“You’re about to enter the Animus. What you’re about to see, hear and feel are the memories of your ancestor, who has been dead for five hundred years.”
Author: Luke Kent
Assault On Precinct 13 (1976) Review
Legendary writer, composer and director John Carpenter’s sophomore feature Assault On Precinct 13 might show its age stylistically, but narratively it more than holds up….for the most part. Some of it is very much of its time, but when that time is the 1970s, that’s hardly a bad thing at all.
The Young Pope: Season One Review
The Young Pope is grand in its ambition, impressive in scale, and richly detailed in its costumes and locations.
Eddie the Eagle (2016) Mini Review
“The most important thing is not the victory but the struggle.”
Passengers Review
Earth of the future has become overcrowded. For the lucky few, the passengers of the title, there is an alternative: Homestead II, a newly inhabited, lusciously spacious planet. Which is where Jim (Chris Pratt) and Aurora (Jennifer Lawrence) are headed, hurtling through space in hibernation on a 120 year journey aboard the Avalon.
Carrie Fisher: A Rebel. A Princess. A Hero.
“I don’t want my life to imitate art, I want my life to be art.”
Moana Mini Review
“If you wear a dress and have an animal sidekick, you’re a princess.”
A Merry Christmas, I Wish You!
Happy Christmas, one and all…
The Flicks and Pieces Top 10 Films of 2016
Another year, another batch of glorious films to add to the all-time favourites.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Review
What Rogue One lacks in immediacy, it more than makes up for with gorgeous visuals from the get go. Sweeping vistas, rich colours – it’s just, beautiful, beautiful stuff.
Hail Caesar: “If we lose, it will be a Planet of Apes”
Winter is coming. And with it comes war.
Black Mirror: Ranking Charlie Brooker’s Dark Tales
Step into the gloomy and brilliant alternate realities of Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror. Be warned, there may be a bit of mental scarring.
