive to say the least. Across the 8 seasons they created incredible action sequences, several amazing character arcs and in the process created a universe where many DC heroes could hit our screens every week. I have rewatched the first 6 seasons several times but it was only on my latest rewatch where I finally finished it completely and boy are we taken on an e

In ancient Kahndaq, Teth Adam was bestowed the almighty powers of the gods. After finding himself imprisoned for over 5000 years for using those powers in his pursuit of vengeance, he is set free to save Kahndaq once more. His methods however, attract some powerful enemies determined to stop the now ‘Black Adam’ on his war path. The Rock finds his calling as the powerful DC comics Anti-Hero Black Adam, brining a committed and charismatic performance that serves well for the characters debut film. We were fortunate enough to be introduced to a bunch of really cool characters, such as Dr Fate and Hawkman, both have incredibly interesting personas and not to mention their suits looked amazing too! Now although we did get a big insight into the motives of Black Adam and how he came to be the morally grey supe he is today, I do think that the plethora of characters made it feel like a team film rather that one dedicated to Black Adam himself. He just didn’t seem like the primary focus, inst