A film in which an imaginary Adolf Hitler is played by a Polynesian Jew? Only one person has the balls to pull this off. Taika Waititi’s anti-hate satire makes fun of nazi-Germany and its hitlerjugend in his newest film, Jojo Rabbit. Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis),a teenage boy who wants to become the best fascist there …
Category Archives: 2019
Review – ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’
Where ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ was a genuine surprise full of wonderful twists and unexpected turns that also acknowledged the original board game film by playing homage to it, ‘The Next Level’ feels like a watered down rehash of what we’ve all seen before. Once again, Jumanji is ready to battle Star Wars at …
Review – ‘Bombshell’
“What the FOX?” This bombshell couldn’t have dropped at a better time. The #MeToo movement has been in full force for a couple of years now, with victims coming forward and sharing their horrific experiences around sexual harassment. What happened in 2016 at Fox News, gets dramatised to make it more appealing for moviegoing audiences, …
Review – ‘1917’
Sam Mendes’ war drama is set during World War I and very personal to him, as it tells a story his grandfather used to tell him when he was still a young lad. Dedicated to Mendes’ hero, this drama cuts deep when we join two young soldiers on a mission to deliver a message that …
Review – ‘Black Christmas’
“Did you just ‘not all men’ me?” – Kris 1974’s slasher flick ‘Black Christmas’ is a classically overlooked horror in which a group of sorority girls get stalked during the titular holiday period. When 2006’s unnecessary trashy remake got critically slammed, it was a big surprise when producer Jason Blum announced another remake to be …
Review – ‘Little Women’
Greta Gerwig’s post-‘Lady Bird’ female centred ‘Little Women’, based on the acclaimed novel by Louisa May Alcott, takes us back to the late 19th century in which we follow the lives of the March-family. Numerous adaptations have been made over the past few decades, but Gerwig elevates the material, translating it in a way to …
Review – ‘Playmobil: The Movie’
After the huge success LEGO had at the box office with films such as ‘The Lego Movie’ and ‘The Lego Batman Movie’, the in some ways similar German toy brand ‘Playmobil’ announced production on their very own first cinematic adventure, in honour of the toy line’s 45th anniversary. When her younger brother Charlie (Gabriel Bateman) …
Review – ‘Mrs Lowry & Son’
Adrian Noble’s Mrs Lowry & Son paints a portrait of the artist L.S. Lowry and the relationship with his mother, who tries to dissuade him from pursuing his passion. This conventional drama never delivers anything fresh or outlandish and is as forgettable as they come. When we first meet L.S. Lowry (Timothy Spall), wandering the …
Review – ‘Frozen II’
2013’s ‘Frozen’ not only became the biggest animated film at the global box office of all time, it was a true pop phenomenon in every household with little children screaming along to Elsa’s rendition of ‘Let It Go’. Six years have passed and Disney is re-visiting Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven who hastily have …
Review – ‘Knives Out’
Rian Johnson’s (‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’) ensemble juggernaut ‘Knives Out’ is a cutting edge whodunnit with lots of witty one-liners and twists, an underlying political sneer at modern America, and first-rate actors that will both shock and surprise you. As soon as the classical music kicks in with the murder scene draped in fog, …