Author Archives: Morgan Briarwood

The film structure isn’t as tangled as the book though it wasn’t always obvious which bits were past and which present. The story is tighter and enough has been changed to keep some surprises and make the twists much more believable. But not enough to really save it. Continue reading Review: The Snowman→

It does a great job of replicating (forgive me, but it’s the right word) both the look and tone of the original. This sequel is more polished, and has the budget to build a larger world, but it’s very much the same world. Continue reading Review: Blade Runner 2049→

Winslet as Alex feels like a friend I haven’t met yet. She puts real feeling and humanity into her character and even when she was doing wrong, I wanted her to get home. Elba gives a characteristically powerful performance as the taciturn Ben, those moments when he lets the emotion out all the more shattering because you can see how much he’s repressing most of the time. Continue reading Review: The Mountain Between Us→

Here’s the thing: it’s just that type of movie. No one has real problems, there’s no real threat, it’s all terribly wholesome and sincere. And sometimes that is exactly what I need. Continue reading Review: Home Again→

I think that if you’re someone with a lot less cynicism than I have, and if you like sweet and childlike-innocence, you will probably love this. Continue reading Review: Goodbye, Christopher Robin→

The film is at its best when the characters are having fun, or doing the normal things med. students do. There’s real chemistry between the leads and the friendly competetiveness, the willingness to let loose and party after a stressful experience – all rings very true. Continue reading Review: Flatliners (2017)→