No film school. No press passes. Just a technology architect reviewing movies through the eyes of somebody who spends his life analysing systems, decisions, governance, risk and user experience.
2023
Napoleon should have been fascinating. Instead it became one of the very few films I've willingly abandoned halfway through. A perfect example of what happens when people are allowed to run free, assume they know what everyone wants, and continue delivering without challenge or governance. Also: unexplained ice logistics.
1988
Willow isn't the biggest fantasy film ever made, nor the most technically impressive. What it delivers is something much more valuable: heart. You care about the characters, you enjoy the adventure, and by the end you're rooting for the farmer nobody believed in.
1990
One of the best submarine films ever made. Intelligent, tense, and brilliantly acted. At its core, this entire film is simply a highly complicated organisational transition programme with a nuclear submarine attached.
1987
A perfect blend of fantasy, romance, adventure, comedy and revenge. The Princess Bride should not work on paper, which is exactly why it works so well. Every time I watch it, it is still effortlessly entertaining.
2026
By the Power of Grayskull... I would not watch this again. A two-hour assault on nostalgia featuring questionable dialogue, relentless one-liners, and a villain who makes world domination look less appealing than a Monday morning Teams meeting. The 0.1 is awarded entirely for Battle Cat (briefly, near the end, and a bit meh) and Dolph Lundgren.
2010
Stylish, entertaining and visually stunning. The story is fairly straightforward — good guys, bad guys, try not to get derezzed — but sometimes that's enough. The real star isn't Sam Flynn, Kevin Flynn, or even CLU. It's Daft Punk. And that soundtrack is worth the price of admission alone.
2025
Visually polished but emotionally empty. Tron: Ares looks like a high-budget transformation program that kept the branding and lost the soul. Also, no Daft Punk.