Category Archive: Video

Saving Private Ryan: great direction, awkward script (VIDEO)

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  Transcript: Saving Private Ryan is a great film. I do not doubt that. Steven Spielberg’s direction of the battle sequences are incredibly raw, visceral and also comprehensible in spite of a frenetic… Continue reading

Netflix’s The Punisher and Masculinity (VIDEO)

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  Transcript: Last night I finished Marvel’s The Punisher on Netflix. It impressed me. It was probably the best Marvel Netflix show since Jessica Jones. It is flawed, but in its own ways.… Continue reading

The reasons I love Batman so much (VIDEO)

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Transcript: If you’ve seen my videos, tweets or my multiple articles on my blog, you’ll notice I love Batman, like, a lot. A lot, a lot, a lot. Sure, tonnes of people love… Continue reading

You should be watching Motherland (VIDEO)

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  Transcript: So I finished watching Motherland last week. It’s a BBC sitcom about overwhelmed mothers (and one father) in a London suburb, trapped by their schedules and the only local coffee shop… Continue reading

Why Batman Shouldn’t Kill (VIDEO)

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Transcript: This is going to be a short video about why Batman shouldn’t be portrayed as a killer. As such I have to briefly refer to the movie Batman v Superman. I don’t… Continue reading

The Underworld movies are actually good (VIDEO)

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Transcript: What if I told you that the Underworld movies are good? You’d scoff perhaps? Maybe you’d compare them to those dreadful Resident Evil movies? You might even make a joke about them… Continue reading

Preacher season 2: a step up and a let down (VIDEO)

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  Transcript: The Vertigo comic series Preacher by Garth Ennis and the late, great Steve Dillon is very good. It’s dark, funny, and adventurous and can make you weep with very little effort.… Continue reading

Give Star Trek: Discovery a chance (VIDEO)

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  Transcript: Over the last few days I’ve seen a few negative reactions by Star Trek fans to the first three episodes of Discovery. I’ve liked my experience of the show so far… Continue reading

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is better than the first movie (VIDEO)

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  Transcript: So. I really loved Guardians 2. I often feel like the only one that does. Everyone seems to like it, but not love it, like the first film. Many people seem… Continue reading