Movie Features
Sometimes, we must do a deep dive when watching a movie. At Ready Steady Cut, we analyze and dissect movies, providing theories and unique perspectives. Here are our Movie Features.
We also do TV Features too.
Barbenheimer – how did Barbie and Oppenheimer success compare?
The rumoured same-day release of both Oppenheimer and Barbie 2023 films sparked an interesting debate when it was announced months ago. It started out as...
The real reason why Netflix cancels shows
It’s an all too common occurrence. You’re looking forward to the next season of your new favourite show to be released on Netflix and get...
Will interactive movies shakeup cinema?
Many streaming services including Netflix and HBO Max are experimenting with adding interactive films to their repertoire. Although many of these interactive films have a...
The 10 worst Star Wars characters who can’t get far, far away enough
The 10 Worst Star Wars Characters Few fictional settings are as vast and far-reaching as Star Wars. Ever since George Lucas created the sci-fi fantasy...
Dave Chappelle’s 8:46 is a powerful statement, not a stand-up
Netflix’s Dave Chappelle: 8:46 is available on YouTube — click the link. At the start of Dave Chappelle’s 8:46, he recalls the time when he experienced...
Problems with ‘Avengers: Endgame’
1.2 billion dollars in just five days shows that the final movie in this phase of the MCU was perhaps the most anticipated film in...
Mortal Franchises
Mortal Engines is the most recent adaptation of a young adult novel series to flop at the box office. In fact, its one of 2018’s...
Are Live-Action Disney Films a Safe Bet?
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is the latest Disney live-action film that attempts to adapt a classic fairytale with cutting-edge CGI aimed at modern...
Revisiting ‘Ghostwatch’
As October draws to a close we start the inevitable slide to Halloween, the spookiest day of the year. I’ve never been a fan of...
The Real Psycho
Until 1960, Alfred Hitchcock was known for his big-budget suspense thrillers. This was the man who had brought us North by Northwest the year before,...
‘The Neon Demon’ Revisited
In light of the soon to be released remake of giallo horror classic Suspiria, it seems as good a time as ever to reexamine a...
How to solve the Predator problem
Predator is a fantastic action film that launched one of the truly iconic sci-fi monsters of all time. Yet despite the success of the original film...
Jim Jefferies returns on Netflix with “This Is Me Now”
Jim Jefferies: This Is Me Now shows how far the Australian comedian has come in his hour-long new stand-up. His heightened fame has enhanced his...
Opinion – The Book of Eli and Atheism
The age-old debate of God and religion is something I tend to think about a lot. After having just caught the ending of The Book of...
Opinion – Time: The Kalief Browder Story
If you have not watched this documentary, this opinion post contains major details on the story. I have had enough of this shit. That is...
Opinion – Straight Outta Compton
Straight Outta Compton is a film which follows the emergence and career of the N.W.A group starting from 1986. It mainly follows Andre Young, stage...
Opinion – Why I loved To The Bone
Beware: as this is an opinion piece there will be spoilers. To The Bone is a touching film about a young girl named Ellen (Lily...
Analysis – Gone Girl (Plot Holes)
The problem with discussing plot holes is that nobody can really agree on what they are and if they matter. Everyone enters a movie with...