Roland Emmerich’s ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ is predictably vapid, emotionally tone-deaf, and the dizzying orgy of CGI does little to mask its glaring missteps.
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When Marnie Was There
When Marnie Was There, as with much of Ghibli’s oeuvre, has the feel of a fairy-tale. Adapted from an English novel of the same name by Joan G. Robinson, When Marnie Was There shifts the setting from Norfolk to rural Japan, a manoeuvre pulled off with a surprising deftness. The story centres on Anna, a…
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The Winds of Winter – Game of Thrones
The season six finale, ‘The Winds of Winter’, shares its name with the long-awaited (and still pending) sixth instalment in A Song of Ice and Fire from George RR Martin. At 69 (lol) minutes long, this episode is the longest episode of Game of Thrones ever. It needed to be as well, since the previous…
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99.9% – KAYTRANADA
Haitian born and Canadian raised, Kaytranada (Louis Kevin Celestin) first gained fame for his 2012 reworking of Janet Jackson’s ‘If’, inspiring a string of production credits for a variety of artists from Chicago rapper Vic Mensa to UK house heroine Katy B. However, with this fifteen-track collection, Kay has finally transcended from being the invisible…
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Battle of the Bastards – Game of Thrones – S06 E09
The title of this week’s episode, the ‘Battle of the Bastards’ gave a fairly clear indication to viewers of what to expect from the episode: the highly-anticipated battle for Winterfell between Ramsay Bolton (Snow) and Jon Snow. The episode opened, however, where the previous one left off, with Daenerys having returned to a besieged Meereen. …
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Field Day 2016 – A ‘Proper Residential’ Experience
One of our writers spent the weekend at Field Day soaking in every experience going, from the music to the weather, and gave us this rather enjoyable rundown of it all, including pictures from their very own phone. You couldn’t get closer unless you were there. Which they were… Anyway, here’s the full Field Day…
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No One – Game of Thrones – S06 E08
As most Game of Thrones fans agree, the last three episodes of the show tend to be the best: a culmination of the previous seven and, as with seasons two and four, a possibility that episode nine will be focused on one place only. So, with the hopes it is one of the best of…
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The Nice Guys
The Nice Guys, a pseudo-noir buddy comedy from director Shane Black, pairs world-weary Russell Crowe with a dishevelled Ryan Gosling in a partnership which effervesces with comic chemistry. The film feels in many ways a successor to Black’s 2005 effort, the sharp, funny, and deconstructive Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. Crowe and Gosling are every bit…
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The Broken Man – Game of Thrones – S06 E07
This week’s episode, ‘The Broken Man’, ditched the scene structure that we have become accustomed to this season, and swapped it for something slightly more helter-skelter. Although this was most likely a conscious decision intended to reflect some of the characters’ (specifically Jon Snow’s) sense of urgency, it is much easier to review the episode character…
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Blood of my Blood – Game of Thrones – S06 E06
The naming of episodes continues to be a good indication of what viewers can expect from them. This week’s episode has a family theme to it, with Blood of my Blood being a phrase viewers may remember from its use in Dothraki circles: Samwell Tarly returns to Horn Hill, his ancestral home; a Tyrell army…
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