Film Review: Widows

Director Steve McQueen serves up a sharp Chicago crime drama with a sprawling ensemble cast and an unexpected helping of social commentary in Widows.

Deconstructing the Success of Fast and Furious

This post contains spoilers for The Fate of the Furious

Like a torpedo fired from a Russian nuclear submarine, The Fate of the Furious has gone off like a rocket at the box office. But what factors have gone into transforming this series from humble beginnings to the titanic takings its currently enjoying? I unpack the popularity of the Fast and Furious series...

Rank the Films: Fast and Furious

As any regular reader of this blog will know, I think lists are pretty darn nifty. I have a profound appreciation for straight-up lists. This is the thinking behind Rank the Films, a regular feature that pulls apart the pros and cons of a series of films, ranking them in order of bad to good.

To celebrate the release of the new eighth entry, The Fate of the Furious, arriving in cinemas over the weekend, I'm delving back into the high-octane world of the Fast and Furious franchise, ranking them all from worst to best. Across 16 years, five directors and eight movies, the Fast and Furious films and the action sequences they feature have proven to be hugely popular with audiences of all ages.

So strap in, grab a Corona and push the NOS button - it's time to categorically rank the films from worst to best. Where does your favourite sit in my list? Read on to find out...

Film Review: The Fate of the Furious

The Fate of the Furious sees Dom and the gang buckle up for an eighth ride - however, is there still gas left in the tank or is the series running on empty?

Film Review: Fast and Furious 7

"One last ride"

Director: James Wan 

Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster

Runtime: 137 minutes

SPOILER ALERT! Seriously, there are lots of spoilers in this film. Y'know, the kind attached to the back of a car? 

That's it, that's the best I've got. Moving swiftly onward, here's my review of Fast and Furious 7.

Top 5: Lost episodes

This post contains spoilers for Lost - duh!

This September sees JJ Abrams and Damon Lindelof's much-lauded TV drama Lost turn 10. Premiering on ABC back on September 22nd 2004, Lost captured the imagination of audiences worldwide for six gripping seasons, before everything came to a head in 2010's controversial finale 'The End'. 

I never watched Lost during its original run, but was talked into marathoning the entire six seasons earlier in the year by my girlfriend, an avid fan of the show since in began. I was skeptical at first, but the show quickly won me over with its variety of three-dimensional characters, in-depth backstories and convoluted plotting. Plus, Evangeline Lily is nice to look at.

In order to mark the date, I've put together a Top 5 of my favourite Lost episodes; what happens, who features heavily and why I think they're great. There's also a further feature on Lost to be posted tomorrow. Give them a read, and let me know what you think in the comments below!

Against the Crowd Blogathon

There's a really cool blogathon going on over at Dell on Movies right now - it's all about going against the crowd, and declaring your love/hate for a film that everyone else seems to either love/hate. Follow me so far?

Film Review: Fast and Furious 6

This week on America's Funniest Home Videos...

The sixth instalment of the Fast and Furious franchise zooms into cinemas for another slice of high-octane, car-destroying mayhem; in this film, Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) and the rest of their crew join forces with Dwayne Johnson's Hobbs to bring down a dangerous and malicious villain played by Luke Evans.

Rank the Films: Fast and Furious

As any regular reader of feeling fuzzier will know, lists are pretty darn nifty. We have a profound appreciation for straight-up lists. This is the thinking behind Rank the Films, a regular feature that pulls apart the pros and cons of a series of films, ranking them in order of bad to good. 

With Fast and Furious 6 hitting screens across Australia on June 6th, in this instalment of Rank the Films we decided to take a look at the rest of the franchise (from The Fast and the Furious [2001] to Fast Five [2011] and rank them in order from worst to best.