Movie Guide 2017: At A Glance
For full explanations click here for part one and click here for part two.January 2017Denial - 27 January 2017Hacksaw Ridge - 26 January 2017February 2017Resident Evil: The Final Chapter - 3 February...
View ArticleA Rewatch Changes My Score For "Midnight Special" + Lots More Reviews
Midnight Special (2016) (Rewatch)Best thing: At a key moment in the film the boy finally knows why he is different and what he needs to do. When he reveals this information his companions at that...
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Logan (2017)Best thing: While technically the best thing is finally having a superhero film which carefully builds up themes and emotions without going schmaltzy or silly. But I'm going to say the...
View ArticleGet Out and other, mostly horror, reviews
Review of Get Out (2017)Best thing: Horror films love to make innocuous things terrifying. Anyone who makes scraping sounds in their teacup when stirring their tea can get the hell away from me. So...
View ArticleRambo Movie Series Reviewed!
Review of First Blood (1982)Best thing: The filmmaking style gets us into the head of the traumatised protagonist despite his intentionally inexpressive withdrawn character. He's easy to root for even...
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Review of Manborg (2011)Best thing: As much as the effects are cheap and terrible, when we cut to an advancing demonic claymation monster I found that to be awesome. Though actually my favourite aspect...
View ArticleA GOOD Version Of The Star Wars Prequels, Excellent Sequel To Guardians Of...
Star Wars: Fall Of The Jedi (Neon Noir fan edit) (2015)Best thing: One part that stood out for me was the mother's funeral. While once again using low-key moody music and no dialogue, we see quick cut...
View ArticleAfter A Long Hiatus.... Even More Reviews! Including The Latest From Ti West...
In A Valley of Violence (2016)Best thing: I have mixed views on Ethan Hawke and rarely think he is the best thing about the projects he chooses. Yet here I actually found myself puzzling over why Ethan...
View ArticleMore Movie Reviews.... (Gradually Catching Up With The Backlog)
Review of Popstar Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)Best thing: The Bin Laden song is frikkin hilarious. Like seriously, actual genius. (Though SEAL explaining where he got his scars was a pretty close...
View ArticleMore Movie Reviews... Including Edgar Wright's "Baby Driver" (Not His Best...)
Review of Baby Driver (2017)Best thing: As per usual, Edgar Wright makes use of incredible choreography. Displaying every action sequence clearly with a lot blink-and-you'll-miss-it details.Worst...
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Review of Dunkirk (2017)Best thing: This is a film focused more on visual storytelling than having the story moved on by character interactions. This distinguishes "Dunkirk" quite sharply from previous...
View ArticleSaw The New Saw! From The Spierig Bros, And Several Others
Review of Jigsaw (2017)Best thing: There were so many points in this film where I was made to really squirm in my seat. My favourite example.is where the camera shows a point of view shot of someone as...
View ArticleYet Another Review Update - Nearly Completely Up To Date!
Review of The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)Best thing: Father and son talking about the autopsy process (which makes up most of first half) is quite interesting, with great on screen chemistry between the...
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Review of Tales of Halloween (2015)Best thing: Neil Marshall's segment concludes the film and, perhaps unwisely, begins by trying to tie the disparate strands together. It features an unconventional...
View ArticleChan-Wook Park's Latest (Managed To Find A Cinema Playing This, Never Had...
Review of Kong: Skull Island (2017)Best thing: Kong is admittedly a film that relies on its action sequences. My favourite is probably the initial confrontation between Kong and the attack helicopters....
View ArticleSome More Reviews - Including The Lastest Alien Movie - Wasn't This Supposed...
Review of Alien Covenant (2017)Best thing: Michael Fassbender's turn as two different androids is an incredible performance. This interaction also serves tie up the film's themes in a really exciting...
View ArticleMovies I Couldn't Finish (I Really Wanted To Like These Films. Honest!)
I honestly didn’t just try to watch a whole series of films in a row, losing interest in each one. (Though now I’ve been introduced to Netflix, it looks like that could happen pretty easily.)Stresses...
View ArticleVERY BEST MOVIES OF 2007
Having re-watched some films and checked out some for the first time I've finally come up with my list of movies released in 2007 in the UK that I recommend most highly. I previously only had a top 5...
View ArticleVery Best Movies of 2015
Honourable mention:SpringThe monster-love story seems somehow beautiful and natural. Our protagonist goes on holiday after the traumatic death of a loved one and meets someone who is very different...
View ArticleVery Best Movies of 2006
Honourable mentionsHostel        Eli Roth does not have a great reputation these days, but re-watching Hostel more recently, it still seemed just as good as I remember. What begins with...
View ArticleLatest Star Wars, Latest Thor, Loads of other Movie Reviews
Review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)Best thing: Luke Skywalker has changed over the years. I love the way his mysterious  character is explored.Worst thing: I think there are some pacing issues...
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Review of Darkest Hour (2017)Best thing: The phone call from Churchill to President Franklin D Roosevelt is actually hilarious.Worst thing: There is one scene that seems to be oddly edited. Perhaps I...
View ArticleMovie Reviews: The New Blade Runner Sequel Didn't Appeal, But I Liked One Of...
Review of Blade Runner 2049 (2017)Best thing: The AI girlfriend was something I found interesting, particularly since the only difference between her and her Replicant user would seem to be her lack of...
View ArticleDeath of Stalin Is Fantastic. Also I Reviewed A Whole Bunch Of Other Films.
Review of Death of Stalin (2017)Best thing: Jason Isaacs as the head of the Red Army is hilarious.Worst thing: It's such a horrible period in Russian history and most likely portrayed pretty...
View ArticleReviews: Infinity War Isn't All That (Though I'll Need To See Part 2 To...
Review of Avengers: Infinity War (2018)Best thing: As much as the script forces together the cacophany of elements in the Marvel Universe, the bit that seemed to fit together most neatly for me was...
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