Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from February, 2020

Birds of Prey (2020)

Directed by Cathy Yan Starring: Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Rosie Perez, Ella Jay Basco & Ewan McGregor It is no surprise that many people consider 2016’s Suicide Squad to be a low-point in the mass superhero trend of the 2010’s. Almost completely worthless thanks to post-production, the film was saved by one character alone. Now four years later, Harley Quinn returns to the big screen in a movie that will be forgotten in two months. Margot Robbie can do anything she wants in Hollywood right now. That power led to a Birds of Prey adaptation in which none of the Birds characters matter and instead take a back seat to Harley Quinn. In the film, Quinn has finally ended it with Jared Leto ’s Joker, who thankfully is nowhere to be seen, and now must learn to take care of herself without his protection. Things go awry for Harley when a young street criminal ( Ella Jay Brasco ) swallows a diamond sought after by infamous mafia leader Black Mas

Uncut Gems (2019)

Directed by Josh & Benny Safdie Starring: Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, Lakeith Stanfield, Idina Menzel & Kevin Garnett Adam.. Adam.. Adam. As a long-time fan of the Sandman, I eagerly waited this film and his Oscar nomination all of last year. But of course, there was no Australian theatrical release date and no Sandler nomination leading me to have to wait for Netflix. The wait is finally over and in all honesty, Uncut Gems does not disappoint. Following their indie underdog of a film Good Time , the Safdie Brothers bring their unique style to New York’s Diamond District. Uncut Gems follows Howard Ratner ( Adam Sandler ), a sleazy jewellery store owner, who constantly makes bad bets and gets himself further into debt as he attempts to strike big. Howard’s schemes involve everything from diamonds to basketball games and become more elaborate as the film goes on. It has been said many times that Adam Sandler is a great actor when in the hands of a competent filmmak