Writer. Movie lover. Trans-inclusive feminist. Secularist. No frelling apologies.
Lots of people dislike Andrew Garfield’s Amazing Spider Man movies. But while I agree that the second one was a hot mess, the first was wonderful. When people argue against it, the main issue seems to be that the origin Continue reading Review: Spiderman: Homecoming
Planet of the Apes is a weird property. The whole concept is strange and I never really had much interest in it before this trilogy. By the time Dawn of the Planet of the Apes was made, CGI tech was Continue reading Review: War for the Planet of the Apes
The final issue of Occupy Avengers? This title had so much promise and Marvel barely gave it a chance! I’ll need a separate post to review the whole run. Also this week Azrael battles his AI self in Detective Comics Continue reading My pull-list – 26 July 2017
I suppose I should come clean at the outset and say that war movies are not my thing, WW2 movies in particular. But I am a fan of Chrisopher Nolan as a director and I though if anyone could make a war film I would enjoy, it would be him.
Sadly, Dunkirk is not that movie Continue reading Review: Dunkirk
Stephanie Hans’ art is stunning. The romantic scenes are like beautiful watercolours framed by roses (for Desert Rose – the name of Saffiya’s bar). A dance club scene lays the panels out in strips of alternating colours like strobe lighting, evoking the noise and music in art. Continue reading My Pull-List – 19 July 2017
And the always-awesome announcement is finally here, and the thirteenth Doctor will be a woman! I could not be more thrilled. But not, this time, because feminism. Sure, that’s always a factor for me, but on this my feelings are Continue reading 13th Doctor
I was confident from the description that I would either love or loathe Monster and I am pleased to say that I truly loved it. I don’t think I have seen another solo performance so emotionally powerful and authentic, yet I’m struggling to describe it. It’s a nightmare within a play within a play within a confession (?) Continue reading Theatre review: Monster
Written by Mariko Tamaki, She-Hulk’s first post-Civil-War-II arc deals with Jennifer trying to put her life back together. She has a new job at a new law firm and a nasty case of PTSD which is written as well and realistically as any I have seen. Continue reading She-Hulk: Deconstructed
Four new issues on my list this week: Wonder Woman # 26, Detective Comics #960, Dark Days: The Casting and Rose #4. Continue reading My Pull-List – 12 July 2017