Eleanor Reviews

Director: Ridley Scott Cast:  Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer Where can I watch?:   The Last Duel  is in cinemas and available to stream on Disney+ Rating:  3/5 Review: Young people, put down your "fucking cell phones"  and observe how men have been shit to women for literal centuries! That's right, not depressed enough by the state of the world, I decided to watch Ridley Scott's latest 'flop' during the festive period and, boy, did it feel like a battle. Based on a true story from the 14th Century, The Last Duel is a tale of rape and revenge. Focusing on three central characters, Scott's depiction is divided into a trio of interlocking chapters during which Jean de Carrouges (Matt Damon), Jacques Le Gris (Adam Driver) and Marguerite de Carrouges (Jodie Comer) give their accounts of the events preceding and following Marguerite's assault. Despite the horrendous wig, Damon gives a strong performance as a highly unlikeable knight, but it's Come

Director:  Lana Wachowski Cast:  Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jonathan Groff  Where can I watch?:   The Matrix Resurrections  is in cinemas now Rating:  2/5 Review:  The Matrix (1999) is an undisputed classic. It's slick, it's sexy, it's original. There are cool fight scenes, cool black leather coats and black sunglasses and memorable one-liners. My partner and I watched it again recently and loved every second. The subsequent Reloaded and Revolutions  films were poor in comparison, but they weren't without merit. The same, however, cannot be said for The Matrix Resurrections .  I would love to have been in the pitch meeting for The Matrix Resurrections . I imagine it went something a long the lines of: "We need a bit of cash. Bring The Matrix back, but this time amp up the nostalgia - and make it meta". Indeed, the first hour or so of the latest Matrix is intercut with snapshots from the first film. This was clearly meant to remi