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Two Cinema Trips: An Awesome Western And A Boring Beautiful Revenge Flick
The Hateful Eight (2015)Wow. I've been waiting for Tarantino to make something like this for about 10 years. As much as I loved the uniqueness of Kill Bill, I feel like he's been doing that same...
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End Of Year List: Best Movies Of 2015
There are quite a lot of films I probably still need to see from 2015, but before I check out all the odds and ends I've missed this is my current top 10 of 2015. I feel like I'm unlikely to change my...
View ArticleTumblr, Ideology And Robots....
Okay, so I was warned when starting a blog on tumblr that it is chock full of ideologically unhinged people. That's somewhat proved to be true. Still Tumblr is great for seeing cool artwork. (I'm...
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Movie Guide UK: 2016
It's nearing the end of January and so it's about time we got this sorted. I've already seen two films in January, though I can promise I had "Hateful Eight" lined up beforehand. Didn't actually have...
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"The Big Short" and "Spotlight" Are Both Fascinating, But "Big Short" Has...
The Big Short (2015)A comedy and drama about the financial crisis. I've always had a problem with the so-called dramedy, especially when, as we see here, the comedy isn't all that consistent.But what...
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Upcoming Movies At A Glance: All My Top Movie Picks For 2016
My original Movie Guide with full explanations at the beginning of the year is here.Below is my Movie Guide 'at a glance' with updated UK release dates.January 2016The Hateful Eight - 8 January 2016A...
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"Trumbo" Is Unconvincing Hero Worship Of Stalinist Scoundrel.- McCarthyism...
Trumbo (2015)An open member of the US Communist Party and supporter of Stalin during the height of the Cold War is shocked that the government might blacklist him for it.The true life figure of Trumbo...
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The (Pretty Much) Complete "The Pink Panther" Movie Retrospective Review Series
The Pink Panther (1963)It's almost like two films combined. A fairly mediocre crime drama on the one hand and a Peter Sellers comedy on the other. It only really becomes explicitly comedic outside of...
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Two New Releases: Kung Fu Panda Trilogy Is Complete and There's A New Coen...
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)I didn't see the first Kung Fu Panda movie when it first came out. In fact, it wasn’t until I heard a rave review for the sequel that, confused by this high praise for a...
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Reviews! The New Third VHS Movie, 1940s Classic Hellzapoppin' And 80s Fantasy...
V/H/S Viral (2014)The first VHS was mostly pretty solid outside of its wraparound section. VHS2 was even better. Sadly VHS Viral is a bit of a disappointment and that's perhaps particularly sad since...
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A Whole Bunch Of New Reviews! Bizarre Comedy, Werewolves, Aliens And Bug...
The Stupids (1996)Part terrible cheesy comedy, part incredible comic genius. I think my problem here was that the ideas were often funnier than the execution.Some of the big exceptions to that rule...
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Some Much Lauded Films That I Didn't Like Enough To Watch To The End....
As I catch up with movie reviews, here are a few films that I am not technically reviewing them because I couldn’t finish them. But while I won’t be giving them a rating, I WILL be saying why I gave up...
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Two Awesome Horror Movies Recommended On An Awesome New Podcast....
The podcast in question is the Cat Cave Cinema podcast I've discovered on Tumblr. While I mention them in my "We Are Still Here" review, they actually recommended both of the movies I am about to...
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7 More Reviews... Including The Latest Terminator Movie!
Q (1982)Best thing: Tricking mafia thugs into being eaten by a giant flying monster.Worst thing: Slow pacing and expecting me to care about a singer/wannabe-hoodlum who can't sing (yes we are forced to...
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New Batch Of Reviews! Latest From Christopher Smith, Alejandro Amenabar and...
Get Santa (2014)Best thing: Jim Broadbent being Santa... in prison.Worst thing: The unshakeable feeling of boredom.I've been following Christopher Smith's career for quite a while now, but it's not...
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The Latest Marvel Studios Film May Finally Have Me Taking This Superhero...
CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR (2016)Best thing: Spider-Man bringing the humourWorst thing: Sharon Carter and Captain America have an entirely unearned unromantic kiss because the comics continuity needs...
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Sorry For The Wait. It's.... More Reviews!
Wow, I've been so busy. I've been gradually writing up little reviews on my phone now and then when I get a chance, but it's taken this long for me to get them uploaded with pics and the like. I've got...
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"The Nice Guys" Is A New Hilarious, Nihilistic And Violent Black Comedy From...
The Nice Guys (2016)Best thing: The endless carnage in this film where background characters regularly take direct hits when caught in the crossfire is hilarious. When our protagonists manage to avoid...
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Spy Movies And Horror Films - Some Fun Films Including A Bit Of An Unsung Gem...
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015)Best thing: Cruise brings the same fun we saw from him in Edge of Tomorrow. We are regularly invited to laugh at Hunt's impossible predicaments.Worst thing: The...
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Another Selection Of Reviews....
Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2008)Best thing: Frances McDormand's incredible expressive comic performance, regularly transitioning into heartfelt drama. Worst thing: I'm having trouble. Just...
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