Neon Camera Reviews

  Our Favourite Directors  To celebrate hitting 1000 views, we thought we would each dive into our five favourite directors. With so many great choices available there’s a good chance these lists could change day to day, but right now, here are each of our favourites! 1. Taika Waititi Taika Waititi is undoubtedly one of the most in-demand directors in current cinema, but I’m going to be honest, like a lot of other people, my first introduction to Waititi’s work was through 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok. Waititi’s ability to completely revitalise the Thor franchise, which was otherwise bland and largely considered to be the worst of the MCU titles, into a vibrant comedy that embraced the craziness of its source material within the first five minutes of its’ runtime is something to be marvelled at (excuse the pun). His work outside of the land of superheroes, however, is even more impressive. Oscar-winning Jojo Rabbit is a touching, yet absurd, film set in Nazi Germany that highlights t...

Drag Me to Hell By Calum Whitfield Raimi’s return to his roots is a fun horror/black comedy well worth watching even if it does struggle to live up to its classic older siblings. 3.5/5 Cameras 🎥🎥🎥.5 Directed by: Sam Raimi Starring: Alison Lohman, Lorna Raver, Justin Long, and Dileep Rao Where to find it: Netflix No Copyright Infringement Intended Sam Raimi is probably best known for his part in launching the ongoing superhero movie revolution with his Spider-Man trilogy beginning in 2002. Long before this, however, he made his name by creating the iconic horror franchise, The Evil Dead in 1980. In 2009, he returned to his horror roots with Drag Me to Hell. Was it worth the wait? Drag Me to Hell follows Christine Brown (Alison Lohman), a former country girl turned city loan officer looking to make some progress in her career. To do this, she decides she needs to act tougher to impress her boss and as such rejects an elderly woman called Sylvia Ganush (Lorna Raver) for an extension on...