Dark Phoenix (2019)
“She can’t be helped. She’s a lost cause.” I wouldn’t go so far as to declare Dark Phoenix as a bad movie. There’s attentive period design and detailed costuming, the […]
Tag Archives: Michael Fassbender
The Snowman (2017)
“I can’t keep covering for you.” In order to understand what it’s like to watch The Snowman, imagine yourself in the following circumstance. You’re an eager house hunter, blind-folded and walked to […]
Alien: Covenant (2017)
“We need your faith.” To pull apart Ridley Scott’s latest – a frustratingly uneven piece of near science fiction genius – we must first dive into its messy nature whilst understanding the purpose […]
Assassin’s Creed (2016)
“If we eradicate free will, we eradicate the assassins.” History suggests that helming the film version of a video game is a kamikaze conquest. And I believe with all of my inner […]
The Light Between Oceans (2016)
“We’re not doing anything wrong.” One of The Light Between Ocean’s most important shots lasts so briefly that you’d miss it if you blinked. Michael Fassbender, as dedicated and doggedly motivated as ever, […]
See X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
“Is this what you want from me? Is this what I am?” During a cataclysmic anti-climax early on, the omnipotent and soon to be omnipresent villain En Sabah Nur (aka […]
Steve Jobs (2015)
“People don’t know what they want until you show them.” What you don’t know when you walk into Steve Jobs is that you’re waved in through a revolving door. The movie is […]
Slow West (2015)
“Silly boy.” Slow West is a nearly impossible film to define, to pin down what it is and what it isn’t. The sheer number of outside influences overwhelm the senses. It […]
Frank (2014)
“I say, tell everyone everything. Why cover anything up, right?” Remember those balancing bird toys as kids? The ones where you’d put the beak on the tip of your finger […]
