After her father is murdered by a mysterious group of assassins, Eve Macarro (Ana de Armas) is accepted into the Ruska Roma crime syndicate. There she is trained as both an assassin and a bodyguard, to become a 'Kikimora'. But when she encounters a man bearing the same mark as those who killed her father, Eve is forced to go against her clan in order to unravel the secrets of her past. The world of John Wick  gets a little bigger with this introduction to another highly trained killer. Having already established her herself as an action star in No Time To Die , Ana de Armas looks to be unstoppable as Eve. Something could certainly be said of her focus, and sheer will. She is driven, but emotional. Her pain feels genuine, and de Armas has clearly tried to do her own thing with the character. It's also interesting to see this world from the perspective of someone who is up and coming, rather than those who have survived in it for many years. But did it really need to be anoth...

Inspired by the arrival of  Family Guy 's take on the infamous  Hallmark  Christmas movie, I thought I'd do what everybody else has already done; rank all of the show's Christmas episodes. Back in the day I was quite an avid viewer of this crazy cartoon. Somewhere around that last  Star Wars  episode  ( It's a Trap! ), however,  something changed. That comedic edge was somehow lost. Maybe the show had simply peaked. Who knows? But from that point on, Family Guy  no longer seemed as clever, or funny.  That said, on the odd occasion the Griffins have been known to bring a little festive cheer to their mad world. So, in the spirit of the holiday, I decided to watch all the Christmas episodes to see which ones are the most festive.   It's December. Every day is dark and cold! What else was I going to do? ︌ 13 The Return of the King (of Queens) We begin with an episode that isn't particularly festive. In fact, this could easily have not ...

Saul (Ryan Schafer) is stuck living with his Grandma (Mickey Faerch). He has no job, no opportunities, no friends. And if he hasn't lost his virginity by his 27th birthday, he plans to kill himself. Sincerely Saul  is one of those films that tries to show us life inside a trouble mind. This includes some very dark imagery and references to suicide. Saul - played with genuine angst and intensity by Ryan Schafer - is an interesting character. He's a rather troubled individual who seems to have fallen through the cracks of society. Watching him struggle with pretty much everything, including his Grandma, and her creepy relationship with a local cop (Karl Backus), can be uncomfortable. However, while it is certainly easy to sympathise with his situation, Saul is entirely unlikeable. His antics range from immature and antisocial, to just downright obnoxious. All of which leaves you wondering why he is the way he is. Apart from a few hints that his parents dumped him with his Grandma...

A young buck named Alex looks forward to his first mating season. But when Mortimer shows up to challenge Alex for his territory, their antlers become locked. Now if either of them are to have a chance this season, they're going to have to get unlocked, and fast. Much like he did with The Disposable Soma , writer/filmmaker Zeb Haradon brings another of his stories to life with the help of A.I. Only, whereas before the imagery was odd, even mind-bending, and occasionally vulgar. With The Lucky Bucks  he goes a step further, because the tale of these two deer - or at least the look of it - is haunting. Visually speaking, this short film can only be described as the acid trip from hell, as the interlocked descend into isolation and madness... well, one of them does. More cervine tragedy than cervine sex comedy, you might say. Inspired by the work of German philosopher, Arthur Schopenhauer, there is a bleakness to this story. Mortimer's more than melancholic ramblings not only refl...

After suffering his first defeat, Superman (David Corenswet) finds that the battle for the hearts and minds of the people can be a lot harder than simply saving them. But while he attempts to be a beacon of hope, a maniacal Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) does everything he can to stop him, manipulating events from the shadows. In rebooting the DC  universe, James Gunn found himself a mammoth task. Thankfully - and rather unsurprisingly - it is one he has more than risen to. The other thing that won't surprise you is the soundtrack. It's very cool, very eclectic. In other words, very James Gunn. Now, it might say " Superman " on the poster, but in many ways this is so much more than a movie about the man of steel. There's no dipping your toe into the water with this one. Instead of coming up with a simple origin story to introduce us to this new world, Gunn has decided to throw us head first into the deep end of his DCU , and I'm very glad he did. Not only does he...