The latest episode in the space drama has got nothing on these. Jumanji, The Greatest Showman, and Your Name are three movies better than Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

For the record, I enjoyed The Last Jedi. I saw it three times in the cinema. I wrote one of the few fan reviews in favour of the film. But I’ve gotta say, there were two movies in the same holiday window that really took me by surprise.

The first one, Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle was one the lady and I thought would be a bit of a fun night out. Little did I know it would be one of the funniest and most memorable comedies in recent years.

The other, The Greatest Showman, is gunning for awards, and could possibly be in the upper echelon of musicals put to film.

Why am I comparing these two movies to Star Wars? Simply because Star Wars, especially as a big fan, was the movie in this holiday season I was expecting to enjoy the most. Now after seeing these two other films, I have been really looking forward to writing about them, and putting in a strong recommendation for each as they aren’t getting the press they deserve.

There was a third movie that I saw over in the last few weeks that absolutely took my breath away and that I’ve really wanted to write about too, so I thought I’d add it into the list. That is the award winning anime movie, Your Name, released in 2016.

So here’s my triple review of three movies better than Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and really, just an excuse to talk about these movies that I enjoyed in the last few weeks. With all these movies, there wasn’t much I didn’t like about them, so I’m pretty much going to just list the things I really enjoyed. Hard to do a triple review without blowing out a word count that will bore you if I listed negatives, plus to be honest I really didn’t have much of a problem with anything in these movies.  Continue reading

Much like the galaxy itself, the fans are more divided than ever. But put down the pitchforks, kids – The Last Jedi isn’t the worst movie ever.

Source: Bioware

Moderate spoilers for Star Wars:The Last Jedi to follow. None of the major reveals will be mentioned, but some of the sequences and themes will be discussed in depth.

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Feeling old yet? Here are 10 things in our lifetime that have already been replaced.

Hide The Pain Harold knows what I’m talking about here

I recently celebrated my 29th birthday, meaning the big 3-0 is right around the corner. People dread their 30s arriving with fear, as its the years when life usually hits you and very sternly asks you what you’ve been doing for the past three decades or so. But I’m actually looking forward to the 30s. Bring it on.

The last little while, I’ve been thinking about all the things that use to exist that I remember seeing introduced in my lifetime, or around the time I was born, and now seeing those things as being redundant or distant memories. People older than me might be surprised to think of someone my age as having things I’ve seen replaced, but there’s actually a whole heap of things that used to be part of daily life that are no longer with us. Here are 10 things in our lifetime that have already been replaced. Continue reading

Before it came out I was apathetic, when I started it I was amazed, but after the credits roll I am… conflicted. Here’s my Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Review.

I am a massive Legend of Zelda fan. Most people who come over my house will comment on the giant Ocarina of Time poster on my back wall, as well as the large number of Zelda games in my collection. A few Zelda games made it into my top 10 favourite games of all time, and I’ve replayed all the games extensively (well, most of them).

And so you may already know that I’m not a huge fan of the Nintendo Switch. I had some concerns before its launch that seem to be true so far from what people have been saying, and I wasn’t going to spend $470 AUD for a console to play one game. I picked the game up on release day for the Wii U, although it was more out of “3D Zelda Fan” obligation more than anything – the game didn’t really look that great to me, even in anything I saw of it. Continue reading

In amidst all the hype and people raving about it, I’ve just got to say it – The Nintendo Switch isn’t looking great.

I’m a massive Nintendo mark. Have been for ages. I have a lot of their consoles and still play them quite regularly. I recently plugged my Gamecube in again and have been going through Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door again. Their games are second to none. Their hardware has been mostly outstanding to me. I’m even one of the few people (all 7 of us) who owns a Wii U and have gotten a fair bit of mileage out of it (granted I bought it about 2 years after release).

And naturally, a new Nintendo console has been revealed, and I’ve been following every update. So have you, likely. The teasers, the trailers, the game announcements, the First Impressions of people who’ve played it, all the rest of it. And they have all been quite positive. Games are fun, new Joy Con controller works well, motion controls are solid, Zelda is great, yada yada yada. But I can’t help but shake the feeling…

The Switch isn’t looking great. At least to me. Here’s why.

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Somewhat hidden underneath the release of the new Star Wars movie, a far superior film has hit the screens: Moana is awesome.

Source: Disney

Okay, okay fanboys and fangirls, settle down. I’m actually a massive Star Wars fan myself. I enjoyed Rogue One the first time. I would say it’s probably the weakest of the Star Wars prequels (and I prefer the prequels) but has its moments. On New Years Eve, I saw Rogue One for the second time at the drive-ins with a few friends, but first in the line up for the evening was Disney’s latest 3D animation, Moana.

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Strap yourself in, boys and girls. Here are the 10 best movies of all time.

…At least according to me. Continue reading