Civil War follows the journey 4 journalists across America to cover parts of the ongoing conflict. The film isn’t really about the civil war itself but more on the collateral impact: how people change, and how society adapts to a world in chaos. I see this film as sort of artsy, as in it is […]
Author: Ewan Murray
Ferrari: A Disaster in Slow Motion
There is not much worth saying about Ferrari, it fluctuates between average and a little above average during it’s runtime and it doesn’t do anything to captivate the audience’s attention. There were a couple of interesting moments where I thought “ohh that’s interesting that Enzo Ferrari did that” and then it dips back down into […]
Dune: Part 2. A Worthwhile Sequel?
Dune 2 is a direct upgrade to Dune, it keeps the beauty of the world, the power of the music and the immersion in the world building. My main gripe with Dune was that it didn’t finish in a satisfying place, which is understandable seeing as it’s in the middle of a book but I […]
Moulin Rouge!: Should The Show Go On?
This film reminds me a lot of the Greatest Showman, which I feel was better in several ways. When “Moulin Rouge!” started, for the first 30 minutes I wasn’t sure what I was getting myself in for, but after that I started to enjoy the film a lot more and was captivated by how there […]
Did Predestination Fail Before It Started?
I am rarely so divided on my experience with a film. I thought this film was setting up a time travel thriller but it really isn’t, it has been given the “action” genre but that is not accurate. Nothing of interest happens in the first hour of this 90 minute movie; I was wondering when […]
Dead Poet Society: Beautiful But Flawed.
I had wanted to watch Dead Poet Society for several years. I’m not sure how it initially got on my radar, but I finally decided to watch it. The film starts out well, I was intrigued by the (simple) premise and was curious how it was going to be built upon but the issue was […]
The Room: Why You Should(n’t) Watch It.
A film that follows the relationship of an engaged couple and their friends, and how their lives are impacted by friction within those relationships. If you’ve heard of this film, you’ve heard that it is bad and…it is. Films like this, help you to appreciate the mediocre films as there are so many things that […]
Room: A Waste of Space?
Room at its core is about relationships, communication and perseverance. It is a very touching film about a young mother raising a child in a difficult environment. This film is an outstanding portrayal of human nature: where it is beautiful and where it is ugly, and I was gripped by it. I wasn’t so engrossed […]
Stay (2005): Worth Your Time?
Stay had potential to be decent with Ewan McGregor, Ryan Gosling and Naomi Watts. Potentially it had the issue of being written by one of the writers/directors/showrunners of season 8 of Game of Thrones (David Benioff). Going in I wasn’t expecting much but I was hoping for some sort of psychological and possibly even a […]
Coach Carter: Just Another Sport Biopic?
Coach Carter is a High School basketball movie, based on true events, about respect, commitment and self-improvement. I thought this film was good, the story was solid, the message was good, it was well paced, and it was interesting. My only criticism is that there was a subplot which I thought was nice but didn’t […]