matt dee

Just out of the cinema. For me, one of the best movies of the 21st century. Pacing 101. Storyline - enthralling. Acting - Oscars shall be dished out. Music and score - superb Cinematography - stunning Edge of your seat from start to finish with a little bit of everything smashed into 162 minutes. I’ve lost faith in the box-office of late but damn it’s good to know that amazing movies can still be made.

Loving Linton Besser. The man doesn’t hold back and brings some well needed integrity into the mix at a time where accountability is perhaps at a low point. I hope to see him at this post for a long time to come. Keep it up Linton, absolutely loving your work!

Firstly, this movie looks great, shot with a sense of coldness and foreboding that chills to the core. The build up of rain throughout sets the tone for the absolute insanity that is to eventuate. Faultless casting gives the movie wheels with standout performances from Sally Hawkins unleashed Laura and Billy Barratt’s Andy. Here’s the problem with the movie for me. Whilst I enjoy some gore in a horror movie I couldn’t get past some of the ultra-realistic visual elements chosen by the directors. Cut to the Ollie rockmelon & knife scene, one of the most insanely real and haunting snippets you will find in the entire catalogue of box office cinema. I fail to see how necessary some of these violent takes were. Is it necessary to show a realistic portrayal of drowning a 17 year old boy? A blind girl giving her dead father mouth to mouth CPR? Quite early on and as the story unfolds a feeling of absolute hopelessness sets in, with very little offered in terms of lightness or optimism. Whilst grief is tough and relentless, to paint an entire movie with the same brushstroke just makes for a massively depressing viewing experience. I don’t want to see a movie like this ever again and as well as it is made, I can’t recommend it to anyone.

Most of season 3 is easy to forget. Very little of the story made any rational sense especially from a character decision making point of view. The writing and pace of the season was just way off, leaving that ‘can this just finish already?!’ taste in the mouth. I don’t think Cate Blanchett knows what shit-show she has signed up for but I’m sure she will be bitterly disappointed.. perhaps not with the amount of money she’ll rake in. Season 1 was new and interesting and it has been a sharp fall since. Officially off the bandwagon because this was seriously atrocious. 0 stars.

This is the most cringe thing the ABC has released in a while. I’m sorry but Claire Hooper getting a run at anything comedy related is just insane.

Sketch comedy is an artform that is rarely perfected, and whilst there are some fleeting funny moments I found that most of the Bad Thoughts sketches just plain miss the mark. Whether it be through Tom’s ‘same face all the time’ acting or the amount of time taken to setup to an eventual joke, the visuals and pacing is just plain off. Although I am a fan of Tom’s stand up comedy, this large budget version of Tom doesn’t work. Too many lazy segues and too many old, tired been done before premises. Dare i say it, too much Tom Segura.

This movie was epic and how it has such a low rating just blows my mind. Phoenix was again scarily good as Joker and will do well not to win another Oscar. The musical elements (there were a lot) never detracted from the tone or pace of the story and were a great addition to the fold. The cinematography was outstanding as many have mentioned, a genuine masterclass. Gaga did a seamless job not to look out of place next to Phoenix and gave an amazing performance. The chemistry between the two was unquestionable. Although this wasn’t a typical superhero villain tale it’s great to see some boundaries being pushed rather than following a tired, old formulae of predictability. Also enjoyed some thinly veiled homages to the late great Heath Ledger from Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight adaptation. 10/10. Superb.

I will never rely on google reviews for movies ever again. They are so clearly skewed by fake reviews and bots. This film was absolute trash from start to finish. Kinda liked the originals so thought I’d check out the latest offering. HORRENDOUS acting WORSE storyline ZERO suspense I wanted to leave after 20 mins. How this movie gets anything above 50% is beyond me. Razzie worthy.

I gave this 5 stars due to the horrible rating it’s getting on various platforms. I have no idea how this can be getting 1 star?? I seriously question the legitimacy of these rating systems. I thought it was a great, refreshing well crafted movie with some great acting chops from Hartnett. Using the pov of the bad gave this movie oxygen from start to finish, enhanced by great pacing and suspense. I was glued to the film from start to finish, which is perhaps a rarity from the Hollywood movie-making machine these days. M Nights daughter pulls off the uber famous pop star really well and enjoyed the brief kid cudi cameo. New concept. Tick Not a remake or re-hash of the past. Tick. Well told story. Tick Different. Tick

Such a mess of a movie. The storyline was pure nonsense, making little to no sense at any stage. It relied heavily on a truely crazy amount of cameo appearances, using these to keep anyone remotely interested in 2 hours of basically a Ryan Reynolds stand up comedy routine. The film clearly had way too much money at its disposal and i’m disappointed that i pay money to attend these big budget nightmares. Sure, there were some notable funny bits, the backstreet boys opening choreographed dancing, the Honda Odyssey death battle and Channing Tatums extraordinarily versatile ‘accent’ but its just crazy that THIS is the end product. Death to superhero films.