Matthew Mussett

It’s no wonder that this film spawned a media franchise featuring several sequels, a TV series, comic books, novels and classics. This excellent film is a bonafide staple of the science fiction film genre. The pacing is brilliant. Despite not every scene being filled with action, there is not one moment where you lose focus or attention because the writers have masterfully kept you hooked for every second of this film’s duration. Considering it was 1984, this film’s action scenes are truly phenomenal. With a great lack of CGI, it’s no surprise that James Cameron has always been considered a man who knows his special effects. No matter what your opinion is on the film, you can’t deny that Schwarzenegger’s take on a cyborg assassin from the future is chilling to the bone. Any reminders of Arnie being a human are just thrown away and we’re shown the performance that made Arnold Schwarzenegger a household name.

A series that follows the misadventures of a cynical mad scientist and his good-hearted but fretful grandson, who split their time between domestic life and inter-dimensional adventures sounds like a show which would never be popular. But boy was I wrong. This is easily one of the best TV shows on at the moment. It’s usually marked as a sitcom in terms of genre, but I don’t think that’s enough to describe a show like Rick and Morty. It transcends multiple genres at once. The humour in the show is similar to that of things like Cyanide & Happiness on YouTube. It’s a very sadistic sense of humour which would upset most people. Also, the humour is very intelligent compared to most shows, and you have to sometimes think in order to get a laugh out of it. The creativity of the show is evident even to idiots. What show can cram references to Inception, Jurassic Park and The Matrix in just one seasons while still creating fairly original stories for each episodes. And speaking of originality, there has not been a show as unique as this is many years. The ability to cram sci-fi capers and genuine emotion is a hard feat, and Rick and Morty does that superbly.

This is definitely my favourite animated film and I have a view which I hold dear. The best thing about this feature is that it dazzles and enchants the viewer with a wide array of intriguing characters and arguably the most beautiful hand-drawn animation I’ve ever seen in a film. It has heavy emotional weight and it delivers a surprisingly relatable coming-of-age tale, despite the abnormality of the film.

It’s no wonder that this film consistently ranks near the top of lists of the greatest films in history. This film is surprisingly daring for its genre and does everything it attempts in superb fashion. Set during World War II, it focuses on an American expatriate who must choose between his love for a woman and helping her and her husband, a Czech Resistance leader, escape from the Vichy-controlled city of Casablanca to continue his fight against the Nazis. The two main stars, Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman both do fantastically at creating a truly convincing story about two estranged lovers who are living in a world of political unrest. They create an iconic pair for the ages. There are so many memorable lines in these movie. As far as quotable movies go, this one certainly ranks among the greatest of those films. Finally for this review, the love song is incredible. It has endured over 77 years and has become one of the greatest songs in film, probably only second to “Over the Rainbow”. To conclude, this film is awe-inspiring and definitely serves as a pioneer in the history of filmmaking.