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The 2018 Films Of The Year
After squabbles, in-fighting and more shuffling than a Vegas casino I present the best films of 2018: 20. The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs...
Aquaman
You may remember Aquaman as the hulkingly charismatic, slightly drunk wildcard of the Justice League pack given nothing to do other than...
The 2018 Albums Of The Year
Another tumultuous year has seen musicians trying ever more disparate ways to comment on our times or simply distract us from them....
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
You want another superhero review from this bloated year? Oh, go on then. At least I can refreshingly describe a superhero film as...
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald
I wrote two years ago that the first Fantastic Beasts would come to be admired at the summation of the franchise for having the...
The Girl In The Spider's Web
Some franchises are just luckier than others and it’s not often quite clear why that is. Audience interest doesn’t necessarily compare...
Bohemian Rhapsody
Bohemian Rhapsody is certainly rhapsodic but unfortunately not quite as bohemian as the story and man at its centre. The long-gestated...
First Man
Damien Chazelle cements his seat at the top table in stone with First Man and proves that he and Ryan Gosling are the movie industry’s...
Bad Times At The El Royale
It’s fair to say that Drew Goddard is a bit of a Tarantino acolyte if his latest; Bad Times At The El Royale is anything to go by. The...
Venom
Sony come wading back into superhero waters despite losing their prized asset in what can only be described as an ill-conceived, petty...
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born might just be the best remake of a remake of a remake (not that it’s a hotly contested category.) Bradley Cooper’s...
BlacKkKlansman
Media saturation and Insta-fame mean it's difficult to release a truly meaningful and thought-provoking anything anymore. Those that do...
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