D.C.Reviews

  I'm a big professional wrestling fan. Have been for a long time now, so when the tale of the Von Erich family was going to be adpated into a feature length film best believe I'd be there seeing it on the biggest screen possible. Fast forward some time and I was lucky enough to see The Iron Claw a week before release. Starring Zac Efron who puts in a career best performance here The Iron Claw follows the tragic, hearbreaking story of the Von Erich family consisting of four brothers all chasing their dreams of becoming professional wrestlers just like their father.  Being a fan of wrestling makes this movie incredibly satisfying in a way as you're able to immediately point out and know exactly who and what is taking place before your eyes. Names like Harley Race and Ric Flair are legendary in their own right and seeing them being showcased was thrilling. The sport of wrestling is truly unforgiving and needs to something you dedicate your entire body to and that's what t

  From director Alexander Payne comes The Holdovers a movie about family, friendship and what can become of someone once they get to know someone just like them. Alexander Payne has some top notch movies under his belt so I was really interested to see this and boy did it' not disappoint. The Holders follows a instructor at a prep school who stays behind at Christmas break to babysit a few members of school kids who were left behind with nowhere to go for the holidays. After all but one end up leaving he strikes up a bond with the remaining school student that is genuinely believable and heartwarming.  Performance wise The Holdovers is as good as it gets really with Paul Giamatti putting in a pitch perfect performance as the prep school instructor. He is full of knowledge and boastful but deep down he has a lot of emotion and feelings that burst out as the movie goes on. Everyone else does a stand up job too in a movie that is very simple but oh so good like a bowl of hot soup on a

  20 years on from the original Mean Gitls movie this new version is nothing like that as it is based on the broadway musical that is based on the original movie. It's a tad confusing and not what you'd expect if you just decided to go and see this. The story follows pretty much the same formula. New girl arrives at school from living aboard, new girl becomes friends with the so called most popular girls in school or as they're know ''Plastics'' and soon her life begins to imitate theirs. It's nothing we haven't seen before sure but done here in a musical style that while at times cringe worthy felt a little bit fresh and fun.  Performance wise Mean Girls (2024) is pretty solid. Renee Rap steals the show as Regina George. After all she knows the character more than anyone given she played her on broadway. The transition from broadway star to movie star is pretty seemless to be honest as she plays the character with so much sass and sexyness. The rest

  After the success of The Favorite Emma Stone once again teams up with Director Yorgos Lathimos for what is already in the running for my movie of 2024 and it's only January. May sound silly but this movie truly is a spectacle to behold. From the opening moment I was hooked on this movie's style, energy and feeling of unsteadyness. Poor Things follows the story of a woman being brought back to life by a scientist after he finds her lifeless body. Pregnant and dead he takes the brain out of her dead child and places it into hers thus creating a child in a woman's body so to speak. It's a twisted tale of Frankenstein and one that is utterly captivating as it is revolting in parts. Performance wise it really doesn't get better than Poor Things. Emma Stone is on top form in a performance that almost 24 hours later I am still thinking about. It is raw, emotional and very complex. Her manner of speaking is both that of a child and a sophistaced woman all rolled into one.

  From legendary creator Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli comes The Boy and the Heron. The story follows a 12 year old boy named Mahito who struggles to fit into a new town after the death of his mother. His whole world and outlook on life is turned upside down when a talking Heron informs him that his mother is actually alive leading to Mahito going on the adventure of a lifetime that involves tragedy, mishaps and a stunning vast world to explore.  The Boy and the Neron sports a very impressive English voice cast who dub over the original Japanese language. From Christian Bale to Florence Pugh and Dave Bautista it is very impressive to see and hear. The real star of the show here however is Robert Pattinson who plays the Heron. He is totally unrecognizable in a performance that is as wild sounding as it is visually. He proves to be the perfect companion to young Mahito whether he likes it or not. There is a lot to take in here with this movie from dealing with grief and loss to a the

  Anyone But you. The first rom-com I can remember in recent memory truth be told and this is actually a really good one. Starring Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney it's your basic formula of two people meeting, they get along at first but something happens leading to them hating one another, drifting apart then only getting back together when they're both dragged to a wedding involving their sister and friend respetively. It's a fine setup and to be honest it works and works really well. Powell and Sweeney right off the bat just ooze charisma and charm together and are almost too good looking together. They manage to pull of the supposed hatred between them at first leading to an ending that while predictable feels earned and warranted.  Set in Australia for the most part Anyone But You is visually stunning with giant vistas, blue skies and views of some iconic landmarks. The energy chemistry between our two leads elevates and elevates into a satisfying conclusion but there i

  Night Swim the latest horror from Blumhouse and does it sit alongside some of their biggest and best?? absolutely not is the answer right off the bat. Night Swim opens up in a pretty dull and uninteresting way as the origin of the deadly swimming pool is showcased and it is neither threatning or scary in anyway shape or form. Fast forward years later and we see  family who end up moving into a new home which just so happens to be the same home where tragedy took place 15 years previous. It's a really slow setup and one that takes time to get going but even when it does get going Night Swim doesn't really do anything memorable and note worthy.  With great names of the horror genre involved like James Wan you'd think there would be a lot more here but sadly there isn't. It borders on boring and the characters are fine but again aren't memorable or really that interesting or defined. The twist in the movie would've worked if more time was spent on it but it comes