Movie Reviews

Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Director Jake Castorena Starring Troy Baker, Eric Bauza, Darren Criss Rated M Score 3.5/6 Batman, Batgirl and Robin forge an alliance with The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to fight against the Turtles’ sworn enemy, The Shredder, who has teamed up with Ra’s Al Ghul and The League of Assassins. Despite any problems that I have…

A Walk to Remember

Director Adam Shankman Starring Mandy Moore, Shane West, Peter Coyote Rated PG Score 4/6 The story of two North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, who are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is made to do community service. Okay, I have vague memories of watching this one at the friendly neighbourhood…

X-Men : Dark Phoenix

Director Simon Kinberg Starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence Rated M Score 2/6 Jean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix. Now the X-Men will have to decide if the life of a team member is worth more than all of humanity. I should have dodged…

Rocketman

Director Dexter Fletcher Starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden Rated MA Score 6/6 A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John’s breakthrough years. For those of you who might be interested John Reid was portrayed by Aidan Gillen in the 2018 Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, and by Richard Madden in Rocketman.…

Looby – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Directors Iain Knight and Nick Garner Score 4/6 Looby is the story of what happens when an artist chooses to speak out. For Australian painter Keith Looby, it cost him almost everything. Winner of prestigious art prizes and collected by major galleries at home and abroad, Keith’s addiction to speaking his mind has left a…

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

Director Chad Stahelski Starring Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Ian McShane Rated MA Score 4.5/6 Super-assassin John Wick is on the run after killing a member of the international assassin’s guild, and with a $14 million price tag on his head – he is the target of hit men and women everywhere. We have a third…

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Director Michael Dougherty Starring Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown Rated M Score 2/6 The crypto-zoological agency Monarch faces off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. For those of you who are wondering is the 35th film…

They Live

Director John Carpenter Starring Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster Rated M Score 5/6 A drifter discovers a pair of sunglasses that allow him to wake up to the fact that aliens have taken over the Earth. For those of you who might be interested They Live was based on the 1963 short story “Eight…

Avengers: Endgame

Director Anthony Russo, Joe Russo Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo Rated M Score 5.5/6 After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to undo Thanos’ actions and restore order to the universe. Sorry…