Amazing Spider-Man: Worldwide: Volume Four Review

Finished reading Amazing Spider-Man: Worldwide: Volume Four, setting up for the Clone Conspiracy event writer Dan Slott has Peter Parker dealing with the choice of how to help his Aunt May's husband Jay Jameson Sr as a revolutionary new treatment has come to light. The book opens within the hospital room of Jay Jameson Sr's as his family begin to talk about how to help with his condition. This leads to an employee of New U Technologies to the family to discuss about a new procedure which Peter as for more information on before considering it a possibility which angers J Jonah Jameson as its his father's life being talked about. As he goes over the data the New U while on a plane to San Francisco Perter finds himself having to take a detour to Oklahoma as one of his company's chemical plants have just has an explosion where one of Peters employee's find themselves fighting for their life and the only way to save them is the use of New U's new medical procedure. After the procedure when Peter meets with his employee he becomes sceptical of New U which leads to him calling on the help of the Prowler and his coworker Anna Maria to take a further look into New U before using their procedure on Jay Jameson Sr. The also has an additional story that sees the Jackal meeting with Wilson Fisk in hopes to get his backing an invest within New U only for things to take a turn when the Jackal shows Fisk his wife who he has resurrected only for Fisk to decide the Jackal's offer which leads to a fight with the Rhino that gains the attention of Spider-Man. Overall this was a good book as it sets up the upcoming Clone Conspiracy event by introducing new concepts and giving a new status quo for some characters as the event looms closer. The framing device of the book is very intriguing as it has its main story with Spider-Man dealing with the discovery of New U while also being able to give some his the recurring supporting cast some great development that sets up their story for Clone Conspiracy with the book being used as a precursor to the event. The art throughout the good is great as each art team is able to bring their own art style to the book without it feeling disjointed thanks to the books structure and how it deals with the changing art. 7/10.

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Film Review

Finished watching Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, directed by Jake Kasdan and starring Mason Guccione, Alex Wolff, Ser'Darius Blain, Madison Iseman, Morgan Turner, Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan. The film opens with the Jumanji game finding its way into the hands of a teenager named Alex Vreeke (Mason Guccione) in 1996 as Alex finds himself being sucked into the game when it changes into a video game. Years later a group of kids named Spencer (Alex Wolff), Fridge (Ser'Darius Blain), Bethany (Madison Iseman) and Martha (Morgan Turner) all find themselves in detention where they discover the Jumanji video game and once they begin the game they soon find themselves inside the game as the characters Doctor Smolder Bravestone (Dwayne Johnson), Mouse (Kevin Hart), Professor Shelly Oberon (Jack Black) and Ruby Roundhouse (Karen Gillan) respectively as their only hope to escape is to complete it. Overall this was a great film as it reinvents Jumanji with it becoming a video game making able to fit within a more modern setting while also give the film an opportunity to explore the world inside the game as the characters find themselves trap inside it. There is a great amount of character development throughout the film as each character is able to grow and surprisingly learn the lessons that they were sent to detention for while also building relationships between one another which leads to some great character moments. The film is also filled with some amazing comedic moments that primarily come from the fact that the characters find themselves trapped as the characters within Jumanji and the situations that find themselves in  which both sets of actors are able to capture extremely well thanks to how well the transition between each group of actors play the same characters. 8/10.

Moon Knight: Lunatic Review

Finished reading Moon Knight: Lunatic, beginning a new Moon Knight series writer Jeff Lenore sends the character into one crazy and psychedelic adventure. The book opens with Marc Spector speaking with the Egyptian moon god Khonshu before waking up inside of an asylum where he is beating up a couple of the staff. In the morning meeting with the other patients within the asylum who turn out to be old friends who have help Marc in the past as he is being lead to his therapy session. Later that night Marc, with the help of Khonshu try's to escape the asylum only to find that the Egyptian gods have begun to invaded New York, however when Marc gets caught he has to work together with is friends in order to try and save the city. Overall this was a great book as it brings a new direction as the way that Marc’s relationship with Khonshu is used with how they work together and interaction with one another brings some surprising moment of comedy is a couple of places, while the book’s ending has an interesting twist for their relationship. The inclusion of some of Moon Knight's old supporting cast is great as not only does it bring some great interactions between the characters and development for Marc but also gives more emotion to parts of the book's story. The art by Greg Smallwood is amazing as the blend between the aesthetic of ancient Egypt with the aesthetic of modern New York and the Asylum that Moon Knight finds himself in. Additionally the colourist Jordie Bellaire does an amazing on the colour palette that is used within the book helps to make some pages breathtaking to look at. 8.5/10.

Spider-Gwen: Weapon of Choice Review

Finished reading Spider-Gwen: Weapon of Choice, with the events of Spider-Women behind her, Gwen Stacy of Earth-65 finds herself with the fear of losing her powers while being followed by a colleague of her fathers from the police as her life as Spider-Woman is about to get more complicated. The book opens with Gwen dealing with the fact that her time as a superhero is nearing its end after the events of Spider-Women cost her her powers. Meanwhile police captain Frank Castle has been following Gwen since there fight with the with the hope to catch Gwen and get evidence of her being Spider-Woman. The final story sees Gwen going trick or treating with her friends during Halloween when they decided to head into the wood the group find an old abandon carnival that is being run by the mystery Mysterio. Overall this was a great book as it continues this universe’s Gwen Stacey’s adventures as Spider-Woman and how it’s affecting her friends and family especially now that Gwen is dealing with the fact that she might not have her powers for much longer. Writer Jason Latour also continues to expand upon the alternative versions of classic Marvel characters and concepts with the universe’s characters are being developed is incredibly intriguing. The art throughout the book continues to be one of the best parts of the series as artist Robbie Rodriguez's art brings a great aesthetic to the universe while also delivering on the action and character moments. 8/10.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Film Review

Finished watching Star Wars: The Last Jedi, directed by Rian Johnson and starring Oscar Isaac, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, Joonas Suotamo, Mark Hamill and Adam Driver. The film opens with the Resistance evacuation for their current base as the First Order has discovered their location as Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) leads an attack on the First Order to district them while General Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher) can focus on the evacuation. Meanwhile Ray (Daisy Ridley) and Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo) have gone to find Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) in hopes to get him to return with them and help in the fight against the First Order and his former student Kylo Ren (Adam Driver). Overall this was an amazing film as it continues the main Star Wars saga (exceptionally) well as it brings back some great characters from the previous films to great effect than issue t to the way each character interacts with one another and the amount of character development that is on show which is a credit to the writers and actors. The fights scenes within are breathtaking for the way the space dogfights are plan to the close combat fights with the film going a surprisingly amount of time without showing a lightsaber helps to make the scenes feel even more suspenseful. The multiple plots within the film are blended together and give enough time for each character to have some great interactions and development of their own while also going to different locations that have not been explored before. There is also an amazing amount of comedic moments within the film as its blended in extremely well and doesn't feel force thanks to how organic the comedy comes across. 9/10.

Uncanny Avengers: Unity: Civil War II Review

Finished reading Uncanny Avengers: Unity: Civil War II, continuing the series as writer Gerry Duggan as the Avengers find themselves dealing with the events as aftermath of Marvel's Civil War II. The book opens with Deadpool reacting to the death of Bruce Banner which leads to Wade braking into Hawkeye's prison cell with the hope to break him out which Clint declines. Meanwhile Medusa has invited Captain America to meet with Ulysses who has see a vision of Cable fighting within a war. This leads to Captain America to meet with Cable before he gets onto a plane with Rouge and the villains Sebastian Shaw and Toad in hope to find a cure for the mutants being effected by the Terrigen Mist. The second sees Deadpool and Rogue trying to come to terms with Captain America ending the team when Doctor Voodoo teleports into the room with the news that the Hand has taken the body of Bruce Banner with the hope to resurrect the Hulk under their control. This leads to the team to be called upon as they travel to Japan where they meet up with Elektra as the heroes team up in hope to find Banner's body only to find out that the Hand now has resurrected a mindless Hulk. Overall this was a great book as its able to bring some great character driven moments to the book within the events of Civil War II especially with the conversation that Deadpool and Hawkeye have together. The writer Gerry Duggan brings a lot of great comedy to the book thanks to the way that some of the characters interact with one another, with the aftermath story set in Japan is able to mix the comedy with the large action set pieces extremely well thanks to the way the the characters react to the situation they find themselves in along with the way they interact with one another as well. The book's art it's amazing throughout from Ryan Stegman's art on the first part of the book helps to bring a slightly darker tone to the backdrop of Civil War II, while Pepe Larraz's art on the second part of the book brings the larger fight scenes between the Avengers fighting the Hand and the Hulk to life extremely well along with the way that some of the book's more visual comedy is brought to life. 8/10.

Civil War II Review

Finished reading Civil War II, Marvel sends its heroes once again into another Civil War event as writer Brian Michael Bendis tells a story that centres around the debate of predictive justice. The book opens with She-Hulk in court defending the villain The Jester after being wrongfully arrested. Meanwhile War Machine is meeting with the President about the current political climate while Captain Marvel is talking to Doc Samson over her work life. As all this is happening the Terrigen cloud makes it way to the campus of Ohio State University where a young students named Ulysses discovers that he now has the ability to see future events which leads to the scared student to run into the Inhumans. Later on the heroes of the Marvel universe find themselves fighting against a Celestial in the middle of New York which the heroes defeat and Tony Stark decides to celebrate their victory by having a party in Stark Tower where the heroes meet with Ulysses. Following the meeting with Ulysses a small group of heroes lead by Captain Marvel find themselves battling Thanos thanks to one of Ulysses' visions, however the battle is not without casualties as She-Hulk finds herself in intensive care and War Machine losing his life which puts Tony into a state of grief with the death of his best friend leading to him to kidnapped Ulysses in hope to find out how his powers work. Before gaining any information Captain Marvel along with a group of heroes find Tony and while arguing with one another Ulysses has a vision of the Hulk killing everyone, leading to everyone going to see Bruce Banner and the way that the situation with Bruce goes with his dying at the hand of Hawkeye the heroes begin to choose sides on how to deal with Ulysses vision and whether or not to agree with them. Overall this was a good book as it has an intriguing premise that begins strong by having some very interesting developments with the story and the situations that the characters find themselves in however by the end of the book it becomes a superhero free for all that feels slightly underwhelming with the positions a few characters find themselves in at the end of the book and why some characters are being incredibly impulsive to fight each other. There is some great moments within the book especially during the first half of the book as the characters find themselves in some unique situations that leads to some interesting storytelling with how the books changes its structure to fit the situations the characters find themselves in feels refreshing and is great to read. The art throughout the book is amazing as Olivier Coipel and Jim Cheung's art towards the beginning of the book does a great job in setting the tone to the book while David Marquez's artwork for the majority of the book brings the characters interactions and the fight scenes between the characters feel breathtaking in places with how well scenes are drawn. 7/10. 

The Disaster Artist Film Review

Finished watching The Disaster Artist, starring director James Franco and Dave Franco. The film opens with Tommy Wiseau (James Franco) going on stage during an acting lesson after aspiring actor Greg Sestero (Dave Franco) has given a performance finds himself himself drawn to Tommy's confidence within his acting and asks for Tommy's help to improve his own acting. After spending time together Tommy and Greg decide to move to Los Angeles in hope to become actors. After trying for a while to get an acting job and constantly failing Tommy decides to make his own film, that becomes The Room with the hope his friend Greg would co-star alongside him. Overall this was a great film as it tells a great and intriguing story of how the film, The Room was created by diving into the how Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero became friends and how that friendship affects and is effected by the creation of the film leading to the film to have some great development for the characters and the relationship between them. There is an amazing amount of comedic moments throughout the film thanks to the way the characters within the film are and the sort of situations they find themselves with the making of and even the remade parts of The Room due to how accurate it is in places. 8.5/10.

Captain Marvel: Civil War II Review

Finished reading Captain Marvel: Civil War II, with the events of Civil War II affecting the wider Marvel universe as writers Ruth Fletcher Gage and Christos Gage continues Carol's story within her own book as she along with Alpha Flight find themselves working with the Inhuman Ulysses and his ability to predict the future. The book opens with Captain Marvel doing repairs on the Alpha Flight space station before discovering that the station has set up a surprise part for Carol to celebrate her first year as the commander of the station. Later Carol is meeting with Alpha Flight's board of governors to discuss about the the appearance of the Celestial at the beginning of Civil War II before getting news of Kree scientist Dr Minerva is on Earth. The book then continues with Captain Marvel have many successful missions as some ramifications of the use of Ulysses predictive powers as sons of the heroes began to question the results of with Hawkeye's choice of shooting Bruce Banner during the events of Civil War II being a main part of the book. The rest of the book sees tensions beginning to build between Carol and her Alpha Flight teammates when Carol discovers a leak from the space station which turns out to be someone in a high position within the Alpha Flight space station. Overall this was a decent book as it brings a different angle to Marvel's Civil War II event as Captain Marvel along with her Alpha Flight team are being watched by their peers within Alpha Filght's board of governors and the way the Ulysses predictions becomes more integral in the story uses' of profiling and surveillance which makes for some interesting character interactions. The book art throughout is great as it brings some great character moment along with some amazing action scenes that are designed and drawn with the great style the art has. 6.5/10.

All New, All Different Avengers: Civil War II Review

Finished reading All New, All Different Avengers: Civil War II, writer Mark Waid concludes the series by tying into the wider events of Civil War II by showing how the Marvel event is effecting the members of the Avengers who don't have their own series being effected by the event. The book opens with the Vision going to meet with the Inhuman Ulysses for advice on how to deal with the time traveling villain Kang who has been causing Vision and the Avengers some trouble recently. The next story cowritten by Jeremy Whitley see both Wasps dealing with a group of people pretending to be Russian officials in hope to take Nadia to W.H.I.S.P.E.R. After dealing with the group Janet, Nadia and Jarvis find out that the superhero community have found themselves dealing with the event of Civil War II which leads to Nadia to try and find a solution to the dispute. The following story sees Thor going to meet with Heimdall for advice on the current situation that the superhero community have found themselves in which leads to Heimdall telling a story from one of the Avengers earliest adventures. The final story within the book sees Ms Marvel returning home when she notices some fan fiction about her, Nova and Miles Morales, Spider-Man which unsettles Kamala leading to her to contact the stie's admin about the story and while she waits Kamala takes a look at some other stories on the site. Overall this was a great book as writer Mark Ward is able to tell some great stories that focus more on character development and uses the events of Civil War II to help give the book a time frame for where it takes place which is the books only connection to the event which is one of its strongest aspects. The Ms Marvel story has a great premise thanks to the way it allows a wide range of creative teams to have some fun with multiple Marvel characters in different stories with some of Kamala's reactions being perfectly hilarious which some stories. The books art is great throughout as the multiple fan fiction stores have their own unique look and feel thanks to the creators on each story. Additionally artist Adam Kubert's work on the rest of the book is amazing as each story centring around Vision, Thor and the two Wasps brings the great character moments to life extremely well along with the flashback story of the more classic Avengers feels suited to the aesthetic of the classic Avengers while also not feeling out of place from the current series. 8.5/10.

Guardians of the Galaxy: New Guard: Civil War II Review

Finished reading Guardians of the Galaxy: New Guard: Civil War II, writer Brian Michael Bendis brings the Guardians of the Galaxy to Earth as the events of Civil War II has begun to affect the heroes of Earth. The book opens with a group of heroes lead by Captain Marvel readying for Thanos' appearance on Earth that has been predicted by the Inhuman Ulysses. The next story sees the Guardians celebrating their victory on defeating the Badoon previously in the series the team get a massage for Captain Marvel asking for their help within the events of Civil War II as the team vote in favour to help Carol in her dispute with Iron Man. However once the team arrive on Earth they find themselves stranded with their ship blown up and separated when they discover Thanos is on the planet. The final story story sees Rocket remembering a time the Guardians had to rescue Spider-Man from a group of Skrulls who wanted to use him as bait to capture Venom, more specifically the symbiote itself. Overall this was a good book as it shows how the Guardians got to Earth to partake in the events of Civil War II and how being involved has left them stranded on the planet and going off on their separate ways. There is a nice amount of character interactions between the team that helps to grieve some character substance before the events of Civil War II jettison the team in to the disputed between Earth's superhero community. The book art is great as it delivers on the great action set pieces and location designs while also doing a great job in the character moments. 7/10.

Captain America: Steve Rogers: Hail Hydra Review

Finished reading Captain America: Steve Rogers: Hail Hydra, with the events of Standoff behind him and and finding himself back in a younger body, Steve Rogers becomes Captain America once again. The book opens with Sharon Carter at a committee hearing about the new tactics that Hydra is using as she is in charge of a fraction of S.H.I.E.L.D. along with Steve Rogers back as Captain America taking the lead in tackling Hydra head on. The next story is used a an interlude to show how the the revelation of Steve being an agent of Hydra and how it happened before continuing with the main story. The rest of the book deals with Steve setting up his own base of operations along with Doctor Selvig as and begin to map out there own plans for Hydra. Meanwhile the events of Civil War II have come to the superhero community as the Inhuman Ulysses may cause a problem with Steve's plans with Hydra thanks to Ulysses abilities to see the future. Overall this was amazing book as writer Nick Spencer brings Steve Rogers back into the Captain America mantle with an intriguing twist that makes some great story telling with the direction the story is going and how Steve interacts with the other heroes of the Marvel universe seem unaware on whats going within Steve's life. The book does an amazing job in giving exposition to the goings on of the book with what lead to Steve becoming a Hydra agent and how the events of Civil War II have affected and even been manipulated to a degree by Steve while still making the book extremely intriguing and still all part of the book. The artwork of throughout the book is amazing as the book is able to bring the more character driven moments to life just as well as the great action set pieces with the flashback scenes having their own unique aesthetic thanks to the changing colour palette. While the art for Civil War II parts of the book does an amazing job in emulating the look and feel of the main series while also bring its own feel. 9/10.

Ultimates: Omniversal: Civil War II Review

Finished reading Ultimates: Omniversal: Civil War II, concluding this series of the Ultimates as the team finds themselves facing the events of Civil War II. The book opens up with Captain Marvel speaking to a Shi'ar Commander who has notice Cosmic Cube energy on Earth. Meanwhile Blue Marvel, Ms America and Black Panther are trying to come to a decision on what to to with Conner Sims, the Anti-Man. The next story sees how Captain Marvel was able to bring the Ultimates together while in the present the team are dealing with the arrival of Thanos on Earth during the events of Civil War II. The next story sees the team using the timing of one of Ulysses visions to prepare for another breach within time and space that Blue Marvel has been able to temporarily stop before but with the timing the team find out that the breach are of a traveler coming through to meet with the people of Earth. Meanwhile Connor Sims is being contacted be Thanos through a psychic projection as he try's to manipulate Connor to brake out which becomes very easy to do when the team begin to disagree with the use of Ulysses and his predictions of the future. The final story of the book sees the Ultimates dealing with the ramifications of the events of Civil War II as the team have gone their separate ways for the time being. Overall this was a decent book as it expands upon parts of the main Civil War II book with how it effects the team members in the way that partake in missions and where they find themselves at the end of the book. The art within the book is good as each artist delivers on the character drama, action set pieces and the greatly designed character and locations extremely well. However the constant change of art styles becomes jarring in places with parts of the book change quite frequently. 6.5/10.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Under New Management Review

Finished reading Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Under New Management, writer Marc Guggenheim concludes the series by tying into the larger events of Civil War II. The book opens with the team trying to get a falling Hydra satellite when an American military unit comes in to take the satellite for themselves. Later on Maria Hill gives Coulson a mission to apprehend Iron Man after kidnapping the Inhuman Ulysses. However when Coulson lets Tony go when he hears his side of the argument which causes Maria Hill to fire Coulson. With Coulson fired and beginning his own investigation into Ulysses precognitive visions Electra is hired as the teams new lead with their new mission being to arrest Coulson. The last story of the book sees Daredevil being called on by his superiors within the Department of Justice to be the prosecutor of Hawkeye’s trial after killing Bruce Banner in the pages of the main Civil War II book. Overall this was a decent book as it brings an end to the series by wrapping up the remaining plot threads of the series while also being an intriguing part to the larger events of Civil War II, however it does leave much to desire as some characters feeling slightly short changed due to not having a full conclusion to their story. The Daredevil centric story set around Hawkeye on trial for killing Bruce Banner in the pages of the main Civil War II event does a nice job is fleshing out what went on in and around the trial. The art of the book is great as the main story with the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. delivers extremely well with the action set pieces and feeling coherent through the artist change. While the Daredevil story’s art does a good job in creating the feel of a courtroom drama. 6/10.

Justice League Film Review

Finished watching Justice League, directed by Zack Snyder and starring Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Jeremy Irons, Gal Gadot, Ciarán Hinds, Ezra Miller, Ray Fisher and Jason Momoa. The film opens with the world still dealing with the death of Superman (Henry Cavill) after the events of Batman V Superman, while in Gotham, Batman (Ben Affleck) is stopping a thief before using him as bait to get the attention of a Parademon that is flying around Gotham as Bruce along with Alfred (Jeremy Irons) are investigating in the strange goings on since Superman's death. Meanwhile in England after stopping a local bombing Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) notices the news of the Amazons sending a warning to her of Steppenwolf (Ciarán Hinds) who just attacked her former home. This leads to Diana to meet with Bruce in the Batcave as the two begin to find other heroes in the form of the Flash (Ezra Miller), Cyborg (Ray Fisher) and Aquaman (Jason Momoa) in hope to defend the Earth from the oncoming threat of Steppenwolf and his army of Parademons. Overall this was a great film as it brings the heroes of the DC universe for the first time as the Justice League with a threat that justifies the team being formed. There is a great amount of character interactions throughout the film as each character gets a nice amount of time with each team member to help form relationships with one another that also brings some great comedic moments to the film as well. 8/10.

Spider-Man 2099: Civil War II Review

Finished reading Spider-Man 2099: Civil War II, continuing the adventures of Miguel O'Hara as the Spider-Man from the future finds himself traveling to two different versions of 2099. The book opens with Miguel trapped in a 2099 that is ruled by a futuristic version of the Sinister Six when he is rescued by his brother's girlfriend Kasey in a suit of armour using a projection of a fire demon as a distraction. As the two head to meet Miguel brother, Gabe he soon finds out that this is a dystopian version of 2099. The second story sees Roberta Mendez going to a version of 2099 in hope to find her family only to get lost in a future that's dealing with is own superhero civil war. Meanwhile Miguel gets news from his boss Peter Parker that the Inhuman Ulysses has had another vision of the future where he sees a captured Captain America in the year of 2099 leading to Miguel going to the future to try and stop Ulysses vision from becoming reality. Overall this was a great book as writer Peter David continues Miguel's time traveling adventures that leads great and interesting stories featuring some great returning characters and interactions that come with them. There is also a great amount of comedic moments woven into the book thanks to good timing moments that don't feel too out of place. The art by Will Sliney continues to be amazing as the futuristic settings and action scenes are designed and drawn incredibly well as some parts of the book even look breathtaking. 8.5/10.

Spider-Woman: Shifting Gears: Civil War II Review

Finished reading Spider-Woman: Shifting Gears: Civil War II, continuing the series as Jessica finds herself dealing with the events of Marvel’s second Civil War. The book opens with Jessica on the hunt for Tiger Shark who just escaped police custody meanwhile Porcupine is looking after Jessica's son, Gerry back at her apartment. The next story sees Jessica along with Roger and Ben Urich going to Canada in hope to stop a Wendigo outbreak when Captain Marvel comes to meet with Jessica in hope to hire her to see how accurate the Inhuman Ulysses visions on the future are. The final story sees Jessica and Gerry meeting with Roger and his daughter Kalie at Staten Island for a day at the beach only for Sandman to show up and begin to cause trouble. Overall this was a great book as writer Dennis Hopeless continues the series as Jessica finds herself on multiple cases some on the behalf of her friend Carol Danvers which leads to some great comedic moments thanks to some great visuals from the art department and the characters reaction to that the situations they find themselves in. The art as a whole also does a great job in showcasing the action set pieces and some of the books paneling is also used to great effect to show how characters move around the location they are in thanks to the way the characters move around the page. The character development of the books main cast continues to be great thanks to the way Jessica, Roger and Ben work together and the flashback to Jessica with Bruce Banner in Avengers Tower in the past helps to highlight how much she has developed as a character since the series has begun. 8/10.

Only the Brave Film Review

Finished watching Only the Brave, directed by Joseph Kosinski and starring Josh Brolin, Jeff Bridges and Miles Teller. The film opens with firefighter Eric Marsh (Josh Brolin) heading to the base of the Granite Mountain firefighters before heading out with his crew to a local forest fire. After tackling the blaze with the some homes being destroyed in the process a couple of Marsh’s crew leave for better job opportunities. Marsh later goes to his friend Duane Steinbrink (Jeff Bridges) with the hope to get help for the opportunity for his crew to get certified as Hotsorts in hope to have a more prominent role in helping with tackling forest fires around America. Overall this was a great film as it has an amazing amount of character development over the course of the film from the journey that Eric Marsh and Brendan McDonough (Miles Teller) takes as characters while the rest of the cast also get a nice amount of screen time to give some great development and insight to there characters. The film also does a great job in bring to life Americas many forests thanks to some beautiful shots from above to the besides the characters themselves while also show how destructive a forest fire can be. Additionally the film’s visuals along with the multiple character interactions help to enforce the sense of danger that comes from the multiple forest fires the crew of the Granite Mountain Hotshots tackle. 8/10.

New Avengers: A.I.M.: Civil War II Review

Finished reading New Avengers: A.I.M.: Civil War II, bringing an end to the series as writer Al Ewing ties the series into the events of Civil War II while A.I.M. also finds itself separated against multiple organisations. The book opens with S.H.I.E.L.D. agent John Garrett meeting with Maria Hill over what's been happening with him and A.I.M. Meanwhile Earth's superheroes are stopping the Celestial attack in New York when Wiccan gets a call from Roberto Da Costa to ask for help while Garrett begins to plan his next attack on A.I.M. and the Maker, leader of villainous group W.H.I.S.P.E.R. has formed the New Revengers who he plans to use to also attack A.I.M. which he does when Roberto sends a small team to a S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier when Garrett takes Songbird prisoner still believing her to be working with Roberto. Overall this was a great book as it brings an end to the series in a organic way with the events of Civil War II being in the the background only gives the story some context of where characters are while setting up the future of the team. There is an amazing amount of comedy through the book than doesn't effect the more serious and more character driven moments of the book. The book's artwork is great as its able to blend the more character centric moments with the action and visual comedy extremely well. 8/10.

Uncanny Inhumans: Civil War II Review

Finished reading Uncanny Inhumans: Civil War II, tying into Marvel's Civil War II event as writer Charles Soule tells a story that takes place between the pages of the main event. The book opens with the Inhumans outside of Stark Tower after Iron Man kidnapping the Inhuman Ulysses from New Attilan within the pages of the main Civil War II book. As the Inhumans leave without a fight Medusa plans a series of personal attacks on Tony Stark and his property. Displeased with the actions of his Queen, Triton goes to Maximus who escalates the attacks by destroying Stark Tower and attack other Stark Industries facilities in the name of Medusa which leads to her begin an investigation to prove she didn't authorise the attacks orchestrated by Maximus. The second story in the book sees NuHuman Grid going back home to Mumbai where he finds himself against former actor turned gang leader Ajay Roy who wants to use Grid's own powers to take control of Mumbai's power grid. Overall this was a good book as it brings an interesting element to the Civil War II event by showing the the ramifications of some of Iron Man's actions within the main book. Writer Charles Soule does a good job in continuing the character development of the the books cast while also focusing on the events of Civil War II, while the story set in Mumbai not only give some great development and insight into Grid's but also develops Ajay Roy as a very intriguing character. The art throughout the book is great as the more dialogue driven moments bring some good emotive from the characters while the action scenes along with the power and designs of each Inhuman continue to be a great staple within the series. 7.5/10.

Murder on the Orient Express Film Review

Finished watching Murder on the Orient Express, starring director Kenneth Branagh and Tom Bateman. The film opens with detective Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh) in Jerusalem helping the police with a theft before taking a boat to Istanbul where he receives news of a case in England asking for his expertise which leads to his friend Bouc (Tom Bateman) getting Poirot tickets on the Orient Express to get a connection to England in time. While on the train Poirot so finds himself having to try and solve a the murder of one of the passengers with the rest of them all being suspects to the murder. Overall this was a good film as it has an intriguing premise that contains some amazing character interactions Poirot has with the rest of the cast plays extremely well with how the character is and how the story moves forward. The film does a good job in spending time setting up and introducing each character coming onto the train before they are interrogated by Poirot. The revelation of who was the culprit of the murder is underwhelming as the execution of the murder feels very elaborate making the reveal the least interesting part of the film. 7.5/10.

Captain America: Sam Wilson: Civil War II Review

Finished reading Captain America: Sam Wilson: Civil War II, dealing with the revaluation of Steve Rogers regaining his youth and powers Sam finds himself at odds with the public as they believe Steve should be the only one with the mantle. The book opens with Sam dealing with the aftermath of the Standoff event as Steve Rogers has dawn the mantle of Captain America once again and hopes to share it with Sam before going public with Steve being Captain America again. The next story sees Sam and the rest of the superhero community coming to terms with the death of James Rhodes, War Machine within the events of Civil War II as Sam is tasked with giving a eulogy at the funeral. The rest of the book sees Sam having to decide who he's siding with in the events of Civil War II meanwhile on the streets of New York a private police force known as the Americops who are using extreme force and are also profiling the people they are arresting. Overall this was a great book as it continues Sam's time as Captain America greatly as Steve Rogers becoming Captain America again effects Sam in a similar way as before with most people not liking the way he has taken the mantle and made it his own, now want Sam to step down as Captain America due to the original coming back. Writer Nick Spencer also does a great job in continuing Sam's story while also mixing in the events of Civil War II within the book as the two stories mirror each other with them using similar themes. While also keeping the series feeling an important series showing where Steve Rogers is going as a character in his own series thanks to how it effects Sam's series. The books art is great as the more character driven stories at the beginning of the book by artist Angel Unzueta hit some of the more emotionally driven beats extremely well while artist Daniel Acuña brings the action to live greatly, while the choice of colours used to distinguish between settings helps to give each location its own feel. 8/10.

Civil War II: Amazing Spider-Man Review

Finished reading Civil War II: Amazing Spider-Man, tying into Marvel’s Civil War II event as writer Christos Gage brings Spider-Man's perspective to the event to life when he begins to work with Ulysses for a time. The book opens to Spider-Man fighting the villainous team known as the Vulturions before meeting up with Ulysses, the Inhuman with precognitive abilities and the course of the event itself, as they work together to stop a jealous man killing his ex girlfriend and her current boyfriend. Later on Spider-Man takes Ulysses to Parker Industries where Ulysses has a vision of Spider-Man fighting with Clayton Cole who is back in his Clash costume which leads to Peter to be more cautious around Clayton which maybe a bad idea. Overall this was a good book as Spider-Man almost a secondary main character as Clayton Cole the former villain known as Clash is made the main character thanks to writer Christos Gage who gives Clayton some great development and insight to his life before he dawns the Clash costume again. The book also does a nice job in giving Ulysses a lesson in with his powers thanks to Spider-Man telling him about his experiences in life with his fight with Clash being one of these many experiences he has to learn from. The art by Travel Foreman is good as it works extremely for the designs of Clash's powers and costume along the the look of Mendel Stromm and his robots look great especially within the fight scenes between him and Spider-Man. 7/10.

Thor: Ragnorok Film Review

Finished watching Thor: Ragnorok, starring director Taika Waititi, Chris Hemsworth, Clancy Brown, Karl Urban, Idris Elba, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Cate Blanchett, Mark Ruffalo, Jeff Goldblum and Tessa Thompson. The film opens with Thor (Chris Hemsworth) meeting with Surtur (Clancy Brown) who he ends up fighting along with the fire demon's own army before returning to Asgard, where Thor finds out that Skurge (Karl Urban) has replaced Heimdall (Idris Elba) as the person in charge of the bifrost bridge while Loki (Tom Hiddleston) has been impersonating Odin (Anthony Hopkins) for the last few years. This leads to Thor taking his brother to Earth where they find Odin who warns them of Hela (Cate Blanchett) who finds them and follows Thor and Loki back to Asgard only for the two brothers to find themselves on the planet Sakaar when they're thrown off course. Overall this was an amazing film as it continues Marvel's Cinematic Universe with a hilarious addition that is funny throughout thanks to the amazing amount of comedy being used to great effect. The film also does a great job in giving Thor and Loki some great development with their character and the relationship the two have as being forced to work together to stop Hela leads to the two to rekindle their relationship. While Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) gets some great development as well thanks to the fact that he's not turned back to Bruce Banner since the events of Age of Ultron helps to show how far he's been able to grow while living on Sakaar. The new additions to the MCU of the Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum) and Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) brings great amount of interactions to the main cast while also opening new avenues for the franchise to go, especially with Korg (Taika Waititi) who is one of the best breakout characters of the MCU yet. 9.5/10. 

The Flintstones: Volume Two Review

Finished reading The Flintstones: Volume Two writer Mark Russell concludes the series that revitalised the classic Hanna-Barbera characters who are dealing with modern day problems. The book opens with Gazoo stopping an arriving alien before the Filintstones are chased a way by a group of Marauders as Gazoo begins his report of Earth while the town of Bedrock deal with there sins in how to rid themselves of them at the church. The next story sees Wilma and Betty going to Wilma's old home to see her mother, while Fred and Barry are trying to live without their wife's the towns mayor beings to close down the hospital in hopes to make war with the Lizard people outside of the town. The following story sees Fred getting layoff at work for cheaper labour and when Wilma gives him a new bowling ball which leads to the animals with in the house to go find their friend, the old bowling ball when the armadillo is thrown away. The next story sees the mayor finding out that the Lizard people have moved away leading him to lose the backing of the people of Bedrock while the population is also dealing with the film industry coming to the town. The penultimate story sees Gazoo continuing his report when he's summoned back home while Bedrock is dealing with a large statue of Fred and Barry that Barry got for Fred's birthday. The final story has Gazoo finishing his report as the series comes to an end with Bedrock and its population's story comes to an end. Overall this was an amazing book as it continues to blend together the political and social commentary with some amazing comedic moments exceptionally well. The framing device of most of the story being from a report that Gazoo is writing for his own planet about how he views Earth and the people of Bedrock which helps to give another prospective to the book. Additionally the shift of focus to the nonhuman characters bring a surprisingly amount of development to background characters that could easily be scenery for the book and yet writer Mark Russell makes time to give these characters their own intriguing story. The art by Steve Pugh and Rick Leonardi continues to give to the book a familiar style and aesthetic to classic Flintstones while also feeling modern and updated. 9.5/10.

Batman/The Flash: The Button Deluxe Edition Review

Finished reading Batman/The Flash: The Button Deluxe Edition, writers Tom King and Joshua Williamson team up to continue one of the main mysteries surrounding the DC Universe as Batman and the Flash continue their investigation into the Comedian's button from Watchmen. The book opens with a female Arkham patient going crazy over a hockey game on the television. Meanwhile in the Batcave Batman is taking another look at the Comedian's button before putting it back on the table in fount where it reacts to Psycho Pirate's mask causing Batman to see the Flashpoint version of his father. This leads to Bruce to call the Flash to cone to the cave, however before Barry can get to the cave Reverse Flash shows up and beats Batman in a fight as takes the button for himself only to disappear and reappear within a few moments half disintegrated claiming to have see God which cause Bruce and Barry to try and find out what Thawne saw. Overall this was a brilliant book as it gives some answers to few of the mysteries centring around the DC universe since Rebirth while also creating more intriguing question for what's to come in the future. There's is an amazing amount emotion throughout the book that's to the interactions character have with one another especially the interaction Bruce Wayne and Thomas Wayne from Flashpoint have as it helps to give both characters an amazing amount of development. While the internal monologues from Barry Allen and the surprising appearance of the original Flash, Jay Garrick helps to also give a more personal feel to story and how it deals with each character’s own legacy and mentors. The art throughout the book is amazing as Jason Fabok’s art puts a lot of detail into the fights between the characters as each hits impact is felt. While Howard Porter’s art works extremely well in showcasing the Flash powers while on the Cosmic Treadmill and the more detailed scenes that incorporate multiple references to the largeer DC universe. 10/10.

Geostorm Film Review

Finished watching Geostorm, directed by Dean Devlin and starring Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess and Alexandra Maria Lara. The film opens with Jake Lawson (Gerard Butler) the inventor of the global satellite weather system going to a summons to a political committee about the system before it becomes a fully international operation and finds himself replaced by his brother Max (Jim Sturgess) as the head of the system. However the weather system soon begins to seemingly malfunction when a town in Afghanistan and its population is frozen in the middle of a desert. This causes Max to go to his brother for help to head to the International Space Station and meet with the stations commander Ute Fassbinder (Alexandra Maria Lara) to begin and investigation. Overall this was a decent film as it has a interesting premise but it's not executed very well as the CGI of the film creates almost zero amount of suspense as the multiple disasters look very unrealistic and cars look like they're driving normally while trying to escape a catastrophe. However what does redeem the film is some fun interactions between characters as their relationships feel realistic enough to understand while the dialogue feels cheesy in places with it bearable enough to find some enjoyment within the film. 6/10.

Batman- Detective Comics: League of Assassins Review

Finished reading Batman- Detective Comics: League of Assassins, continuing with the series as writer James Tynion IV shifts the focus of the book to Cassandra Cain as the book’s villain has strong ties to her history. The book opens with Cassandra copying a ballet dancer before scaring her and heading into the city to so some armed men. Meanwhile Batman is meeting with the mayor of Gotham in hope to work together to stop crime in Gotham. However the mayor is soon found dead by being tied to a wall with multiple swords which turns out to be the work of the League of Shadows lead by Lady Shiva which Batman believes to be a myth only to be proven wrong when the League of Shadows being to attack Gotham. The penultimate story sees Azrael and Batwing bonding over training and discussing about religion and technology. The final story see Tim Drake before he disappeared coming to Batman to ask why he as placed all of his protégées in different parts in the DC universe. Overall this was a great book as writer James Tynion IV makes Cassandra Cain the main character of the story helps to give her some amazing character development and the interactions she has with her mother helps bring some great emotion to the book as well. The continuing inclusion of the Colony is intriguing as their motives and that way the organisation is connected to what Batman and his team have been facing makes their existence more important. The art throughout the book is amazing as every action scene shows how affective each hit is especially with Cassandra’s fighting style as the book also shows the way she sees the weak points in on someone. 8.5/10.

Titans: Made in Manhattan Review

Finished reading Titans: Made in Manhattan, continuing the series feature the former sidekicks of DC’s own superhero’s and their teammates as writer Dan Abnett gives the Titans their own headquarters in New York, however their not the only superhuman team to set up shop in New York. The book opens with Roy, Donna and Wally taking down a giant superhuman when Superman shows up to talk to Wally about feeling out of place with the world. Meanwhile Nightwing, Tempest and Lilith are taking to the teams own attorney to deal with the all the paper work of building Titans Tower in New York City. The book then continues with the Titans making themselves at home in Titans Tower while on the other side of Manhattan Mal Duncan has taken his wife Karen to Meta Solutions, a company that as been set up by a seemingly reformed Fearsome Five to help people with their super powers. However when the Titans get wind of this they being to investigate. The following story written by James Asmus sees the Titans deal with the villainous duo Diablo, who are speeding though the streets of New York during New Year celebrations. The final story sees the Titans teaming up with their mentors in the Justice League when they find themselves trapped within a chamber by the villain the Key. Overall this was a great book as it continues the adventures of the Titans as writer Dan Abnett brings back classic villains the Fearsome Five as well as some plot threads from the Titans Hunt series with the return of Mal and Karen Duncan. The character development of each member continues to be great as Roy Harper and Donna Troy gets a some of the best development thanks to the way their own pasts are effecting the way the make decisions and how it motivates them. While the interactions between the team and even the way the interact with the Justice League later in the book helps to build the relationships each member has with one another and how it compares to the way the Justice League are with one another. The art throughout the book is great as the action is brought to life extremely well which the art also makes time to focus one the emotional moments between characters seem just as impactful thanks the the way the art teams work within the book. 8/10.

The Snowman Film Review

Finished watching The Snowman, directed by Tomas Alfredson and starring Leonard Heinemann, Sofia Helin, Michael Fassbender, Genevieve O'Reilly and Rebecca Ferguson. The film opens with a young boy (Leonard Heinemann) and his mother (Sofia Helin) finding themselves driving on to a frozen lake where the car and the mother sink into the lake while going to meet with the boys father. Years later Detective Harry Hole (Michael Fassbender) is waking up with a hangover in the middle of a park as he heads to work. Later that night teacher Birte Becker (Genevieve O'Reilly) is followed home where she is kidnapped from her home which thrusts Harry and his new work colleague Katrine Bratt (Rebecca Ferguson) into a strange investigation of a killer who's crimes date back years prior. Overall this was a descent film as it dives into the the life and career of Harry Hole by showing how is emotions and family effect and are effected by the film's antagonist. The murder victims are giving a nice about of character intrigue and insight that makes there deaths more impactful to the film and the characters within the film. However what lets the film down is the fact that the film's antagonist gets the least amount of development as their motives are barely explored and once the killer is dealt with the film instantly ending very anticlimactically once the killer has been dealt with. 6/10.

All Star Batman: Ends of the Earth Review

Finished reading All Star Batman: Ends of the Earth, continuing writer Scott Snyder's DC Rebirth Batman series as an array of Batman's villains are given their own spotlight as Batman finds himself on a new case. The book opens with Batman finding himself in the Alaska as Mr Freeze is using a facility he found contains multiple people in cryosleep high Freeze has woken up in hope to find safe way to wake up his beloved Nora. However during the fight between Batman and Freeze a deadly contagion is realised into the atmosphere which cases Batman to try and find a cure which leads him to Poison Ivy who is currently doing some research in the Death Vally, Nevada. However Batman soon finds out the he was followed by a group calling themselves the Blackhawks to Batchaloo swap, Mississippi and a final confrontation with the main villain pulling the strings in Washington D.C. The final story of the book sees Batman's most recent protégée Duke continuing his training as the two heroes find themselves dealing with multiple riddles set up by the Riddler and someone from Duke's past return to cause havoc in his life. Overall is was a great as it sends Batman on and interesting adventure that gives some of his villains a great amount of development while not taking time away from the main overarching storyline. The structure of the book's main story is intriguing with how the book takes a more novel like way in the way the dialog of the book is shown and helps to give the book it's own unique feel. The art of the book is amazing as the changing art teams not only gives each villain their own unique art style but also has similar visuals that makes each part feel connected to each other. 8/10.

Nightwing: Nightwing Must Die Review

Finished reading Nightwing: Nightwing Must Die, continuing writer Tim Seeley’s time with the character, Dick finds his superhero and personal lives clashing with one another. The book opens with Dick and his girlfriend Shawn having a moment when Dick gets notices a call on the police scanner of a robbery. Meanwhile in San Francisco current Robin, Damian Wayne is noticing an online trend that Nightwing is the better Robin and a better candidate to continues Batman's legacy which the Teen Titans agree with. This leads to Damian to head to Blüdhaven to meet with Dick and discuss about the Batman legacy, however things don't go according to plan when Dick gets a call from Shawn thinking that she maybe pregnant which makes Dick race straight to her apartment where he finds out that Shawn has been kidnapped with evidence of Shawn's location with coordinates to France where Dick and Damian find themselves against a familiar foe. The second story of the book sees Wally West, Flash coming to Blüdhaven as Dick and Wally spend some time catching up when they find themselves being robbed in the streets by a criminal using a device that allows him to stop time which leads to Dick and Wally to team up and get the stolen items back. Overall this was a great book as it sees Dick working with Damian Wayne again as the two find themselves fighting against villains from Dick's time as Batman which is paralleled by the reason of Damian being jealous of the fact that people see Dick as a better successor of Batman then himself. There's a great amount of character development within the book as Dick and Shawn's relationship is placed as the main driving force of the book while the addition of Damian help to show how Dick could easily step into the role of a father if he ever had a child, while also give Damian the ability to grow as a character and gives some great interactions with Dick thanks to the two's relationship and the situations they find themselves in. The addition of the team up story of Dick and Wally written by Michael McMillian continues to build Blüdhaven's as a city while also give Dick and Wally time to develop their friendship by dealing with a simple villain the helps to set up future story's as well. The art through of the book is great as Blüdhaven continues to have its own unique aesthetic that separates from other cities in the DC universe while the art team's style continues through the multiple locations that Dick goes to throughout the book. 8.5/10.

Blade Runner 2049 Film Review

Finished watching Blade Runner 2049, directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Ryan Gosling, Dave Bautista, Robin Wright, Ana de Armas and Harrison Ford. The film opens with Blade Runner K (Ryan Gosling) travels to a protein farm where a replicant named Sapper (Dave Bautista) is working and K has been tasked by his superior Lieutenant Joshi (Robin Wright) to bring Sapper in only for a fight to break out. After dealing with Sapper and going over the area K finds the remains of a female replicant that leads K on a mysterious case that starts with K going to the Wallace Corporation, the current manufacturer of replicants. Overall this was an amazing film as it feels like a very organic sequel by having a similar aesthetic and continues to build from its predecessor with a great amount of connective tissue. The film does an amazing job in creating a sense of suspense for each scene and a great amount of emotion helps to make the films almost three hour length unnoticeable. There’s a great amount of character development and intrigue as K’s home life with his hologram girlfriend Joi (Ana de Armas) and personal history comes into question when he begins to investigate a strange case. While the return of Deckard (Harrison Ford) is a great addition to film as it keeps the connectivity of the original film and feels very organic to the direction the film itself takes with K’s own story. 9/10.

Harley Quinn: Red Meat Review

Finished reading Harley Quinn: Red Meat, continuing writers Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti second Harley Quinn ongoing series as Harley finds herself against a subterranean conquer, a group of cannibals and a girl from the future who has been inspired by Batman. The book opens with Harley and Harlem Harley taking a motorbike they've earned back home after a job when as group or humanoid insects smash through a window with a giant cocoon that has the subterranean villain named Zorcrom who plans on taking over the surface world.,The second story sees the return police chief Spoonsdale as he has come to meet with Harley in hopes that she can help him solve a case as multiple homeless people around the state of New York have been going missing as a group of cannibals that have been hired by the mayors office have been kidnapping them to feast upon. The final story of the book sees the end to Batman fan from the future, Devani Kage's story as she finds herself transported to the present in hopes to kill Harley and prevent her future from happening. Only for Harley to be save by someone close to her in a intriguing way. Overall this was a great book as it continues Harley’s adventures in Coney Island as the book puts focus on developing Harley as she meets with Power Girl and and gets a new job from the police chief Spoonsdale. While Red Tool also gets a nice amount of development that explore more of his origin, while also continuing to be one of the most hilarious ant interesting of Harley’s supporting cast. The structure of the book is interesting and works surprisingly well as writers Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti craft several overarching stories that criminate together extremely well. Additionally the great art of the book does a excellent job in differentiating between the multiple art styles and not feeling out of place during the transitions. 8/10.

Earth 2: Society: Life After Death Review

Finished reading Earth 2: Society: Life After Death, writer Dan Abnett bring an end to not only the series but the time with these characters which started at the beginning of DC's New 52 publishing line. The book opens with the heroes of Earth 2 finding themselves in a patch work world that looks like their original world as they find themselves under attack a by a group of shadowy fighters that look like the classic Sandman begin to attack the while the patch work world is slowly becoming the a new version of Earth 2. The final story sees the team having to finial adjusted to their new home as they continue to be heroes for a new world. Overall this was a great book as it brings a conclusion to the series amazing as each character get their own time to shine and their personal story arcs to a satisfying end with the book ending with enough room for DC to return to if they ever wish to. The reintroduction of the Ultra-Humanite is a great addition to the book as it helps to bring a more connective through line from earlier in the series to its conclusion along with a couple of surprising twist and returning characters. The art by Bruno Redondo and Vicente Cifuentes is great as it’s continues with the aesthetic of the series while also making the transition between the new more classic looking Earth 2 feel seamless thanks to the rest of the art team. Additionally the designs of the Sandmen looks amazing thanks to the way they look like creatures for a horror film while their in battle helps to give them a more supernatural. 8.5/10.

Goodbye Christopher Robin Flim Review

Finished watching Goodbye Christopher Robin, directed by Simon Curtis and starring Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie, Will Tilston, Alex Lawther and Kelly Macdonald. The film opens in Second World War England as writer A. A. Mine (Domhnall Gleeson) receives a letter that gives him horrifying flashbacks to the First World War and how coming back home to his wife Daphne (Margot Robbie) was difficult. After the birth of their son Christopher Robin (Will Tilston and Alex Lawther) Daphne becomes distant as she doesn't what Christopher to good and fight another war just like his father. Years later Mine is still adjusting to life at home he decides to move to the countryside where he later finds himself spending time with his son when Daphne leaves him due to not writing anything and the nanny Olive (Kelly Macdonald) having to go spend time with her mother who has fallen ill. This is where Mine finds himself getting the inspiration to write Winnie-the-Pooh. Overall this was a great film as it dives into the life of writer A. A. Mine showing how he tried to deal with coming home after the First World War and where his inspiration for Winnie-the-Pooh came from and how that effected his family's life. The character interactions between the whole cast is great as the relationships between the characters feel very realistic which helps to make the more emotionally driven parts of the film have more of an impact thanks to how well the cast work together. 8/10.