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Tag Archives: 2016
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
The most in tune Tim Burton has been with a piece of material in years. There are dashings of imagination here, from full set-pieces to instances of scenic finesse, that see the famously design-orientated director fully engaged and present with … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, Asa Butterfield, Chris O'Dowd, Eva Green, Judi Dench, Kim Dickens, Rupert Everett, Samuel L. Jackson, Terence Stamp, Tim Burton
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Sing Street (2016)
A delightful speaker-blast of kitchen-sink escapism which further proves John Carney to be the modern master of the movie musical. Sing Street makes you feel good, it makes you tap your feet; it’s a vision of Irish streets in the … Continue reading
Pee-wee’s Big Holiday (2016)
While I had some reservations going into this – seeing a 60 year old Paul Reubens young himself up into this man-child certainly has creepy undertones – Pee-wee’s Big Holiday stays true to the Pee-wee spirit with nary a bad … Continue reading
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