Archive - Rough Cuts

The Anti-Awe of Godzilla x Kong

The MonsterVerse has become the Transformers franchise of the 2020s

Apr 7

March 2024

The Angular Muscle of The Smile

Radiohead spin-off deliver a powerhouse performance

Mar 26

Dune 2 Disappoints

This hurts to write

Mar 9

February 2024

James Gray Has Something to Say

The director of Ad Astra, Armageddon Time and Little Odessa is fighting for the future of filmmaking

Feb 17

Do We Really Need Another Round of Another Round?

"That's a great film you've got there. It would be a shame if someone were to... REMAKE it"

Feb 7

January 2024

January at the Movies

Some rough cuts on Letterboxd, de Palma, mumblecore & more

Jan 18

BlackBerry's Ode to Corporate Competence

Matt Johnson's latest film isn't the anti-capitalist fable some think it is

Jan 7

November 2023

A Trip to Terry Gilliam's Brazil

For sale: a lovely piece of dystopian satire conveniently located on the Los Angeles/Belfast border

Nov 24, 2023

You Talkin' To Me...? Delusion and Denial in Scorsese’s Filmography

*📣 SPOILER KLAXON 🔊* for multiple Scorsese films but NOT for Killers of the Flower Moon, which I wrote about here. I. The Tragedy “I borrow money from…

Nov 9, 2023

October 2023

Killers of the Flower Moon: First Impressions

Oct 23, 2023

August 2023

This Version of Oppenheimer Would Have Been Better...

Less Haunted Genius; More Slighted Egotist

Aug 9, 2023

May 2023

Confessions of an Amateur Birdwatcher

Apologies in advance to the twitching community

May 17, 2023

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