Film and TV - Sabina Begum

Happy Star Wars Day and may the fourth be with you. On this commemorative day, I’ve decided to finally review the latest addition and the final chapter of the Skywalker Saga. I’ve only watched the film once in cinemas during its opening weekend around Christmas so it has been a few months and I vaguely remember much of it… which says a lot. However, just recently, Cinema Sins posted a video on ‘Everything wrong with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ and watching the first part of the film jogged my memory. The video does sum up most of what I thought of the film.   Before the film was released, there was a sudden change of directors and fans were curious to know whether the plot of ‘The Last Jedi’ (2017) (‘TLJ’ henceforth) would have an effect on the last film in the trilogy and the franchise. This isn’t the first time there has been a change of directors within Lucasfilm as directors, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, were fired from working on one of the Star Wars anthology...

It has been 14 years since the release of the first film 'The Incredibles'. Some say it was the perfect animation film of its time. It was a family oriented, fun adventure and should be considered a cult classic in the future with many asking for a sequel to be released and after a decade, it has now been given the green light from the studio. The sequel was incredible (no pun intended). It's definitely worth a second watch and it is one of those films which you don't want it to end whilst at the cinemas. It's like the time I got excited about watching 'Jurassic World' (2015) for the second time. Still exciting. I kept thinking about the narrative and wanting to know what happens next. It kept my engagement throughout. The narrative asks the question: 'should superheroes be legal'? It is a concept that has been done before and very similar to 'Captain America: Civil War' (2016) except that this film wants to ban s...

20th Century Fox Age Certificate:  PG IMDb:   7.6/10 Rotten Tomatoes:   91/100 Plot Sherlock Holmes is intrigued by a centuries-old legend in which every generation of the wealthy Baskerville family is eventually killed by a monstrous hound. Suspecting there is more to the story than meets the eye, he sends Dr. Watson to the estate to investigate. Sir Henry, the only Baskerville left, is grateful for his help. But when a crazed convict escapes and footprints from a beast are found, Baskerville wonders if Watson will be enough. My rating: 8.7/10 Hammer Film Productions, United Artists Age Certificate:  PG IMDb:   7/10 Rotten Tomatoes:   100/100 Plot Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson meet with a certain Dr. Mortimer, who tells them of the legend of the "hound," born out of a murder committed by Sir Hugo Baskerville centuries ago. Explaining that Sir Charles Baskerville recently died in the sam...

Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Age Certificate: 12A IMDb: 7.9/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 92/100 Plot Imprisoned on the other side of the universe, the mighty Thor finds himself in a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against the Hulk, his former ally and fellow Avenger. Thor's quest for survival leads him in a race against time to prevent the all-powerful Hela from destroying his home world and the Asgardian civilisation. Review The third film in the trilogy; director, Taika Waititi, takes a turn on the film as he changes the tone to be less "dark" as shown in the first two films and more colourful (as seen by the poster), fun and a more comedic even for a Marvel film. In my opinion, though Thor is the lead character, it's Loki, played by Hiddleston, who always steals the show. Korg was also another scene stealer (portrayed by Waititi). My rating: 8.5/10 TSG Entertainment, Fox Searchlight Pictures Age Certi...