Neon Camera Reviews

The Flash By Emily Hubbard and Calum Whitfield  The Flash finally gets his day on the big screen, in an entertaining, if a little uninspired, solo adventure Directed by: Andy Muschietti Starring: Ezra Miller, Sasha Calle, and Michael Keaton  3.5/5 Cameras 🎥🎥🎥.5 No Copyright Infringement Intended  The DCEU is awaiting a reset, but in the meantime, the last few stragglers from the old canon are still being released. Amongst these is The Flash, starring serial troublemaker Ezra Miller as the titular character (The Flash aka Barry Allen), reprising their role from previous films. The film takes another stab at the increasingly common multiverse trend that has been appearing in superhero titles as of late, but does it reach the heights of movies such as the recent Spider-Verse movies, or are we left with yet another messy, bloated flop?   The film takes inspiration from the classic DC comic storyline, Flashpoint. We find Barry struggling to balance his life as a s...

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 By Emily Hubbard  James Gunn’s beloved superhero trilogy draws to a satisfying close that still manages to stand out from other superhero films. 4/5 Cameras 🎥🎥🎥🎥   Directed by: James Gunn Starring: Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper, Karen Gillan, Chukwudi Iwiju, et al  No Copyright Infringement Intended  The MCU is now well into its teenage years, at 15 years old (with 32 movies), the franchise has transformed into a behemoth of entangled plotlines spanning an entire galaxy. At one edge we have The Guardians of the Galaxy, back again for their third solo adventure, but will this entry give the audience the closure they were hoping for? We re-join the Guardians where we last saw them in their 2022 Disney + Holiday Special, at their new headquarters on Knowhere, trying to live a peaceful life whilst dealing with the aftermath of previous events. This peace is shattered by an attack from the previously teased Adam Warlock (Will Poulter), wh...

Eternals By Emily Hubbard Chloé Zhao’s mature take on the superhero genre results in a movie packed with stunning cinematography and strong characters, but its exposition-filled story is sure to divide fans. 3.5/5 Cameras 🎥🎥🎥.5 Directed by: Chloé Zhao Starring: Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie, Lauren Ridloff, Kumail Nanjiani, et al Where to find it: In cinemas now No Copyright Infringement Intended 2021 has been a packed year in the world of film, with studios releasing project after project to make up for the lack of content in 2020, and Marvel Studios is no exception to this onslaught of releases. Eternals marks the MCU’s 3 rd cinematic release of the year (7 th overall release including shows released on Disney +) and with so many titles under their belt, it should come as no surprise that the studio responsible for some of the highest-grossing movies ever made felt it was time to break away from the mould they created and produce a film that is as divisive as it...

The New Mutants (2020)   By Emily Hubbard The last of the 20 th Century Studios X-Men franchise is perhaps the most disappointing of them all  1/5 Cameras 🎥 Directed by: Josh Boone Starring: Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Blu Hunt  Where to find it: Sky Cinema/ Now TV  No Copyright Infringement Intended In the film industry, when a movie’s release date gets moved back multiple times it’s usually not a good sign (unless it’s because of a global pandemic). After being delayed no less than 5 times, you’d have been forgiven for forgetting The New Mutants exists, and you’d be better off for it. Originally set for release on April 13 th 2018, this superhero ‘horror’, and the last X-Men film to be released by 20 th Century Studios before the company was bought by Disney, focuses on five teenage mutants being held in an eerie secret institution, run by Dr. Reyes (Alice Braga), that will supposedly train them to join the likes of Wolverine and Cyclops. All is not...

The Suicide Squad Review By Emily Hubbard Is this the best superhero movie ever made? James Gunn finds the perfect balance between humour, heart, and gore 5/5 cameras 🎥🎥🎥🎥🎥 - Directed by: James Gunn - Starring: Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, Viola Davis (and SO many more) - Where to find it: In Cinema Now No Copyright Infringement Intended   You could be forgiven for thinking that the movie market has been oversaturated with superhero content in 2021, what with the amount of Marvel Disney+ shows, films, and even Amazon Prime’s more adult-targeted superhero content. With even more yet to be released before the year is out. But every so often a film comes along that remoulds a genre and gives it a new lease of life. The Blair Witch Project (1999) did it with the ‘found footage’ genre of horror films, and Jaws (1975) did it for monster blockbusters. With the superhero, or rather super-villain, genre in this case, that film is THE Suicide Squad   James Gunn’s take o...