10 Best Movies of 2017

I’ve given you my worst of the year list so I’ll end the year on a positive note with the best. 2017 was another year of change for Kneel Before Blog. The biggest change was that we switched to a star rating system for film around halfway through the year. TV will continue to be…

The LEGO Batman Movie

Chris McKay gives the LEGO movie franchise its second outing with The LEGO Batman Movie where the blocky Dark Knight builds his way to a safer Gotham City. The Lego Movie was a pleasant surprise as it could have so easily been a shameless excuse for product placement but the end result was something far…

Keeping Up With the Joneses

Suburban espionage is the order of the day in Greg Mottola’s Keeping Up With the Joneses when new neighbours come to a sleepy neighbourhood and immediately dazzle them with their worldliness. As contrasts go there is a lot of mileage this. Putting the exciting world of international espionage alongside the day to day existence of…

On the Silver Screen – Birdman

Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman marks my first cinema viewing of 2015 and we’re off to a good start. Michael Keaton plays washed up former superhero actor Riggan Thomson who is trying to relaunch his career as a serious actor. Michael Keaton is the ideal choice to play this character as it’s something that arguably mirrors…