BMX gets a film of its own in 1986’s Rad. The most milquetoast film about an extreme sport I’ve ever watched. Nothing radical or even slightly exciting happens throughout the film. The film’s original title was Ball Out, which also fails to describe this tepid movie. Rad’s biggest problem is tension. There is none. There’s … Read more
Your Name is a beautiful film. Emotionally, narratively, visually and in its audio design the film stuns.
Die Another Day is the final Bond film starring Pierce Brosnan, and marks the 40th anniversary and 20th film of the series. After the disappointment that was the World is Not Enough, fan expectations were high. News of Hallie Berry, an Oscar winner, coming on board helped drive excitement. Die Another Day was to pay tribute to … Read more
In my review for Tomorrow Never Dies I called The World is not Enough a disaster. Looking at the box office results suggests otherwise. $362 million worldwide is fantastic. Hell, it was the most financially success Bond film at the time of its release. If money told the whole story we’d remember the film differently … Read more
Critical reaction for Tomorrow Never Dies was mixed and audiences were disappointed. Box Office results remained relatively stable, dipping only $20 million from Goldeneye, but today it’s a forgotten James Bond film. Not remembered fondly like Brosnan’s first and not the disaster of his next one, it vanished from the popular culture. I genuinely couldn’t … Read more
Goldeneye was the Bond franchise’s do or die moment. Six years had passed since the last film, the longest gap in the long running series history. Timothy Dalton’s License to Kill ended his run the British super spy, and people doubted whether Bond made sense in post-cold war 1995. People genuinely believed the franchise was … Read more
Growing up in the 90s means, you probably watched Land Before Time. I’m sure there are a few people aged 25-40 who didn’t see this film, but their parents deprived them of an amazing experience. An experience that children should have. The film contains a heartbreaking loss for its main character Little Foot. Land Before … Read more
