A team of mercenaries and a shipwrecked family end up marooned on the island home of genetically spliced dinosaurs. The best bit in Jurassic Park: Rebirth is when they play Movin’ On Up by Primal Scream. That’s not even a criticism, it’s just because it’s one of the standout songs of the ’90s. Rebirth is… Jurassic World: Rebirth Read More
The Isle 3.5 stars
*** Read my interview with Matthew (director/co-writer) and Tori (producer, co-writer and star) Butler-Hart *** I feel something of an affinity with sirens, as I too find that innocent men dash themselves on the nearest available jagged outcrop, their faces contorted in terror, whenever I start singing. The Isle, a supernatural Victorian thriller set on a… The Isle Read More
Serenity (2019) 2 stars
WARNING: Serenity has some big issues as a movie but most of them relate to the bonkers twist. And as I want to talk about those issues I’m going to have to spoiler it. Maybe watch the movie then come back afterwards! Tuna and Dill. It could be a BBC Sunday night detective serial, about… Serenity (2019) Read More
Dogged 3 stars
Read my interview with Dogged director Richard Rowntree here. At the end of Dogged, its definition – “having or showing tenacity and grim persistence” – pops up, by which time it’s finally clear who the title is referring to. Though as the director of this very low budget full-length feature, Dogged is certainly a word that also applies to Richard… Dogged Read More