-
M3GAN
Chucky the killer doll and Annabelle may have found their match with the marvel artificial intelligence lifelike doll in M3GAN directed by Gerard Johnstone, starring Allison Williams and Violet McGraw. Released on the 6 January 2023 in the United States of America by distributor Universal Pictures, and production companies Blumhouse Productions, Divide/Conquer, and Atomic Monster. M3GAN is a marvel of artificial intelligence, a lifelike doll that’s programmed to be a child’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. There are plenty of films about artificial intelligence that was meant to better the lives of humans only for them to do the complete opposite such as Terminator, I.…
-
TILL
Danielle Deadwyler stars in the emotionally provoking, jaw-dropping, maddening film, based on true events – Till. Directed by Chinonye Chukwu, who is the first African-American woman to win the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance for her unquestionable skills in Clemency. Till follows the true story of Mamie Till-Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, who was brutally lynched in 1955 while visiting his cousins in Mississippi for whistling at a white woman Carolyn Bryant. Before going into this film, I had always known what I was getting myself into as the story of Emmett Till and his brutal death and the injustice that followed…
-
Alice in Borderland: Season 2
Join Arisu and the rest of the Beach remnants as they search for the answers as to where they are and how to get back to the real world in Alice in Borderland: Season 2. To get a better understanding for those that haven’t seen the first season of Alice in Borderland, I will first give insight about the first season for better context, spoilers, and all, you have been warned. Alice in Borderland is a Japanese suspense manga series written and illustrated by Haro Aso, which was first serialized in Shogakukan’s shōnen manga magazine Shōnen Sunday S from November 2010 to March 2015. It follows the…
-
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Daniel Craig returns as Detective Benoit Craig in the second installment of Knives Out, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery by director Rian Johnson. Released on the 23rd of December 2022 by production studios T-Street and distributor Netflix, this second installment features a manifold of talent from across various industries with Dave Bautista from WWE, Janelle Monae the singer, and Madelyn Cline. The story follows a Tech billionaire Miles Bron, who invites a handful of his close- friends for a getaway on his private Greek island. When someone turns up dead, Detective Benoit Blanc is put on the scene to solve this devilishly complicated case. Now, the…
-
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Director Joel Crawford may have just broken the internet with the latest installment of DreamWork’s favorite cat, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. Joel Crawford is no amateur in the animation industry as he’s directed movies such as “Trolls Holiday” and “The Croods”, however, it’s without a doubt that Puss in Boots: The Last Wish may just be his best project yet. Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: he has burnt through eight of his nine lives. To save his soul and become everyone’s favorite fearless hero, Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his…
-
Chainsaw Man
Manga creator Tatsuki Fujimoto together with studio MAPPA breaks kneecaps with their outrageous animation adaptation of Chainsaw Man, which integrates both 2D animation and CGI visuals to create an aesthetic showpiece of a kind. We follow the protagonist of this story by the name of Denji, who is robbed of a normal teenage life, left with nothing but his deadbeat father’s overwhelming debt. His only companion is his pet, the chainsaw devil Pochita, with whom he slays devils for money that inevitably ends up in the yakuza’s pockets. Straight out the bat, we as the audience are shown that in this world of Chainsaw Man, little compassion exists,…
-
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time we address the big elephant in the room that is – Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War by manga creator Tite Kubo. Now for those that don’t know, the first episode of Bleach aired on the 5th of October 2004 with a total of 16 seasons before its sudden, erupting conclusion in March 2012, which strangely enough, didn’t incorporate its final arc, that is the “Thousand-Year Blood War”. Our hero of this spiritual journey is a high-school boy by the name of Ichigo Kurosaki, a human that can see ghosts. On one fateful night, he runs into a female soul reaper from Soul Society going by the…
-
Emancipation
Director Antoine Fuqua acquires celebrity slapping actor – Will Smith, in his latest project based on a true story – Emancipation, which gives us a glimpse into the life of former slave Peter and his perilous journey to freedom. Peter, a slave, flees a plantation in Louisiana after he was whipped within an inch of his life. He has to outwit cold-blooded hunters and the unforgiving swamps of Louisiana on a torturous journey north. And straight out of the bat, my first thought about this movie ten minutes within was “I couldn’t have survived during these times”, the brutality and mindset of white people were so twisted and inhumane. Emancipation…
-
Wednesday
After much consideration, I found time to watch Wednesday, a Netflix series based on the “The Addams Family” created by cartoonist Charles Addams. The franchise has then seen many adaptions to numerous forms of media, such as television, movies, and comic books. This time, however, it is series creators Miles Millar and Alfred Gough, together with director Tim Burton who’s famous worldwide for his spooky designs choices and memorable films in the likes of ‘Beetlejuice’ and ‘Corpse Bride’ to bring their eccentric take on the ghostly renowned family. We follow Wednesday Addams played by Jenna Ortega, and whilst attending Nevermore Academy, Wednesday Addams attempts to master her emerging psychic ability,…
-
Top 5 Series – 2022
Happy New Year to All. As the curtains close on the year 2022, I believe it’s only fair that we take a look back at the spectacles that have graced our screens, some gave us hope for the future and what 2023 has to offer whilst others have concluded on a high note. With so many series to watch on an array of streaming services such as Hulu, Netflix, Disney+ and so much more, making this list of Top 5 series would prove to be a challenge. This a challenge I accept regardless of whether this list is correct or not. These are the Top 5 series that have had…
