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Super Sci-Fi Review Selection 23: "The Machine" Is A Surprisingly Cool Little...
The Machine (2013)Well this was quite a surprise. I already knew from trailer to expect something pretty, but this is actually a very decent sci-fi story.The central robot figure is designed to look...
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Hoop-Tober Horror Marathon - Entry 1: "Cabin Fever" (+ "It's A Wonderful...
On Letterboxd, this month of horror marathons are all getting labelled Hoop-Tober after one member, called "Cinemonster" decided that Tobe Hooper would be the main focus of their marathon. It's called...
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Hoop-Tober Horror Marathon - Entry 2: Raze, Slashers and Darkness
HOOP-TOBER MOVIES 2-42. Raze (2013)To think that if it weren't for Letterboxd this gem might have passed me by.The story is that a bunch of women have been kidnapped and forced to fight each other to...
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Hoop-Tober Horror Marathon- Entry 3: Don Coscarelli's Phantasm, Beastmaster...
HOOP-TOBER MOVIES 5 & 65. Phantasm (1979)While I want most films I watch for Hoop-Tober to be new to me, I had to include a rewatch of the original Phantasm.Strangely I think a major reason why...
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Final Super Sci-Fi Review Selection (Entry Number 24)
How I Live Now (2013)Based on a novel, this is the story of an American girl who comes to England to live with relatives and finds herself in the middle of a war.There are only subtle indications of...
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Hoop-Tober Horror Marathon- Entry 4: All The Phantasm Sequels (So Far...)
HOOP-TOBER MOVIES 7-97. Phantasm II (1988)I was interested to see how this first sequel would deal with continuity. By the end of the last film it all had a distinctly dream-like quality and the final...
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Hoop-Tober Horror Marathon - Entry 5: "House", "Hatchet" and "Wolfcop"!
HOOP-TOBER MOVIES 10-1410. House (1977)It's remarkable how little this film seems to have dated and the visual effects and shots are very inventive.The group of girls all have nicknames. Like the Spice...
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Hoop-Tober Horror Marathon - Entry 6: "The Cottage", "Willow Creek" and the...
HOOP-TOBER MOVIES 13-1513. The Cottage (2008)What starts as a very clever horror comedy set-up (or perhaps thriller comedy is more like it) goes downhill in the second half.Two kidnappers are seemingly...
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Hoop-Tober Horror Marathon - Entry 7: "Horns" Is A Fun Fantasy Film
16. Horns (2014)Daniel Radcliffe seems to be following a similar path to Elijah  Wood, choosing small indie titles including horror in order to escape from typecasting. The Harry Potter star previously...
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Hoop-Tober Horror Marathon - Entry 8: Exorcist 2, Candyman, The Sacrament, Proxy
HOOP-TOBER MOVIES 17-2017. Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)Not fantastic, but nothing like the disaster I'd been expecting. I guess if you think "The Exorcist" is the best horror film ever then this is...
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Hoop-Tober Horror Marathon - Entry 9: Five More Films, But We're Not Quite...
HOOP-TOBER MOVIES 21-25Halloween has arrived and I hope everyone had a great night. I didn't quite complete the 31 movie marathon, but I got pretty close. You'll have to bear with me a little longer to...
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Hoop-Tober Horror Marathon - Entry 10: Final Entry, Including Final Rankings...
HOOP-TOBER 26-29It's taken me a further week to get the final four films reviewed, but now that's sorted here were the last few films I managed to watch before the deadline of October 31st. I finished...
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"The Babadook" Is Creepy And Intelligent, But Not Quite My Kind Of Film. (+ 2...
The Babadook (2014)Oooh that's intense! If it weren't for the positive buzz I'd have been more hesitant about seeing a film about a boy and his mother facing a monstrous apparition. But there is more...
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Jake Gyllenhaal Gives An Incredible Hyperactive Psychopath Performance In...
Nightcrawler (2014)Jake Gyllenhaal shows his acting range with this unhinged and physically animated character. With some interesting uses of colour, some tense, graphic and even violent moments, and...
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Tv Shows: What I've Been Watching...
Tv series I've been checking out:Agents of Shield - Season OneSome have suggested that season one picked up after it tied in with Captain America 2. Frankly that's when I completely gave up. There was...
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Three New Reviews: "Blue Ruin", "Wadjda" and "Safe"
Blue Ruin (2013)On the one hand this was pretty slow paced and I never quite felt like I understood the protagonist. If you have a film where most of the running time features one guy sitting on his...
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"Six Shooter", "Don Jon" and "Injustice"
Six Shooter (2004)Martin McDonagh has only come out with a few films so far. Most recently there was "Seven Psychopaths", which received a somewhat mixed but mostly positive reaction and before that...
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Three New Reviews: "Naked Gun", "Suspiria" and "Station Agent"
The Naked Gun (1988)I'd forgotten how brilliant this was. Absolutely hilarious from start to finish. Absolute comic genius.A+Suspiria (1977)My first Argento was not at all what I'd expected. While I...
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Synthy Songs!
As it comes to the end of another week with Christmas just around the corner, here's some cool songs which clearly most of you won't have time to check out. But trust me, these are great songs. The...
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Christmas Horror! A Selection of Christmas Horror Movie Reviews
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)With controversy surrounding this film because of its "shocking" premise of a guy going around slaughtering people in a Father Christmas costume in the middle of the...
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