Bria Lou Reviews

While I absolutely love the Conjuring universe, 'The Nun' was the weakest of the franchise for me. So while I wanted to see the second one, I didn't have high hopes. In 1956, when mysterious events lead to a priest's violent death, Sister Irene (Taissa Farmiga) once again has to face a demonic entity. I didn't like this film, further cementing 'The Nun' movies as the worst in the Conjuring franchise. It's worth re-watching the first movie before seeing this one, because I was really confused about who everyone was and what was happening for a long time. A lot of scares are there for shock value rather than moving the story forward. This is fine, and actually normal for a horror movie, but the issue for me was that I didn't understand what was happening anyway, so I would have liked the scares to help provide some information. I didn't care about the characters, even the ones I knew from previous movies. There were times when it was a bit boring -...

I had no idea what this was about when it came out on Prime Video, but I'm so glad I took a chance on it! When an infamous killer returns 35 years after their first murder spree, 16-year-old Jamie (Kiernan Shipka) accidentally travels back in time and must team up with her teenage parents to stop the original murders. I really liked this movie. I liked it instantly. The concept of the film is great. Yes it's not completely original when compared to films like 'Back to the Future' (which is referenced), but adding the slasher element is what makes it original. Speaking of BTTF, I absolutely loved the similarities and connection. The first death scene is great and really sets the tone for the rest of the movie. It was genuinely quite funny, which I didn't expect. Slasher films usually rest on their reveals - this had a great reveal. The reasons behind the original and current murders made sense and were somewhat realistic. I love the characters, and the actors did a g...

I finally made it! This is the last in the After Franchise and after reviewing the four movies before this one ( After , After We Collided , After We Fell  and After Ever Happy ) I obviously have to review the last one! After the events of the first four movies, Hardin (Hero Fiennes Tiffin) can't get over Tessa (Josephine Langford). With the deadline for his second book looming, and the wrongs of his past catching up with him, Hardin goes to Portugal to try and fix some of his mistakes. As with all the other movies, this wasn't good. I didn't dislike it as much as some of the others, but it feels like they're being made to not be great on purpose at this point. For a start, the film focussed on the least interesting of the two main characters. For me, when I'm watching these films, Tessa without Hardin is a lot more interesting than Hardin without Tessa. And if possible, Hardin became even more insufferable. The film spends a lot of time reminding the audience how a...

Saw is one of my absolute favourite franchises, so of course I was always going to see this. Knowing it took place around the 1st and 2nd movies was exciting because it had the possibility of bring back some old characters - most excitingly, Jigsaw himself. In search of a cure for his brain cancer, John Kramer (Tobin Bell) travels to Mexico for an experimental procedure. But after discovering that the company behind this procedure is actually running a scam, he uses his old tricks to stop the con artists once and for all. I liked this film, but I didn't love it, and I hate that I didn't love it! It had a better story that a lot of the other Saw movies. Rather than the audience having to figure out the connection between the group of characters as we go along, we see this connection from the beginning and know exactly why Jigsaw has chosen these people, which I liked. I could have definitely watched more of it - by the time it finished it felt like it was just getting started. I...

I reviewed the book this film was based on HERE , so I wanted to watch and review the TV show too. News of the show coming out was what made me start reading the book in the first place, so even though I didn't love the book, I was looking forward to seeing how it would be interpreted. Nella (Sinclair Daniel) is tired of being the only Black girl at work, so when Hazel (Ashleigh Murray) starts working at the publishing company with her, she's thrilled. But as Hazel rises quickly within the company, and Nella starts receiving threatening notes, she begins to suspect that the new girl isn't what she seems. Now because the story is mostly the same as the book, I thought I probably wouldn't like it, but surprisingly I liked the show a lot more than the book! The first episode felt a bit rushed. Compared to the book, which had time to slow things down, the show went through a lot of events really quickly without giving things time to breathe. But while there was too much in...

I was really looking forward to reading this book. Not only did it look like a really interesting concept, but it was also really unique. I'd had it for a while, but when I heard it was adapted into a Disney+ TV show, I wanted to read it ASAP so I could watch the show too. Nella is tired of being the only Black girl at work, so when Hazel starts working at the publishing company with her, she's thrilled. But as Hazel rises quickly within the company, and Nella starts receiving threatening notes, she begins to suspect that the new girl isn't what she seems. I loved the concept but, unfortunately, didn't really like the execution. I really liked the prologue. I liked the voice that part of the story was told in, and I liked the direction I thought the novel would be going in. Unfortunately it kind of went downhill from there. Nella's inner dialogue didn't always sound realistic, and sometimes felt like it was for the audience's benefit rather than being the c...

This film was on my radar as soon as it came out in the cinema because I'm a huge fan of Adam Driver and will pretty much watch anything he's in. But I also love monster movies and creature features, so I always knew that I'd probably like the movie. I missed it when it came out but it has been released on the Sky Cinema Premiere channel, so I finally got to see it. An astronaut (Adam Driver) crash lands and soon discovers that he has landed on Earth 65 million years ago. Now he must protect his young companion (Ariana Greenblatt) and find a way to get them home before it's too late. I really really liked this film. I was actually surprised that the reviews were so negative because I had a really good time! The film took itself a lot more seriously than I thought it was going to, but that was a good thing because it made me take it seriously too. I liked the premise. It merges a few well-known concepts to give us something somewhat original. Like 'The Last of Us...