• “The Best Marvel Movie Since…” – Film Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    The best Marvel movie since… well, certainly, years. The final and third film is always tricky when having to balance both wrapping up the story arcs, as well as providing a film in and of itself. Recent Marvel movies have received very mixed, skewing on negative, reviews, from Ant-Man...
  • “Playful Postmodern Quirkiness Goes Nowhere” – Film Review: The Suicide Squad

    Being one of the most anticipated movies of 2021, The Suicide Squad's release was highly awaited by the DC and Marvel franchise's fans. Alex Watkin explores the film in depth, and why it disappointed him in places....
  • Tribute to the 70s: A review of Awesome Mix Vol. 2

    Film soundtracks can be hit or miss at times. Not Guardians of the Galaxy’s. James Gunn revives thirteen tracks from the ’70s, all of equal greatness and all originating from the era of sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll. As of this moment, I’ve begun listening to the Guardians...
  • Anti-Advent Calendar #16

    Christmas. Our irreverence goes on with day sixteen of our Anti-Advent Calendar… Given a sacred mission following a ‘fingering’ from God, the 2010 comedy-drama Super takes its viewers and its hero, if he can be classed as such a thing, on a surreal journey of ultra-violent vigilantism, pitch-black humour and possibly the worst...
  • Review – Guardians of the Galaxy

    The tenth instalment in their Cinematic Universe, Guardians of the Galaxy is a momentous accomplishment for Marvel Studios’ perpetually expanding franchise. This is more so due to the film’s ambition to adapt a cosmic comic that is distant and unique from previous superhero films, rather than the film’s actual efficacy....