Adam Gunton

Get Out is a film that will have a legacy that stretches far beyond itself. Not only is it going to have a place as an important film text but it's going to be cited as a critical academic text. Many essays, articles and think pieces will be drawing upon Jordan Peele's work, and rightly so because it says so much, without patronising, without dumbing down and without complication. It's an impressive script performed by an equally impressive cast. I can't imagine a better grou

I should have seen Doctor Strange at the cinema. If I'd seen it at the cinema there's a good chance I might have enjoyed it. It's clearly a visual feast. Impressive special effects, full of colour that would be immersive on a big screen. But I watched it on blu-ray and while I could generally admire the aesthetic of the film I found the rest of it to be really hollow. Despite the thinly veiled attempt at offering the comic book movie canon something different, it's the same a

Big dumb fun. Really enjoyed it. Full of Pacific Rim vibes. On paper it's got all the makings of a terrible film but, for me, it just works. If you know me well, you'll remember that I hated the first outing in this "Mosterverse," Godzilla. I thought it was poorly written, clunky and took itself way too seriously for a film about a giant lizard. Kong however, doesn't make that mistake. It knows it's ridiculous and it leans into it but still manages to pull off some tension an

There's been a bit of a horror renaissance recently. This isn't part of it. Pretty scary in places but relies on the jump-scare too much and uses too many horror tropes to offer anything new. While the first film had some interesting elements, this series has become too vein. It loves itself, thinks it's really clever and that it's leading the pack. But in reality it makes little sense because a lot of it is forgettable. I had to look up the stuff it was referencing from the

As I started watching this I realised how little I knew about the "trial of the century." I was a small child when it happened and most of the small amount I've learned since has came from TV shows and films. What fascinated me most is the parallels that are easily drawn to today, with racial tensions in America constantly at boiling point. So little has changed in over twenty years. It was a well told story. The source material is so ripe and the drama of the case naturally