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The cold, undeniable success of Happy Death Day in 2017 almost guaranteed that it would get a sequel in the coming years. It’s easy to swallow, empowering and managed to convert a $5 million budget into at least a $125 million profit. Quite a feat. Yet claiming that “it can only go up from here” is never a safe bet when it comes to franchises. Continue reading Review: Happy Death Day 2U
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At the 91st Academy Awards, high budgeted films like A Star is Born, Bohemian Rhapsody, and Black Panther took home the majority of the Oscars. Thankfully, Alfonso Cuaron was recognised for his masterpiece Roma, taking home the award for best director, best foreign language, and best cinematography. Spike Lee also received his well overdue Oscar for best adapted screenplay for Blackkklansman. The last time Spike Lee was nominated, the … Continue reading Overlooked at the Oscars
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Cold Pursuit serves as the latest instalment in an ever-growing collection of Liam Neeson films containing a ‘hard as nails character’, often seeking revenge. Way back in 2008, Taken established this mould to brilliant avail, but it is gradually becoming predictable and unsatisfying.
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The best and worst night in film finally arrived, with the annual Academy Awards held on the 24th of February. At its best, the Oscars are ultimately a night to celebrate the best in film, so let’s start positive. In Oscar’s history only three black women have won an award for anything other than acting, and two of them were this year, with Black Panther winning Best Costume Design and Best Production Design. In another win for black talent, Spike Lee finally got a non-honorary Oscar, and Samuel L Jackson’s reaction to announcing his name was ecstatic. Seeing the legendary director jump on the actor in celebration was a high point of the night. The academy were very strict with cutting people off after 90 seconds, but when Spike Lee tells you ‘Do not turn that motherfucking clock on’, you listen. Continue reading The Oscars’ Highlights
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Based on the memoirs of a father and son, Beautiful Boy focuses on the relationship between retired journalist David and 18-year-old Nic as he battles an addiction to crystal meth. The film skips between the past and the present in a sometimes frustrating manner, but once you can look past that, you’re in. Continue reading Review: Beautiful Boy
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In 2018’s Vice, director Adam McKay explores the political climate of right-winged America from the 70’s to the mid 2000’s, as well as providing an overview of former Vice President Dick Cheney’s career. I do admit that my knowledge of American politics and history is extremely limited, however, I would argue that this fact simply emphasises McKay’s missed opportunity. The movie fails to give the … Continue reading Review: Vice
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Never a Dull Moment At face value, Green Book sounds extremely formulaic and predictable. It is story about two mismatched men forced together by necessity rather than choice, who gradually become close friends. Add into the mix the over-trodden turf of the road trip as the method in which these two men become close, and it seems the film is destined for mediocrity. The fact that … Continue reading Frost On Film: Green Book
