The best films of 2019
Over the past year at the movies it got personal.
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Godzilla remains a political monster
A blockbuster with a political pulse.
Rocketman: a musical desperate to break out
Hold me closer tiny song and dance numbers.
The Poké-Noir of Detective Pikachu
Grounded in a world of cute totem creatures with its buddy cop premise but the sins of video game films lurk.
Shazam! Adventures in Superhero-ing
The DC Comics stable of superheroes have finally found a groove
Us and Dumbo: American dreams and nightmares
We are the real monsters, again.
American Myth-Busting in BlacKkKlansman
Spike Lee is both a biographer and interrogator, infiltrating confederate belief systems that perpetuate American myths and how they endure in our culture.
Pig Little Lies
To live in a capitalist culture, you have to live a lie, that’s the gambit of the brilliant Okja.
The gods and monsters of Alien: Covenant
Leverages the franchise’s canon into bold, existential ideas about artificial intelligence and the relationship between gods and monsters; fathers and sons.
The Best Films of 2013
The opening paragraph of a best films list is usually a time for critic to muse on how difficult it is to fit all their favourites into a list or the frivolity of… Continue reading
The Week In Fist Pumps
Hello ridiculously good looking reader. It’s time for another bite from crumpet that is The Week in Fist Pumps which features thing making me happy outside the cinema. A combination of fist pumps… Continue reading
The Week in Fist Pumps
Another week down and here’s a whole bunch of stuff that made me attempt a backflip over the past seven days. What’s making you happy this week? Let me know in the comments… Continue reading
The Week In Fist Pumps
Time for another edition of The Week In Fist Pumps where I celebrate the things that are making me happy this week. Let me know what’s making you happy this week in the… Continue reading
The Week In Fist Pumps
Ahoy hoy and congratulations! You made it through another week of floating through space and here are the things that have been making the little blue ball we live on a better place… Continue reading
The Week In Fist Pumps
Another week has come to a close and lots of new goodies to enjoy. What’s making you happy this week? Let me know in the comments below or tweet me @popcornjunkies. Here’s the… Continue reading