Film Review Club

When a remote village finds itself threatened by a tyrannical force, a mysterious women seeks out warriors to help defend them.  Rebel Moon uses clear inspiration from universes such as Star Wars and I noticed a lot from Dune too, attempting to create its own Sci-Fi universe. Some elements it executed really well and others, not so much, however one certainty is that Zack Snyder sticks to his artistic trademarks that are ever present from start to finish, slow motion action sequences, vibrant and expansive landscapes and impressively unique character designs. But I’m afraid in this instance Snyder shoots himself in the foot, by leaving a lot of content back, ready for the directors cut. As a result this theatrical cut feels over paced, with key context and plot points seemingly being skipped past. Kora leads a search for warriors in the hope of saving their doomed village but each step of that search is ultimately glossed past, with them barely even mentioning how they know where to fi

Dealing with the challenges of ruling Atlantis, combined with the hardships of parenthood, an old foe returns with a new power which threatens all Aquaman holds dear. I must say that lot of the Aquaman hate I’m seeing does feel a little unjustified, the film has its flaws but on the whole I had fun with it and I’d certainly watch it again. Jason Momoa did just decide to go out there and be himself, so it did feel more like him compared to Arthur (Aquaman) on our screens, but I don’t think that ruined the movie. The best part for me was definitely the dynamic between Patrick Wilson’s Orm and Momoa’s Aquaman, it worked really well, delivering humour as well as a pretty strong redemption arc. There was certainly more than a few punchlines that boarded on cheesy and cringeworthy but to be honest, I can’t remember the last comic book movie I watched where I wasn’t saying that, which is a shame. The movie starts by providing an insight into Arthur and Mera’s life as parents and although one

Armed with a hatful of Dreams and young Willy Wonka aims to change the world, one delicious piece of chocolate at a time! At the very heart of Wonka is a story of friendship and the message to always follow your dreams because after all “everything good in this world started with a dream” and that heartfelt core certainly made me more forgiving of its overly silly humour. Now, that style of comedy may really work for some but for me it’s probably my least favourite style of comedy, that’s not to say I didn’t enjoy the movie and laugh along with the rest of the audience, i did! It just means that unfortunately there’s a certain ceiling as to how high I rate it. Wonka was almost a pantomime at times, that’s probably the best way I can describe my take on it. The songs were pretty catchy and it flexed in the old with the new very well, ending with the iconic song to wrap everything up nicely. Timothee Chalamet was great as Willy Wonka and he captured all of his quirkiness and optimism tha

The story of the French military commanders origins and his swift rise to Emperor, viewed through the prism of his complicated relationship with his one true love, Josephine. Unfortunately Napoleon is one of the few historical films that failed to hook my interest with its depiction of history, where usually I’d be deep in research when a film like this reached its conclusion, this time round I had no interest at all. It’s not that the military commanders rise to power wasn’t a captivating one, I just felt that it got caught up in the drama of love way to much to the point where it became comical. Often I wondered if it was Ridley Scott’s intention to make his lead character the but of the joke, which happened on numerous occasions and if he did, I don’t think it served it’s purpose. I do respect the approach to view his story from the perspective of the volatile relationship with Josephine, but a consequence of that was it rushed past a lot of the key historical moments that would hav