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Mary Poppins Returns, not Practically Perfect, but still good

January 8, 2019 by Paul Chan

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Mary Poppins Returns sees Michael and Jane Banks, the original children from the 1964 Mary Poppins, return 25 years later after the bank threatens on foreclose on their beloved family home.

Venom is more Blade than Black Panther – it’s got bite for a dated looking action film

October 4, 2018 by Paul Chan

Venom Film Poster 2018 Tom Hardy

Venom (2018) – Film Review How do you make an anti-super-hero movie about a Marvel comics character (Venom) who is closely entwined with one of the most famous Marvel super heroes without actually mentioning that super hero? It’s something that director Ruben Fleischer just about managed to pull off with a little plot rewriting and […]

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom has good moments but not enough to raise it above the routine

June 9, 2018 by Paul Chan

Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom Film Poster 2018

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) – Film Review Fallen Kingdom is the first sequel to the hugely successful soft reboot of the Jurassic Park film franchise in Jurassic World in 2015 which was helmed by Colin Trevorrow who also wrote the plot for Fallen Kingdom but handed over the directing reins to talented Spanish director […]

Han Solo’s stand-alone movie fills in more gaps in the Star Wars universe, it’s a fun ride for fans but was it really necessary?

May 25, 2018 by Paul Chan

Solo - A Star Wars Story film poster

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) – Film Review Solo is a workmanlike heist caper set in the Star Wars universe some time before the events of A New Hope (Star Wars Episode 4) which fills in several blanks in the life of everyone’s favourite roguish smuggler but one question for casual fans has to […]

Deadpool 2 turns up the snark to 11 while kicking off the 2018 summer blockbuster season

May 18, 2018 by Paul Chan

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Deadpool 2 (2018) – Film Review From the James Bond pastiche opening credits to the mid credits end scenes, Deadpool 2 really hits the mark with a series of in-jokes and one off cameos which have to be seen first time for best impact in and amongst a sequel that will please fans of the […]

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