The crime/gangster sub-genre contains in itself an anachronistic library of classically defining workings. Historically, the genre seemed to have generally trickled down in relevance, peeking relatively fast but also plateauing in equal measure. It laid …
Stephen Finlay
Stephen Finlay
Writer for Movie Babble and Journalism & Media graduate from Dublin Business School, Ireland. Interests of all things entertainment such as film, TV, gaming, books, podcasts and combat sports. Follow me on Twitter @Stephen_Finlay !
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Tom Hardy. What exactly do we think of him? Well, love him or hate him (and evidently, not many seem to dislike him), and without personally fawning over his talents too much, a series of …
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Andres Muschietti’s record-breaking It (2017) had an impressive impact on audiences and critics just less than a year ago. Arguably so, the Stephen King adaptation glued itself quite closely to the 1986 novel and achieved …
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I know what you’re thinking: another ideologue scraping the bottom of the barrel for any excuse to politically vent. This sentiment, I assure you, on how I perceive A Quiet Place isn’t politically or ideologically motivated …
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So, before we dive straight into this comprised catalogue of movie gripes, let’s just clarify something: this list is an irreverent inspection that includes examples from movies that are not necessarily bad nor good. Over …
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The gruelling sport of boxing has given us a library of true stories revolved around the sweet science. As well as that, the sheer impossibility of such a tough, damaging game has inspired many fictional narratives. …
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The general consensus of viewers that have seen Tommy Wiseau’s cult classic, The Room, may typically mark it as an artistic career death. But after its exponential climb in pop culture over the past 15 …
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Reviews
In a Time When Avengers Infinity War is on The Horizon, How Criminally Forgotten is Spider-Man 2?
For the past 10 years, the MCU has been a meticulously crafted vehicle in Hollywood. It virtually has little to no competition. In other words, it’s the Thanos of cinema right now. Each new iteration …
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Reviews
Does The Resident Evil Themed Short Film, Dave, Share The Same Universe As Netflix’s The Open House?
Before I go deeper down this rabbit hole, let me clarify: the question in the title almost doesn’t make sense. The scrapped Resident Evil: Arklay TV show is an aborted series that doesn’t exist. So, …
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If you thought We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011) was a dark undertaking, Lynne Ramsay‘s latest feature, You Were Never Really Here, socks you in the nether regions — searing a painful brand of, …
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The Room. Gosh, where do you begin with this colossal disasterpiece? How could you approach such a monumentally laughed at film with such sincerity and reverence? And how in God’s creation did a man none …
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It’s been a stagnant five to six months since the release of Denis Villeneuve‘s Blade Runner 2049. It’s quite evident that its impact has only reached a small esoteric union of film fans. It hurts …
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Want to play a game? Every time I hear that harmless and inviting question I automatically think of one of the most gruesomely cruel, disturbing and repulsive film series of the last decade: Saw. Abreast …