Scandal Over the Teacups (1900)
Directed by George Albert Smith this is an early short film. Two old women gossip over tea.
Captures a familiar scene although we do not get the details of what is being talked about. A fun little short even if there is not much depth. Could have been made today as the same behaviour still exists.
3/5
Weary Willie (1897)
Directed by George Albert Smith this is an early short film. A tramp scares away all the people sitting on a bench.
Not as suspect as the name might suggest. A simple short with a gag that is not too bad. Really good image quality on the surviving version.
3/5
Hanging Out the Clothes (1897)
Directed by George Albert Smith this is an early short film. A married man is caught smooching with the maid.
Simple, fun, works well as a short. Nice to see some narrative in such an early film. Well made and survives in surprisingly good quality.
3/5
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
Directed by Taika Waititi this sequel stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson and Christian Bale. Thor faces off against a god killer.
A bit on the simplistic side this film is still pretty good for what it is. The plot remains fun with some humour through out although it does border on self parody occasionally. Seeing Russell Crowe rock up as Zeus is pretty great.
3/5
I'll Be Right There (2023)
Directed by Jim Berggarly this film stars Edie Falco, Jeannie Berlin, Charlie Tahan and Kayli Carther. A divorced middle aged woman spends her days running round doing things for her family.
Not the deepest film you will ever see but it is pretty genuine and mostly real. Solid performances from the cast and some restraint that stops things from becoming sappy. A decent little film.
3/5
Babes (2024)
Directed by Pamela Adlon this film stars Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau. A young woman gets pregnant and finds out her one night stand has since died.
I found this film to be fairly fun, it is essentially the rom-com structure but for female friendship. Nothing is earth shattering or surprising here. Some may find the protagonist a little annoying but if you can over look that this is fine.
3/5
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
Directed by Peyton Reed this film stars Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Kathryn Newton, Jonathan Majors, Michelle Pfeiffer and Michael Douglas. Our heroes are dragged into the quantum realm.
Lacking much in the way of character arcs and throwing CGI at everything in sight there is not much heart to this film. Where previous Ant man films had a fair amount of personality to carry them it all gets lost in this one. Ultimately rather forgettable.
2/5
