The Review at the End of the Universe
Bryan Singer gives us another dose of Mutant Mayhem with X-Men: Apocalypse; an entry that tries to be bigger than any X-Men film that we’ve had before. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing as sequels are designed to raise the stakes in such a way that the challenge feels different to the one in the…
Owen Harris’ Kill Your Friends tells a -hopefully- exaggerated story of how cut-throat the music industry could be at the height of the Britpop scene in the late 90s. The film is adapted from John Niven’s novel by Niven himself. His novel was based on his own experiences as an A&R man during this period….
George Miller returns to the Mad Max franchise with Mad Max: Fury Road, a loose continuation in the spirit of the popular Mad Max trilogy starring Mel Gibson. The term “spiritual successor” is thrown around every now and again when it comes to reviving old things to be adapted for a new generation. In a…
Bryan Singer returns to the franchise he created with X-Men: Days of Future Past and basically proves that he should never have left in the first place. This film adapts the famous Chris Claremont comic book story Days of Future Past and unites both eras of cinematic X-Men characters in a way that is both…
