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Two Random Horror Movies: "Starry Eyes" and "The Other"
Starry Eyes (2014)Best thing: Wonderful build up and  atmosphere and a real sense that the main character has dark hidden depths.Worst thing: The protagonist's "friends" have no depth at all, seemingly...
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All The Ring Movies: Part One
The Ring Virus (1999)Best thing: I suppose the way the video teases the victims is quite fun. Now continue watching for the remedy for the curse... oh no, it's been taped over!Worst thing: While I was...
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All The Ring Movies: Part Two
After the Japanese films both came to an awesome conclusion with Ring 2 and THEN milked the franchise further with a fairly decent prequel, it was time for the inevitable tide of American remakes for...
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Another Review Update....
Still really far behind with reviews, but I am definitely catching up. Here are some more.Clown (2014)Best thing: Our unfortunate father figure tries to not simply commit suicide, but to behead...
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Films from J Abrahams and D&J Zucker: Airplane!, Top Secret! and the Naked...
Airplane! (1980)Best thing: There are so many wonderfully funny moments in this film, but I think I particularly loved the fighting girl scouts. Worst thing: One great recurring joke is the "I chose...
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More Films I Couldn't Finish....
StalkerSome Russians wander around being pseudo-intellectual with dialogue that wouldn't be out of place in My Dinner With Andre. The film's world-building around The Zone is so enigmatic as to be...
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More Reviews! Including Some Recent Movies: Don't Breathe and Kubo And The...
Don't Breathe (2016)Best thing: There are some very active scenes in Don't Breathe and the film gives us a great sense of where the characters are in the house. There's a great use of the setting and...
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Another Big Bag O' Reviews
Zootropolis (2016)I don’t get why they changed the title in the UK either. Weird.Best thing: The fox character. Unlike the endless optimism of the protagonist, the fox is very cynical and it's...
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An awesome Shakespeare Adaptation, a fun little Roger Corman horror comedy...
Macbeth (2015)Best thing: Obviously the film is absolutely gorgeous, but the very best thing here is Fassbender's performance.Worst thing: I know a lot of people have been concerned about mumbling...
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Nope-Tober: The More Relaxed Horror Marathon (Part One: Movies 1-4)
It's time for the October horror marathon. 31 films in the month of October. I've got reviews below for my first 4.On Letterboxd it's now pretty popular to engage in a marathon known as Hoop-Tober with...
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Nope-Tober: The More Relaxed Horror Marathon (Part Two: Movies 5-14)
I am absolutely loving my foray into the old Universal classics. They may be dated and trashy but my goodness is it a lot of fun to immerse yourself in that world! Expect many more classic Universal...
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Nope-Tober: The More Relaxed Horror Marathon (Part Three: Movies 15-21)
#15 It! The Terror Beyond Space (1958)Best thing: While the effects have dated and often look daft, I still want to credit the way the filmmakers make the most of what they have. Shadows on the wall, a...
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Nope-Tober: The More Relaxed Horror Marathon (Part Four: Movies 22-29)
I've needed a bit of extra time to get the reviews written for the last stretch of Nope-Tober, but sadly I didn't reach the full 31 movies by the 31st. I spent some time with my parents and they are...
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Yet Another Blooming Bunch of Reviews...
Deadpool (2016)Best thing: The action sequence with the numbered bullets was very cool.Worst thing: The villain is played by Ed Skrein, the guy who was rejected from Game of Thrones before being a...
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Post-Tober 2016 Reviews Part 1
I've been going ahead with Post-Tober, finishing off a set of horror films that I either planned to watch during the big Hoop-Tober horror marathon (such as "Maniac Cop 2"), hoped to watch but couldn't...
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Post-Tober 2016 Reviews Part 2
We decided after the big October Horror Marathon we needed to rewatch a few films and one was Cabin In The Woods. I also wanted to make sure I watched the early Cronenberg films I managed to get hold...
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A Cavalcade of Movie Reviews! (Including "Arrival"!)
Europa Report (2013)Best thing: While this film certainly tries to be sparing with the special effects, the limited contact the protagonists make with the planet's surface is all the more magical as a...
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New Sci-Fi Reviews: Rogue One (The Latest Star Wars) and Passengers (Chris...
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)Best thing: The interaction between the new Imperial authoritarian character and Moff Tarkin (somehow played by Peter Cushing resurrected specially for the occasion)...
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Resident Evil: Complete Movie Series Rewatched and Reviewed....
Resident Evil (2002)Best thing: Zombie dogs and Milla Jovovich's awesome roundhouse to take them down.Worst thing: Annoying flashback sequences which reveal a completely uninspired 'twist'.I feel there...
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More Reviews! (Yep Even More. No Real Theme This Time...)
Brooklyn (2015)Best thing: There are a lot of sweet little moments I could pick, such as our protagonist being coached on how to eat pasta for the first time. But I think I'm going to pick a character:...
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