Awards Season… Movie #5 2023: The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) 7 Feb 20236 Feb 2023 It's been a minute since I had any time to review anything here. Since I last posted, the full Oscars shortlist was announced, meaning - of course - that I…
Action… Movie #4 2023: The Northman (2022) 22 Jan 202319 Jan 2023 God, Anya Taylor-Joy really is in every fuckin' movie right now, isn't she? I'm not saying that's a bad thing, I just think it's worth noting that she's literally everywhere…
Cerebral… Movie #3 2023: After Yang (2021) 20 Jan 202319 Jan 2023 After Yang is a film I've had on my watchlist since it was released. There's something about the quiet, ultra-realistic aesthetic of it all that made it so appealing to…
Comedy… Movie #2 2023: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) 18 Jan 202317 Jan 2023 You may or may not remember that I was pretty lukewarm about Knives Out. In fact, I was so lukewarm that I've never actually re-watched it since I saw it…
Action… Movie #1 2023: Top Gun: Maverick (2022) 15 Jan 202315 Jan 2023 Hooray! We're finally onto my 2023 First Watches. So what a better way to begin... than with one of the top films of 2022? Sigh. I'm sorry. In my defence…
christmas… Movie #99 2022: Spirited (2022) 7 Jan 20233 Jan 2023 Well, here we (finally) have it. The last of my First Watches of 2022. Is it mildly irritating that I only got to 99 films and not a well-rounded 100?…
christmas… Movie #98 2022: Your Christmas Or Mine? (2022) 5 Jan 20233 Jan 2023 Bet you're sick of Christmas at this point, aren't you? Yeah, I'm kind of over it too. But as I previously mentioned, I managed to get a little behind on…
Cerebral… Movie #97 2022: The Menu (2022) 3 Jan 20233 Jan 2023 Happy New Year! I know, I know. We're still on my 2022 First Watches. I'm aware it's 2023, but I got super behind at the end of the year. Sometimes…
Comedy… Movie #96 2022: Disenchanted (2022) 13 Dec 202212 Dec 2022 Is this the second review in a row that deals with a sequel? Indeed it is. However, unlike Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, it's sad for me to report that this…
Action… Movie #95 2022: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) 11 Dec 20228 Dec 2022 When the wonderful Chadwick Boseman sadly passed away in 2020, it's fair to say that the entire world was utterly shocked. I remember breaking the news to my wife one…
The Quayside Review 