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Review in Brief: Fighting with my Family (2019)
I am not a wrestling fan. Childhood friends were and I suppose I must have unconsciously absorbed a few names and special moves, but I still know next-to-nothing about it. And yet I found FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY, this (mostly) … Continue reading
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Tagged Biopic, Comedy, Fighting With My Family, Florence Pugh, Jack Lowden, Nick Frost, Sports Movie, Vince Vaughn
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Review: Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)
Is DETECTIVE PIKACHU the best video game movie ever made? Probably. Does it stand up as a film in its own right? Mostly. Sorry if it seems like I’m sitting on the fence with this one but I’m genuinely struggling … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Nighy, Comedy, Godzilla, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Ken Watanabe, Mystery, Pokemon Detective Pikachu, Ryan Reynolds, Sci-fi
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Review in Brief: Unicorn Store (2017/19)
I don’t really care what more cynical viewers and critics think; I found Brie Larson’s directorial debut UNICORN STORE absolutely charming. Maybe it’s because it’s a story about a woman-child, and I relate to stories like that. Kit (Larson) is … Continue reading
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Tagged Brie Larson, Comedy, Drama, Joan Cusack, Mamoudou Athie, Samuel L. Jackson, Unicorn Store
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Review: Lucky (2017)
Some people really are just lucky. How was a man that had crossed the threshold into his 90s, that smoked and drank and liked cream and sugar in his coffee, still that sprightly? John Carroll Lynch’s film proclaims in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Comedy, David Lynch, Deal or No Deal, Drama, Harry Dean Stanton, John Carroll Lynch, Logan Sparks, Lucky
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Review: Stan & Ollie (2018)
I love slapstick comedy, and because I love slapstick comedy I love Laurel and Hardy, the masters of it. I’ve got my dad to thank for that. The makers of STAN & OLLIE clearly love Laurel and Hardy too, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Biopic, Comedy, Drama, Jeff Pope, John C. Reilly, Jon S Baird, Laurel and Hardy, Nina Arianda, Shirley Henderson, Stan & Ollie, Steve Coogan
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Review in Brief: Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018)
Sometimes there is a place to laugh at really loud and long farts and murdering Bruce Wayne’s parents by time travel. TEEN TITANS GO! TO THE MOVIES is that place. I’m a bit old for the show the film spins … Continue reading
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Tagged Animation, Comedy, Scott Menville, Superhero Movie, Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
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Review: Deadpool 2 (2018)
Two years ago, despite thoroughly enjoying his cinematic debut, I said it was a shame that they dialled back on this portrayal of Deadpool’s schizophrenia. Thinking back I realise if you really go for mental illness angle in a comic … Continue reading
Review in Brief: Psychokinesis (2018)
What does Yeon Sang-ho, do after directing companion zombie thrillers TRAIN TO BUSAN and SEOUL STATION? Why a comedy-soap-superhero movie, of course! PSYCHOKINESIS follows a deadbeat dad (Ryu Seung-ryong) using telekinetic superpowers acquired from meteorite-contaminated springwater to save his daughter … Continue reading
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Tagged Comedy, Ryu Seung-ryong, Seoul Station, Shim Eun-kyung, Superhero Movie, Train to Busan, World Cinema, Yeon Sang-ho
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Review: Isle of Dogs (2018)
ISLE OF DOGS…I…love…dogs. I only just got that. Anyway, I have a confession: I’m a cat person. I value their independence, their intelligence and their lack of need to be subservient to us. Anyway, while I don’t particularly like dogs … Continue reading
