Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron’s film adaptation of Yukito Kishiro’s cyberpunk manga Battle Angel Alita is just a few months away. A full length trailer was released last week, which gave audiences a taste of what to expect and featured some very welcome reveals, such as the inclusion of Motorball. However, there still isn’t aContinueContinue reading “Why Desty Nova Won’t be in Alita: Battle Angel”
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Upcoming 2018 Movies (You May Have Missed)
Greetings. It’s a fresh year and an assortment of movies await us in 2018. That means it’s time for my yearly ‘upcoming movies you may have missed’ rundown. In this post (which I have done previously in 2015 and 2017) I attempt to list five films due for release in the coming months, which perhapsContinueContinue reading “Upcoming 2018 Movies (You May Have Missed)”
Best Movies of 2017
It’s that time of the year again: the end. My arbitrary goal from last year was to watch over one hundred movies, and — somehow — I ended up watching two hundred. Of those some four hundred hours spent watching films, much time was dedicated to the motion pictures of this year. I feel it’sContinueContinue reading “Best Movies of 2017”
Alita: Battle Angel — Trailer Impressions
I am currently swamped with deadlines, fighting off procrastination, and trying to whip up thousands of words a day before I succumb to the indolence of the Christmas period, but I had to give myself a break, for something momentous has occurred. The first trailer for the live-action adaptation of Battle Angel Alita has arrived.ContinueContinue reading “Alita: Battle Angel — Trailer Impressions”
Movie Review: Death Note (2017)
Title: Death Note Director: Adam Wingard Screenplay: Charles Parlapanides, Vlas Parlapanides, Jeremy Slater Starring: Nat Wolff, Lakeith Stanfield, Margaret Qualley, Shea Whigham, Paul Nakauchi, Willem Dafoe Released: 25ᵗʰ August 2017 In the process of adapting a book or television show to film, there are undoubtedly numerous considerations. However, before deciding what material to exclude, whatContinueContinue reading “Movie Review: Death Note (2017)”
Top 10 Japanese Movies
Greetings, perusers. I’m taking a short break from Watched This Month as I have been quite preoccupied recently, but wanted to take this leisurely day to instead write about some of my favourite Japanese films. If you know me — which you probably don’t — then you’ll know I adore Japanese cinema, which has aContinueContinue reading “Top 10 Japanese Movies”
Watched This Month: April 2017
Hello there. Welcome to Watched This Month. May is just around the corner, which means some of the years most anticipated movies are edging ever closer, although May itself doesn’t have too much to offer besides Alien: Covenant. But it’s difficult to gauge a real overview of the year, since there are so many worthwhileContinueContinue reading “Watched This Month: April 2017”
Movie Review: Ghost in the Shell
Title: Ghost in the Shell Director: Rupert Sanders Screenplay: Jamie Moss, William Wheeler Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Takeshi Kitano, Pilou Asbæk, Michael Pitt Released: Mar 2017 (US & UK) Well, what do you know. They’ve only gone and made a live-action version of Ghost in the Shell. This would have been a dream come true forContinueContinue reading “Movie Review: Ghost in the Shell”
Watched This Month: March 2017
Good day to you, wherever you may be. Welcome to Watched This Month. You may have noticed that I have been much more restrained with these posts lately. This is to make them a lot more readable and accessible. When I started Watched This Month over a year go, it was supposed to be conciseContinueContinue reading “Watched This Month: March 2017”
Movie Review: 20th Century Women
Title: 20th Century Women Director: Mike Mills Screenplay: Mike Mills Starring: Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Lucas Jade Zumann, Billy Crudup Released: Dec 2016 (US), Feb 2017 (UK) “My mom was born in 1924. When she was my age, people drove in sad cars to sad houses, with old phones, no money or foodContinueContinue reading “Movie Review: 20th Century Women”
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