The original Top Gun is one of my all-time favourite movies and legacy sequels tend to go one of two ways. Try too little and don't stand out enough thanks to lazy references and pointless fan service, or they fucking nail it and make the already excellent original even better. Top Gun: Maverick went in the best way possible, it's meticulously crafted and respectful of Tony Scott's original. Over 36 years after its predecessor and in an IMAX screening nonetheless, this film bloody rocks! Joseph Kosinski and company, I take my hat off to you, I was in genuine tears by the end.
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The Batman 2022
Matt Reeves' The Batman is a familiar film to long time fans of the Caped Crusader. A mix of Year Two, The Long Halloween and Ego mixed with a tone ripped right out of Rocksteady's Arkham series, combined with the filmmaking styles of Nolan, Burton and Synder. This near three hour visual treat is trying desperately hard to nail that storytelling of Frank Miller and almost succeeds in doing so. But I can't get over the fact one of the goons in the opening is just Doug Walker.
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Ultraman: Towards the Future 1990
Once more into the breach Ultraman.
So, I once again have to thank my friend Garasharp as he bought me the Japanese Blu-ray set of this series as a birthday present. Ultraman: Towards the Future is a stark departure for Tsuburaya and marks the first live-action Ultraman show to be produced outside Japan. It's also VERY Australian.
The show definitely has its merits, staying true to the franchise's themes and has some very creative monster designs. It definitely got the…
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Doctor Who: Revolution of the Daleks 2021
This is a game changer, Jo. It's the security equivalent of the iPhone.
So... here we are again. Why do I insist on tossing this era a bone only to be disappointed every single time. They really just went for style over substance yet again. You can tell this was shot prior to the COVID outbreak since the issues it's trying to comment on have been and gone.
While watching I couldn’t help but notice the striking similarities to the…
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 2022
I will unironically use Welcome to the Wade Cave one day, mark my words. I believe in cinema again because I believe in Sonic the Hedgehog.
