General articles and movie related discussion from the team
2022 has been an odd year for film, or maybe it’s just me that’s changed. I’ve taken a sort of unplanned sabbatical from film criticism, instead just seeing what I want, when I feel like it. This has led to some great first time watches of old missed films, but it’s also dried up my access …
It seems that I am in the minority who thought 2022 was a decent year for film overall. Perhaps it’s due to the increase in volume more than anything, but I sensed a genuine resurgence in quality following the pandemic lockdowns. Saying that, I’m not a huge watcher of summer blockbusters (particularly the Marvel and …
To say the wide releases of 2022 have been lacklustre is an understatement. The endless sequels, generic superhero films, and the fact that indie theatres are struggling and closing shop have made it hard to see something different. Seeing smaller, weird movies being kicked out of theatres in favour of (empty) hourly showings of Marvel …
Another year has passed me by, I blinked and I missed it, and once again I have been defeated by the sheer amount of movies and the time I have (or rather have not) to spend on them. So yet again I have seen far too few of what looked to be fantastic movies, and …
By December 2021, despite a rather disappointing start, I’d ended last year’s review feeling that the film industry was in a much better place than it had been over COVID and feeling hopeful that 2022 would only get better still. However, despite some major releases this year and a few unexpectedly brilliant watches, overall 2022 …
My top 5 Movies Looking back on my review of 2021 I note that I’d distinctly promised to continue watching a lot more lesser-known films in order to end up with a top 5 that wasn’t dominated by superhero movies. Well, although I did succeed in broadening my viewing habits further this year, I seem …
Favourite of the year Jungle Cruise (2021) I knew when I watched the trailer this was going to be for me and it did not disappoint. Emily Blunt was at her absolute comedy best in this, the character of Dr Lily Houghton was made for her. Dwayne Johnson’s Frank Wolff is a dad joke telling grumpy …
Although I have clocked a comfortable 56 new films, this year has been another enjoyable one for catching up, filling gaps and revisiting films from the past. On the CineChat Podcast alone we have explored the careers of Jake Gyllenhaal, Judy Garland and John Hughes, the epic Harry Potter and James Bond franchises, countless Stephen …
The year 2021 was a funky year in general. From the launch of new streaming platforms, the same-day streaming, and a well-known director blaming millennials for the failure of his film (side-eye to Ridley Scott), it’s just been a mess. At least films and television shows delayed due to the pandemic were finally released. Some …
I made a conscious decision this year to try and watch a lot more low budget, lesser-known movies than I have done in previous years. However, despite the fact that I did end up watching some real gems this year, much smaller movies that I actually rated really highly, my top 5 for 2021 is …
Last year while writing my review for the abysmal year we had all round for 2020, I had high hopes that 2021 could only get better. On writing this recap in December 2021, with the Omicron variant of coronavirus gaining steam, I can at least say (for now) that 2021 did get much better as …
We decided to split our year-end roundup into individual posts this year, with each of the team providing their own personal take on the entertainment that helped us get through this crazy year. This time round, it’s the turn of Mary – let us know if you agree or disagree with any of her choices …
We decided to split our year-end roundup into individual posts this year, with each of the team providing their own personal take on the entertainment that helped us get through this crazy year. This time round, it’s the turn of Matt – let us know if you agree or disagree with any of his choices …
We decided to split our year-end roundup into individual posts this year, with each of the team providing their personal take on the entertainment that helped us through this crazy year. In this post, Sarah discusses her favourite movies and TV shows of the year. Let us know if you agree or disagree with any …
We decided to split our year-end roundup into individual posts this year, with each of the team providing their personal take on the entertainment that helped us through this crazy year. In this post, Lee discusses his top 5 movies and TV shows. Let us know if you agree or disagree with any of his …
We decided to split our year-end roundup into individual posts this year, with each of the team providing their personal take on the entertainment that helped us through this crazy year. In this post, Clare discusses her top 5 movies and TV shows. Let us know if you agree or disagree with any of her …
