Recent content by Uncle Sam

Calm down yourself.

Lady Bird ★★★★★ Coco ★★★★★ Paddington 2 ★★★★ The Shape of Water ★★★★ Phantom Thread ★★★★ Mute ★★★ Black Panther ★★★ The...

It's been three months since the Oscars and I'm still scratching my head as to what was Oscar-worthy about Sam Rockwell's performance.

Not fucking seen it, gents. Tomorrow though. All over it tomorrow.

As somebody on Twitter pointed out, The Shape of Water did include a scene in which the creature is enraptured by the magic of cinema, so no surprises there.

The snow has foiled my attempt to see Lady Bird today. It's March and I'm still not able to put together a definitive 2017 list.

Sake. At least Valerian was incredibly eccentric.

As history has proven, I'm easily lead. Coco ★★★★★ Paddington 2 ★★★★ The Shape of Water ★★★★ Phantom Thread ★★★★ Mute ★★★ Black Panther ★★★ The Cloverfield...

I'll not pretend it's a word I'd use in polite company, or really at all, but that doesn't mean that Crave's response wasn't entirely disproportionate.

My best BBC summary: Yaz called another member a "******," Rob Taylor thought that was improper conduct and complained to Sly, who didn't think much of it and said as much, so Rob Taylor complained to Crave, who removed Yaz and Sly from staff.

I can't believe you would do this does loyalty mean nothing anymore

Coco ★★★★★ Paddington 2 ★★★★ The Shape of Water ★★★★ Phantom Thread ★★★★ Black Panther ★★★ The Cloverfield Paradox ★ I'm not sure how Phantom Thread ended up...

Some are more rote than others. People will remember Guardians of the Galaxy in ten years time. Black Panther is Iron Man with some audacity.

Not really, no. I was never much of a fan of Olyphant's "always on the verge of tears" style of acting. She calls him Honky Tonk Man after it becomes clear that he's cool, cocky, and bad.

As narratively bland as it is, it is very thematically bold. It deserves to be applauded for putting some of this stuff in a Marvel film. And not just sneaking it in as subtext - basing the entire film around it; plot points, character motivations and everything. Someone calls Martin Freeman a...