The Meg Review

Shark movies have come in many shapes and sizes over the years, but more so since 1999’s Deep Blue Sea than 1975’s Jaws (she was the first). Two species now plague the screens: there are the deliberately-shlocky straight-to-SyFy stinkers like Sharknado, and there are those that are worthy of the silver screen like 2010’s The Reef and 2016’s The Shallows. Luckily, Jon Turtletaub’s The Meg falls into the latter.

The Fate Of The Furious Aka Fast & Furious 8 Aka Fast 8 Aka GTA: The Movie

Charlize quickly regretted saying, "Don't look, but I think I know that guy..."

After spending the morning – or at least ten minutes of it – falling from an aeroplane above the Fox Glacier outside the epic mountain town of Franz Josef, I was pumped and in the mood for some more adrenaline by the evening. From the safety and comfort of a cinema seat, of course. It seemed the skydive demanded a lot of energy and by nightfall I was feeling pretty exhausted, so it made sense to relax and watch the latest The Fast & the Furious instalment, The Fate of the Furious, also confusingly known as Fast & Furious 8 or Fast 8. Why not just keep it simple eh, guys?