Filmmaker Paul Feig is known for his progressive films where females take centre stage. From Bridesmaids, The Heat, Spy and even Last Christmas, his filmography proves he has an eye for putting women in a strong leading role. Feig is deviating for his latest project. The man usually in charge of directing comedies has decided to take on a drama film, and one that is based on a very popular novel. The Housemaid is the name of the book and the film and expectations are sky high

There is a lot of anticipation and a lot of expectations when a new Avatar film comes out. The first one took a decade to create and the sequel was made equally a decade later. It comes at a surprise then that the third film comes out only three years after The Way of Water. The story goes that James Cameron’s script for his second instalment was so big and vast in scope that it got split into two scripts; one became The Water of Water and the other became the newest film Fir

As a gamer it is incredibly exciting to have all of these adaptions come to the big screen. Borderlands, Fallout, Uncharted, the list at this moment in time is pretty endless. A few years back a survival horror game was turned into a movie thanks to Blumhouse, and it was an instant hit. The film in question was Five Nights at Freddy’s. Personally, I had not played the game of which the film is adapted from but I was aware of the premise and I believe the filmmakers did justic

Walt Disney Animation Studios is very well known for its musicals, and recent franchises have included Moana and Frozen. Sometimes forgotten, Disney is also known for their adventure films which are equally memorable and they decided to create a sequel to one of their recent hits with Zootropolis 2, as it is known here in the United Kingdom. The first film is widely regarded as a modern classic. It explored themes of racism and segregation between the prey and predators that

Musicals are generally big movies; they have big show stopping tunes and set pieces. They also have catchy songs with melodic actors singing away but when it all comes together it creates something special and memorable. The Greatest Showman proved that formula worked wonderfully and last year Wicked took it to new heights and defied box office expectations, as well as defying gravity. Jon M. Chu, who has worked on Crazy Rich Asians and In the Heights, is no stranger to the w

Now You See Me was a real lightning in a bottle film. Merging the heist genre with the magic genre was a great way of telling a “Robin Hood” story of stealing from the rich and giving back to the poor. The first two films had a great cast who provided some great chemistry on screen, this made it feel like a modern version of Ocean’s Eleven. That combined with the use of real magic and visual effects, the filmmakers and cast managed to pull off a magic trick that set the box o

The Predator film franchise has been around since the 80s and it has always tried its best to feel distinctive and separate from other science fiction franchises like Star Wars and Alien. Saying that, later on in the 90s the Alien and Predator franchises merged into one in what was an arguably decent attempt at creating a horror-infused mega space franchise. A lot of fans of the series know that the Predator franchise suffered after these team-up films, and films such as Pred

Yorgos Lanthimos is the definition of a niche filmmaker, not only that but he is always making films that the Academy loves as you’ll end up seeing the majority of his work at the film awards season circuit. The Favourite, Poor Things and The Killing of a Sacred Deer all prove this fact. Unlike other filmmakers Lanthimos leans much more into absurdity than others do. The closest comparison to make would be with Guillermo Del Toro. They both prefer practical effects, unique st

The Colleen Hoover may be a divisive author, but her work has recently attracted the attention of Hollywood. Last year we saw one of her hit books, It Ends With Us, hit the big screens and the story was moving but had some controversial points. Saying that, she has an abundance of work that can easily be translated to the big screen which is akin to It Ends With Us. Next year we have Reminders of Him, but today I am talking about her romantic drama novel that has become a fil

The Black Phone came out four years and it seemed like an interesting take on the horror genre. Based off a short story by Joe Hill, the son of Stephen King, the film had to add new elements and new stories to help flesh out the idea into a feature film. Enter filmmaker Scott Derrickson. Derrickson is a fan of the horror genre and some of his films in his filmography just prove that, just check out Deliver Us From Evil or Sinister and you know a horror film is in good hands.

Back in 1982 when video gaming was still in its infancy a little film from Disney came out about a video game which you can go inside virtually and interact with artificial beings. The film in question was Tron and it was very progressive and ahead of its time. The visual efforts and story set a benchmark for the industry and the story could never be topped or upgraded due to the advancement of technology at the time. Flash forward to 2011 and the technology had finally caugh

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