At last, it’s time to reveal the five films that made the last twelve months feel worth it… 5 – GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY Not only was Rian Johnson’s anticipated follow-up to his murder-mystery homage Knives Out worth the hype, but it also laid the foundations...
BEST OF 2022: #10-6
Now, it’s time to see which films you can get angry at because they’re ranking above Everything Everywhere All At Once on this list… 10 – THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN Mark Rylance makes his second appearance on this list (after his scene-stealing turn in Bones and All) in...
BEST OF 2022: #15-11
Now that we’ve gotten the worst out of our way, let’s look back positively on the year’s very best examples of cinematic entertainment! But first, here’s a brief look at the films which just missed the cut, but are still worth mentioning anyway: The Unbearable Weight...
BEST OF 2021: #5-1
Top five time, and it all kicks off with… 5 – THE REASON I JUMP Hindsight can be a glorious thing, and in this case it has allowed me to realise that I was perhaps a little too generous with my A+ grades this year. Not that the films which were awarded the website’s...
BEST OF 2021: #10-6
Cracking into our Top 10 of the year has never been easier, as we’re starting with… 10 – DUNE Succeeding where the likes of David Lynch and Alejandro Jodorowsky have failed, Denis Villeneuve brought Frank Herbert’s epic sci-fi tome to life in the only way that was...
BEST OF 2021: #15-11
The worst of the worst is finally behind us (in terms of films, we mean), leaving us to finally focus on some of the brightest spots of the year! But first, a roundup of honourable mentions (in no particular order): Pig King Richard Titane The Mitchells vs. The...
BEST OF 2020: #5-1
Finally, we can reveal our top five picks of 2020… 5 – DA 5 BLOODS Spike Lee has now reached a point in his long and illustrious career where his films carry an even more exceptional weight than when he first began, especially with everything that’s happened over the...
BEST OF 2020: #10-6
We’re kicking off our Top 10 with… 10 – UNCLE FRANK Writer-director Alan Ball’s return to the big screen, after thirteen years of largely being buried in television projects, was released around the same time as Ron Howard’s Hillbilly Elegy, which also dealt with...
BEST OF 2020: #15-11
Finally, we’re done spreading negativity in a year that’s been nothing but negativity. Now, we can focus on the brightest spots of 2020 cinema, and which films captured our hearts and minds either in cinemas or at home (mostly at home). Before that, though, here are...
BEST OF 2019: #5-1
At long last, we can reveal our top picks for the year - and they are as follows… 5 – ROCKETMAN It’s the movie that Bohemian Rhapsody really should have been, with its unique and wondrous portrayal of a British music legend, told in a way that the man himself is...