ETCinema: Movie Reviews by E T Griffiths

Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) Review Dir. Zack Snyder    This redemptive epic is DC's best since The Dark Knight      In 2017 the World saw the Justice League finally on the big screen for the first time. Following way too late after the footprints of Marvel's Avengers. They quickly forgot all about them. It was a rushed, soulless and ultimately disappointing affair that didn ’ t do the ultimate superhero team justice.    Soon in the internet aether, we began to hear of all the creative decisions that caused Zack Snyder's planned epic trilogy of films to turn into a 2 hour smash and grab course-correction, complete with colour correction and reshot jokes by Joss Whedon.  A few years of internet campaigning and hashtags later and DC fans finally have what they want. The Snyder Cut. The original vision, and it's every bit as epic and grand as promised.   I love this 4 hour movie. I ’ ve never been a fan of every direction that Snyder's DC films has taken wit

2021 Golden Globes Winners: Hits and Misses   Last night, the stars were out (digitally, mostly) to celebrate the best of the year in Film and TV .    Last month I published a list of my predictions for each award. Some I got spot on, others I was wildly off. Let ’ s look at every winner from the night and see if it was a sure fire hit or a surprise miss.   The Night in Television:   Best Actor in a TV Series: Musical or Comedy  ✅   My Prediction: Jason Sudeikis ,Ted Lasso The Winner: Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso   Even though I guessed it right I was still surprised when Sudeikis picked up the award. Ted Lasso has flown under a lot of radars but everyone who did manage to see it, has praised it. A good bit of extra buzz that may lead to a second wave of viewers for the Apple TV series.    Best Actress in a TV Series: Musical or Comedy  ❌   My Prediction : Lily Collins, Emily in Paris  The Winner: Catherine O'Hara, Schitt's Creek   Foolishness from me here. Emily in Paris was neve