Random ramblings on music and movies

Reviews and entertainment articles by Dave Simpson

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – review

Caesar’s legacy lives on in the latest addition to the iconic franchise based on the classic 1963 novel by Pierre Boulle, La Planète des singes, with director Wes Ball in … Continue reading

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Star Wars: Tales of the Empire – series review

Disney has just followed up its 2022 Star Wars animated short movie collection, Tales of the Jedi, with a brand new anthology series of the same format, Tales of the … Continue reading

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Star Wars: The Bad Batch – season three review

Clone Force 99 have had their last hurrah as leaders of their own TV show, with the third and final season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch having just concluded … Continue reading

May 2, 2024 · Leave a comment

The Fall Guy – review

Ryan Gosling steps into the shoes of a stuntman to attempt to save Emily Blunt’s directorial debut from descending into production hell in David Leitch’s superb new action comedy, The … Continue reading

May 1, 2024 · Leave a comment

Civil War – review

Written and directed by Alex Garland, newly-released dystopian tale Civil War is, despite its title, less a movie about battles or glorifying one side over another, or even exploring sides, … Continue reading

April 14, 2024 · Leave a comment

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire – review

They’re the best. They’re the beautiful. They’re the only…Ghostbusters! They’re back! Yes, my old pals Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz and Winston Zeddemore have returned alongside the dearly departed Egon Spengler’s … Continue reading

March 22, 2024 · Leave a comment

Madame Web – review

The latest addition to Sony’s extraordinarily ill-advised and uninspired Spider-Man-less Spider-Man cinematic universe is honestly so awful that I debated whether I even had the will to review it. But … Continue reading

March 20, 2024 · Leave a comment

Dune: Part Two – review

Director Denis Villeneuve has taken us eight thousand years into the future again to pick up with Paul Atreides on his quest to deliver karma to the Emperor of the … Continue reading

March 3, 2024 · Leave a comment

Star Trek – ranking the captains

I’ve been rewatching a lot of Star Trek lately, and it made me think, just for the fun of it, why not rank the franchise’s primary captains based on how … Continue reading

March 1, 2024 · Leave a comment

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom – review

I know I’m a little late to the party when it comes to reviewing Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, but to be honest, I really didn’t enjoy the first film, … Continue reading

February 16, 2024 · Leave a comment