ETCinema: Movie Reviews by E T Griffiths

Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) Review Dir. Andy Serkis    Short and sweet, shallow but luckily not shambolic. https://images.app.goo.gl/FgeCyu4vaW1qqNK2A   Venom Let There Be Carnage is a straight sequel to Sony ’ s 2018 comic book adventure, which stars Tom Hardy as Reporter Eddie Brock. Brock ’ s combination with an alien symbiote named venom leads to the character ’ s anti heroic vigilante career. In the new film, directed by effects actor extraordinaire Andy Serkis, Venom ’ s arch enemy and spawn Carnage bonds itself onto the insane serial killer Cletus Kassady; played by woody Harrelson in a comfortably psychopathic performance.    The resultant film is a brisk 90 minutes, a welcome change from the ever extending run times of recent blockbusters; which sometimes find themselves padding out to match other movies ’  2.5 hour length. While refreshingly short, the film does feel as rushed as you ’ d expect narratively.   Upping the comedy to the max, Venom 2 is close to absurdist

No Time To Die (2021) Review Dir. Cary Joji Fukunaga   Daniel Craig bows out with a finale for the ages       Nicola Dove—© 2020 DANJAQ, LLC AND MGM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No Time To Die ; the 25th Bond movie, of a franchise in its 59th year on screen. By any logic you ’ d expect this film to be a tired, hackneyed slog of over-worn and overplayed beats. The fact that it isn ’ t is a testament to the longevity and creativity that has kept these movies going for so long.   The 5th and final of Daniel Craig ’ s tenure as the super spy, No Time To Die is a unique experience for fans of the franchise. Never before has a Bond actor stepped on set knowing it was his final time in the suit and tie. Craig is a lucky first timer, as the movie feels like a reward and celebration of his reinvention of the popular series.    No Time To Die is a long film, with a long history of delay and dismay in the production process. Yet, after all the hardships, it remains worth the wait. If you ’ re a fan of