The Watchman

In this review of the HBO TV series Watchmen we discuss the interesting dilemma writer/director Damon Lindelof was faced with in bringing this show to life. 

On one hand he is a huge fan of the original story and truly reveres it’s creator Alan Moore so he is compelled to honour the source material. On the other, creating this show goes completely against Moore’s wishes of doing anything with the story other than leaving it in its original form. Moore’s stance is that Watchmen is a comic book and should remain one, designed to be read a certain way, not made into a film and definitely not a TV show. 

In approaching the TV series, fans of the comic, and of Mr Moore would experience the same dilemma that Lindelof suffered. Do you, as a fan, respect the creator's wishes and boycott the thing entirely, or surrender to your curiosity? 

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You can’t do a #movie review about #StarWars #TheRiseOfSkywalker without talking about The Last Jedi, for it is here that a major disturbance in the Star Wars fanbase was fully realised.

When older fans expressed their dislike for it, it was a shock to hear some people say that Star Wars was no longer for a particular generation and that it was time to grow up and move on. Because Star Wars, has always been for everyone.

After The Last Jedi came out people were split down the middle, they either loved it or utterly hated it. There was all this talk of social justice, inclusion, diversity, entitled feminism and “toxic fandom”. Suddenly Star Wars wasn’t for everyone at all, it had turned into a politicised mess and the arguments raged across social media.

Sure, fans had squabbled in the past that prequel trilogy could have been a lot better. They came to terms with George Lucas’ obsessive tinkering, where the ghastly 90s CGI he dumped all over the original trilogy did not date nearly as well as the old practical effects. However, these minor gripes had minimal effect on the harmony between people united by a mutual love for the franchise.

Star Wars these days is a long way from humble beginnings as a kid's movie about a ragtag bunch of democratic rebels taking on the dictatorial might of an ambitious Empire.

Star Wars and Disney are the Empire.

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This movie review discusses everything that made Mike Flanagan's take on Stephen King's 'Doctor Sleep' a success, with fans and the creator. Something Stanley Kubrick, was never able (or likely wanted) to do.

In 2013 Stephen King released the novel Doctor Sleep, a sequel to his classic 1977 novel, the Shining. In 1980 director Stanley Kubrick made the Shining into a film. However, Stephen King did not like it, especially some of the liberties that Kubrick took with the plot and characters.

So, how the hell do you make a movie based on a novel that’s a sequel to another movie made over 40 years ago, also based on a novel when the author of said novels didn’t like the original film, which is now a cult classic, and keep everyone happy? Check out the #MovieReview of #DoctorSleep to find out how they turned it around.

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It really is time to give it up folks and if the only positive thing to come out of Terminator Dark Fate is that it finally buries the franchise then hasta la vista baby! Stick around if you want to listen to what I think could be the worst movie of 2019 in this movie review.

6 Movies, only two of which are good, and an entirely forgettable TV series. Surely by now we are all Termied out? Who even put in the order for this one?

Aside from a few little nuances—messing with timelines and a more plot holes than your grandfather’s underwear—Terminator Dark Fate is another case of badass technologically advanced killing machine playing cat and mouse with an ill equipped protagonist desperately trying to stay one step ahead.

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Find out why #Joker can't work as a stand alone film in this movie review.

They’re saying that Todd Phillip’s Joker, is not a Batman movie and a lot more people are saying not a comic book movie, but maybe it’s just redefining what a comic book movie needs to be?

Let’s face it, good guys are boring, the most compelling element of nearly every film is the antagonist, and the Joker is one of the greatest villains of all time. The clown shoes seem get harder to fill with every iteration though. Even casting an actor as credible and delightfully unpredictable as Joaquin Phoenix had lots of people—including me, with the foul stench of Jared Leto’s hideous portrayal still steaming from the turd that was Suicide Squad wafting in front of my face—questioning whether it was necessary. It could be because Joker is really good.

#JokerMovie #MovieReview

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People looking for the next version of—or comparing Amazon Prime series Carnival Row to—Game of Thrones, need to give it a rest.

Carnival Row is an entirely different beast to Thrones and probably has more similarities to films like District 9, Bright and TV shows like Alien Nation than it does HBO’s incest riddled, sword and sorcery T n' A fest. Although you’ll still get a little bit of T n' A here if that’s what you’re looking for. This show is more like Sherlock Holmes with fairies and has themes that are far more focused on the state of our world right now than anything that went on over in Westeros.

Check out the #MovieReview of #AmazonPrimeSeries #CarnivalRow for more.

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The trailers for Good Boys were deceptive—they made this movie look like a great time but they’ve crammed all the best jokes into two minutes—and you really shouldn’t expect anything more from the movie. Expect even less from this movie review!

#GoodBoys #MovieReview #RaunchComedy


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For this reviewer, IT Chapter 2 was easily the most anticipated film of 2019.

Part one in 2017 was a pleasant surprise and an easy five out of five movie. Mostly thanks to some great casting, excellent creature design and brilliant direction from Andy Muschietti, and of course Stephen King’s best-selling story.

People who remembered the original mini-series and thought that nobody could top Tim Curry’s great performance of Pennywise, had forgotten a couple of things:

1. The mini series was a straight to TV production with some pretty average casting (Curry being the exception) 

2. It’s been a long time since they probably saw it and realised that it wasn’t actually very good. 

There was a new clown in town in the form of Bill Skarsgard’s Pennywise, and the negative comments from any naysayers were put to rest as soon he lit up the screen with the new and improved version in 2017. 

The only disappointing thing about IT Chapter 1 was that we would have to wait a couple of years before we saw the Loser's Club come back and finish Pennywise off once and for all.

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Quentin Tarantino pleases himself with Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. Could this be his most self-indulgent film yet? Check out the movie review to find out!

Once Upon a Time In Hollywood is Tarantino’s billet doux (that’s French for love letter) to an era of film he clearly adores. It also might be statement about the industry’s current situation and where he fits within. 

Set in Hollywood in 1969—toward the end of the summer of love under the looming shadow of the Manson family murders—Once Upon a Time In Hollywood tells the story of Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski’s next door neighbour Rick Dalton. Rick’s a famous actor but his star is on the decline. His roles have moved from movies to TV and leading man to villain. Rick’s buddy Cliff Booth is an ex-green beret who works in Hollywood as a stunt man, mainly as Rick’s stunt double but spends more time these days as Rick’s driver and personal assistant. The film is about them trying to make their way around an industry that they are struggling to keep up with.

Check out the movie review forA24's Midsommar by all means. However, if you’re wondering whether or not writer/director Ari Aster has been able to live up to the buzz he created with his first film, let’s just get it out of the way right now and say that he absolutely has. #Midsommar #MovieReview #AriAster

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