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Review in Brief: Fast & Furious 9 (2021)
If you like the FAST & FURIOUS movies, chances are you either prefer the earlier ones that were about street racing and family or you prefer the later ones that are about ignoring the laws of physics and family. If … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief
Tagged Action, Blockbuster, Fast & Furious 9, John Cena, Justin Lin, Vin Diesel
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Review in Brief: Bo Burnham: Inside (2021)
INSIDE is a feature film, no question. At the very least it’s a musical, with elements of documentary and insightful monologue mixed in. Comedy musician Bo Burnham spent over a year crafting a unique special for Netflix and decided to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bo Burnham, Comedy, Inside, Musical, Netflix
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Review in Brief: The Father (2020)
There have been many dementia dramas but few that attempt to put audiences in the POV of the person slipping away. THE FATHER is best seen with as little prior reading as possible, the tricky-clever ways the very building blocks … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Hopkins, Drama, Florian Zeller, Imogen Poots, Mark Gatiss, Olivia Colman, Olivia Williams, Oscars, Rufus Sewell, The Father
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Review in Brief: Rare Beasts (2019/21)
Billie Piper’s directorial debut RARE BEASTS is one of the funniest and most profound, but also perhaps the most uncomfortable of films to watch this year. From an opening dinner date scene incorporating discussion of “gummy blowjobs”, Piper is completely … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief
Tagged Billie Piper, Black Comedy, David Thewlis, Drama, Kerry Fox, Leo Bill, Rare Beasts, Toby Woolf
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Luca (2021) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Enrico Casarosa, Jack Dylan Grazer, Jacob Tremblay, Luca, Pixar
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‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ at 25 – Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Animation, Demi Moore, Disney, Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise, Musical, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tom Hulce
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Review in Brief: Nobody (2021)
More melancholy than TAKEN and far funnier than JOHN WICK, NOBODY doesn’t exactly lay new ground for films of its ilk but is really rather satisfying on its own terms. Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk) is a suburban loser stuck in … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Bob Odenkirk, Christopher Lloyd, Ilya Naishuller, John Wick, Nobody, Taken, Thriller
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Prone to Bouts of Mania, Narcissism and Power Failure: Watching High-Rise and Snowpiercer in 2021
Posted in Film, Film Feature, The Film Magazine
Tagged Ben Wheatley, Bong Joon-ho, High-Rise, Satire, Sci-fi, Snowpiercer
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Review in Brief: A Quiet Place Part II (2021)
Certainly less lean and no-nonsense than the first instalment and too reliant on stupid horror movie characters acting like stupid horror movie characters, A QUIET PLACE PART II is still a mostly solid follow-up. After a pretty breathtaking opening flashback … Continue reading
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Tagged A Quiet Place Part II, Horror, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Sci-fi
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