Pat Mac

Honestly the biggest conflict in this movie was a random mum fighting her daughter in the crowd. Other than that, better off just watching Scooby Doo 2 Monsters Unleashed.

Do you like the cinematic shots of the desert and dream sequences of Zendaya for several hours? Then this is the film for you. I will be honest and say that I have not read the books beforehand, so I understand those who have may have a higher opinion of this film - however that is kind of my biggest gripe. This is a really good looking cinematic piece that would be a nice supplement to accompany a book, and all the costumes, special effects, and visual design in general is quite spectacular I must agree. But if you make a film, regardless of whether it has source material or not, it has got to make sense, or be able to stand on its own. Unfortunately, this adaptation of Dune feels both dragging and jumpy, where, despite the enormous amount of character exposition within the dialogue, the amount of location jumping around that is done by the editors, or overly convenient and jarring story connections, makes most of the characters feel lifeless and dull, and the story rushed and hard to follow. I feel I may enjoy this more if I read the books and got the context, however as a standalone film, it fails to draw a new audience member in, despite the wonderful cinematography. I can see why previous fans love it, but without previous context, this film falls very flat.

If Brooklyn 99 was set in a Big W, this would basically be it. Fun and light, this is a surprisingly funny and highly binge-able show with fun characters and a pretty good through plot. May not have as many memorable specific episodes as Parks and Rec or Brooklyn 99, however its easy to watch and will become your go-to show in no time.

You probably have one friend being like "Omg, you havvvve to watch Parks and Rec, it's soooo good!" And they are right - I truly loved the series and characters in it. Hot tip though - the first season is a little slow so watch the first episode or so to learn of the characters, then skip to the last few episodes of the season and come back once you are into the show - you will get to the good stuff quicker, and appreciate the first season more once you get over that initial hurdle of getting to know everyone.

Do you like Action? Jets? Nostalgia? And Tom Cruise? Then you will love this film. If not, that's fine, this film just isn't for you. Maverick blends the best part of Top Gun with a great old and new cast, a simple story, and great execution. It may not be deep, but it's definitely fun.

I'd like to say that this movie lived up to, or even came relatively close to its predecessor, however that would be far from the truth. The story, characters, and care taken with the first movie was absolutely thrown out the window for the second. Apart from one performance, all characters felt flat and cardboard like - with clunky dialogue and unnecessary storylines crowing an already long film. I wanted to connect and really feel for our main protagonists, however the sheer amount of jumping around, and a lack of story beats truly made it hard for the emotional moments to really hit home. Where the previous film was praised for the way it presented the different tribes and celebrated culture, this film (aside from the opening sequences) pushed it far far to the side, and felt very superficial in its treatment of that previous sentiment (for both known and new peoples). The fight scenes were busy and not impactful, with far too much jumping around, characters mysteriously gained and lost strength depending on who they were fighting, and it seemed like the most dangerous thing in the movie was a water grenade in varying numbers. I would like to say the sound design was good (the last films was excellent) but there was so much abrupt licensed music that killed the mood, that I would struggle even saying that. If I had one redeeming thing to say, it would be that occasionally there was a shot that looked pretty. If you want to see a good black panther movie, I would suggest rewatching the first one.