Wednesday 28 December 2022

My Top 10 Films of 2022

With 2022 coming to a close, it's time to take a look back at the year that was, and reflect on some of my favourite films from the last 12 months.  

Tuesday 27 December 2022

What I'm Watching: December 2022


A quick recap of my month in movies, media and streaming, including The Rock's superhero film debut Black Adam, Tim Burton's hit Netflix series Wednesday, foodie thriller The Menu, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special and more.

Saturday 24 December 2022

Film Review: Glass Onion

 

Daniel Craig is back as Southern detective Benoit Blanc in Rian Johnson's Glass Onion – but can this European mystery live up to the high bar set by 2019's Knives Out?

Saturday 17 December 2022

Film Review: Avatar – The Way of Water

 

A staggering thirteen years after the first, Big Jim Cameron returns to Pandora for The Way of Water, reportedly the first of four Avatar sequels coming over the horizon. So, how does it stack up to the original, which to this day remains the biggest film of all time?

Thursday 8 December 2022

My Top 10 TV Shows of 2022


With more to stream than ever before, there's no shortage of great stuff out there – which means making a top ten list is trickier than ever before too. Nevertheless, I've put my thinking cap on and cooked up a list of my favourite shows and series from 2022. Read on to find out what made the cut...

Friday 25 November 2022

What I'm Watching: November 2022

 

A quick recap of my month in movies, media and streaming, including three recent Netflix titles, Inside Man, The Good Nurse and The Wonder, Maria Schrader's #MeToo expose film She Said, Chloe Okuno's Euro thriller Watcher, and HBO's second season of The White Lotus

Friday 18 November 2022

Film Review: Black Panther – Wakanda Forever

The 30th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever sees writer/director Ryan Coogler deftly traverse the narrative, emotional and spiritual tightrope left behind by Chadwick Boseman's tragic passing. 

Thursday 27 October 2022

What I'm Watching: October 2022

 

A quick recap of my month in movies, media and streaming, including Marvel's She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, A24's Bodies Bodies Bodies, Netflix's The Midnight Club, Orphan prequel First Kill and season one of NBC's supernatural procedural Manifest.

Monday 10 October 2022

Film Review: Don't Worry Darling

 

It's the film that started a Twitter fracas or five; question is, is Olivia Wilde's sophomore effort actually more interesting offscreen than on it? Here are my thoughts on Don't Worry Darling.

Monday 3 October 2022

Film Review: Nope

 

Nope
, Jordan Peele's third feature film, is a slick sci-fi thriller that asks audiences to look to the skies in search of answers.

Saturday 17 September 2022

What I'm Watching: September 2022


A quick recap of my month in movies, media and streaming, featuring The Bear on Disney+ and two fantasy prequels: HBO's House of the Dragon and Prime Video's The Rings of Power.

Thursday 8 September 2022

Film Review: Thor – Love and Thunder

 

Chris Hemsworth's muscled Viking deity Thor is back for round four, this time teaming up with a returning Natalie Portman to do battle with Christian Bale's Gorr the God Butcher.

Blockbuster Stories Have Moved From Cinemas to Streaming


Living room sofas rather than cinema recliners are the new home of blockbuster stories, if the past few months are anything to go by. Is this the new normal going forward, or are cinemas still an integral part of big-budget storytelling?

Sunday 28 August 2022

What I'm Watching: August 2022

A quick recap of my month in movies, media and streaming, featuring Pixar's Lightyear, season two of HBO's Industry, season eight of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, season three of Prime Video's The Boys and Nathan Fielder's new show, The Rehearsal.

Friday 26 August 2022

Friday 5 August 2022

Game Review: The Quarry


Seven teens try to survive the cursed woods surrounding Hackett's Quarry in Supermassive Games' new gnarly horror title, The Quarry

Saturday 23 July 2022

What I'm Watching: July 2022

 

A recap of my month in movies, media and streaming, featuring Starstruck on ABC iView, the finale of Stranger Things season four, HBO Max miniseries The Staircase and catching up with Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy's sci-fi headspin, Westworld.

Saturday 16 July 2022

Formula One Stories That Should Grace the Silver Screen

 

Formula One's soaring popularity in the States is seeing Hollywood sit up and take notice. Everyone from Apple to Disney is looking to cash in on Formula One's newfound mainstream appeal, with a string of expensive and starry screen projects in the pipeline. 

Thursday 23 June 2022

Wednesday 22 June 2022

What I'm Watching: June 2022



A recap of my month in movies, media and streaming, featuring Netflix's Stranger Things, Interceptor, Spiderhead, and Paramount's new Star Trek series, Strange New Worlds.

Monday 13 June 2022

Classic Film: Jurassic Park

 

With the sixth and supposedly final Jurassic film arriving in cinemas over the weekend, I thought it was high time I revisited the film that started it all, Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park.

Saturday 11 June 2022

Monday 30 May 2022

From Top Gun to Tron: The Best (and Worst) Legacy Sequels

 

Legacy sequels; they're the biggest and buzziest thing in Hollywood right bow, second only to interconnected cinematic universes. So in honour of the release of both Top Gun: Maverick and Jurassic World: Dominion, I'm taking a look at the best and the worst.

Sunday 29 May 2022

Film Review: Top Gun - Maverick

The long-awaited and much-delayed sequel to Tony Scott's 80s classic Top Gun has arrived, and it's an improvement on the original in almost every conceivable way. 

Tuesday 24 May 2022

What I'm Watching: May 2022


A recap of my month in movies, media and gaming, featuring Netflix's Ozark, Binge's The Flight Attendant and two recent blockbuster films; Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Morbius.

Monday 9 May 2022

Film Review: Uncharted



After years in development, popular PlayStation title Uncharted has made the leap from games consoles to celluloid, with Ruben Fleischer at the helm and Tom Holland in the lead role.

Wednesday 4 May 2022

Let The Past Die: A Star Wars State of the Union



It's May the Fourth, the holiest of days for ardent Star Wars fans, and a moment to celebrate the brightest, boldest and weirdest moments in Star Wars history. Except this year, I'm not feeling particularly festive, and want to share some grievances (or should that be Grievouses'?) I have with the current state of Star Wars.

Sunday 1 May 2022

Send in the Clones: Attack of the Clones at 20



After the disappointment of The Phantom Menace, Star Wars fans were hesitantly looking forward to and fearing the sequel, Attack of the Clones, in equal measure. Surely lightning couldn't strike twice, right? Twenty years on from its release, I'm taking a look back at whether Episode II has stood the test of time.

Sunday 24 April 2022

Film Review: The Northman



For his third feature film, writer-director Robert Eggers returns with a sprawling Norse epic that spans the Baltic in The Northman.

Wednesday 20 April 2022

What I'm Watching: April 2022


A recap of my month in movies, media and streaming, featuring Netflix's Anatomy of a Scandal, Marvel's Moon Knight, Guillermo del Toro's Nightmare Alley and my introduction into the world of The Sopranos

Friday 15 April 2022

Some Assembly Required: How The Avengers Reshaped Cinema

Ten years ago, Marvel assembled six of its mightiest heroes for an unprecedented crossover that would redefine what audiences expected from blockbuster cinema. Here's a little look back at the impact and lasting legacy of The Avengers...

Wednesday 30 March 2022

What I'm Watching: More March 2022



More highlights from my month in movies, media and streaming, featuring the British indie film Boiling Point, erotic thriller Deep Water, Apple series Severance and Sundance success story, Fresh.

Saturday 26 March 2022

What I'm Watching: March 2022


A recap of my month in movies, media and streaming, featuring the recent Scream sequel, Steven Soderbergh's Kimi, Disney Pixar's Turning Red, Best Picture frontrunner Coda and Apple TV series, The After Party. 

Saturday 12 March 2022

Series Review: Pam and Tommy



Before Kim K and Ray J, there was Pam and Tommy. 

This miniseries, which dropped on Disney+ here in Australia, sees English rose Lily James transform into American blonde bombshell and 90s sex symbol Pamela Anderson alongside Sebastian Stan as Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee, in a tawdry tale about sex, lies and one very specific videotape.

Thursday 3 March 2022

In Defence of Quantum of Solace

Loathed by fans and its lead actor alike, Quantum of Solace is widely regarded as the biggest misfire in Daniel Craig's lengthy stint as 007. But having revisited it recently, I wanted to take a minute to wax lyrical about its good bits.

Wednesday 16 February 2022

Film Review: King Richard



Will Smith puts in an Oscar-worthy performance as father and coach of legendary tennis players Venus and Serena Williams in King Richard.

Wednesday 9 February 2022

Series Review: The Book of Boba Fett


Following the success of The Mandalorian, another mean masked mercenary has stepped up to the plate with his own live-action Star Wars series: Boba Fett. Here's my review of The Book of Boba Fett.

Monday 24 January 2022

Game Review: Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy



After the abject failure of their always-online Avengers RPG, Square Enix have redeemed themselves with their second Marvel tie-in title: Guardians of the Galaxy.

Saturday 22 January 2022

What I'm Watching: January 2022



A recap of my month in movies, media and games, featuring Netflix's The Lost Daughter, Paramount's Yellowjackets, Apple's The Tragedy of Macbeth and two popular Disney+ titles: Hawkeye and Encanto

Thursday 13 January 2022

The Perfect 10 (Celebrating 10 Years)



January 2022 marks a big milestone for this blog; Feeling Fuzzier turn 10! Yeah baby, double digits!

Monday 10 January 2022

Game Review: Deathloop

 

A trigger-happy shooter with a timeloop twist; Arkane Studios' Deathloop is fun and frothy first-person action that doesn't take itself too seriously. 

Saturday 8 January 2022

My 11 Most Anticipated Films of 2022


Moving into year three of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Hollywood is looking to recapture its mojo with some major movies set to hit multiplexes. Here's a look ahead at what I'm most looking forward to in 2022.

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