Muppets Most Wanted Review

I love The Muppets. They are one of the few things I know of that has gotten funnier as I've grown older and I find that I can put on any of the Muppet films and have a brilliant time. As such, I've been eagerly anticipating this film ever since it was announced. Whilst it may not have the same level of heart as 2012's The Muppets, it more than makes up for it by being one of the funniest films that will be released this year.

Noah Review

I didn't know what to expect when Noah was first announced. Since all the Bible films that have been made recently have been really preachy and sanitised (except Passion of the Christ), I expected something like that but when I heard Darren Aronofsky was directing I had some hope for the film. Having seen it I can easily say that this is the most insane film that I've seen this year so far, in a good way.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trailer

My God, I thought my expectations for this film couldn't get any lower after hearing that Megan Fox was cast as April O'Neil. Literally everything that a trailer can do wrong can be seen here:

The Grand Budapest Hotel Review

There are very few directors with whom you can tell your watching one of their films within the first seconds of watching it. Wes Anderson is one of those directors. There's such a unique style that only exists in Wes Anderson films that makes them so hard to imitate and these films could easily become style over substance. However, the films of his I've seen so far (Fantastic Mr Fox, Moonrise Kingdom and this) have a lot of heart and intelligence that make these films very substantial to watch and out of those films, I think this might be my favourite.

Dallas Buyers Club Review

Over the past few years Matthew McConaughey has seen an intense career reinvention. He's gone from being the butt of jokes for staring in terrible rom-coms to giving consistently excellent performances in much darker films. His performances in Killer Joe, Bernie, Mud and The Wolf of Wall Street were excellent and, even though I haven't seen them, I've heard great things about his performances in The Lincoln Lawyer, Magic Mike and True Detective. All that was needed was an Oscar worthy performance and his revival would be complete and this was that performance and it helps that the film itself is really good.

The Lego Movie Review

When it was first announced, I thought that The Lego Movie would just be another cynical, brainless attempt to capitalise on a recognisable property in order to wring more nostalgia money out of people. Then Warner Bros. made the smartest decision they could; they hired Phil Lord and Chris Miller to write and direct the film. Their absolutely insane approach to films, as seen in the insanity of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, felt like the best way to make this film work by just going all out with the possibilities that Lego provided. That is exactly what they did and they have created one of the best comedies that will be released this year.

The Wolf of Wall Street Review

When I first heard about The Wolf of Wall Street, knowing nothing about Jordan Belfort, I thought it would be a serious drama. Then I saw the first trailer and realised that it was a comedy. Now that I've seen the film, I can confirm that it is one of the funniest films I've seen recently and is a completely insane experience that pulls you right into the world of Jordan Belfort and doesn't let you forget it.

My Thoughts on the 2014 Oscar Nominations

So it's that time of year again when I give my thoughts on the major awards nominations. This year though, since I don't really have time to cover all of them and seeing how I've already missed the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, I'm just going to cover the Oscars.

12 Years A Slave Review

There have been very few films I've seen that have left me speechless. A film would have to really impress me and shock me in order for me to be left speechless. 12 Years A Slave is one of those film. This is an astonishing piece of filmmaking and a film that everyone needs to see as soon as possible.

Frozen Review

Over the past few years the animated Disney films have seen a great return to form. The Princess and the Frog and Tangled got great reviews and Wreck It Ralph was a lot of fun. However, I was still unsure about Frozen. The trailers made it look like a boring, action-comedy film and I wasn't really sold. Then I started seeing the reviews saying that Frozen was one of the best animated films of the year and after seeing the film, the reviews are right. Frozen is one of the best animated films to come along in a long time.