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Review: Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Eleven years ago the Marvel Cinematic Universe was born when Nick Fury turned up at Tony Stark’s house to talk to him about the Avengers Initiative. It’s been a long road to this point, but much like the three-hour AVENGERS: … Continue reading
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Tagged Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War, Brie Larson, Captain America: Civil War, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Christopher Marcus, Jeremy Renner, Josh Brolin, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel, Paul Rudd, Robert Downey Jr, Russo Brothers, Scarlett Johansson, Stephen McFeely
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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: Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
What a mind-boggling juggling act this is. So many characters, powers, locations, histories and they all have to be brought together in a coherent, entertaining and emotionally satisfying way after ten years worth of setup. An lo and behold, the … Continue reading
Review: Hail, Caesar! (2016)
The problem when you have a really good run is that even the slightest stumble becomes very noticeable. Over the last decade NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, A SERIOUS MAN and especially INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS made you forget that these … Continue reading
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Tagged A Serious Man, Alden Ehrenreich, Bob Hoskins, Channing Tatum, Charlton Heston, Comedy, Eddie Mannix, Film, Film noir, Gene Kelly, George Clooney, Hail Caesar!, Hollywoodland, Inside Llewyn Davis, Josh Brolin, Movies, No Country for Old Men, Ralph Fiennes, Richard Burton, Roger Deakins, Singin' in the Rain, The Coen Brothers, The Ladykillers, The Majestic, Trumbo
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Review: Sicario (2015)
In case you were wondering, SICARIO opens with a card establishing that the term is derived from a Roman slur for violent Hebrew zealots and translates as “hitman” from Spanish. These dual definitions hint at two of the many … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Benicio del Toro, Daniel Kaluuya, Denis Villeneuve, Drama, Emily Blunt, Film, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Jon Bernthal, Josh Brolin, Movies, Sicario, Thriller
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Review: Inherent Vice (2014)
Usually, a film’s plot or lack thereof is something I can rant on for hours about. Usually, if the plot doesn’t work, the film doesn’t work. That said, this is not a usual film, and I can say with absolute … Continue reading
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Tagged Benicio del Toro, Black Comedy, Comedy, Drama, Elliot Gould, Film, Film noir, Inherent Vice, Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Katherine Waterston, Movies, Owen Wilson, Paul Thomas Anderson, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Altman, The Big Lebowski, The Coen Brothers, The Long Goodbye, The Master
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A Few Thoughts More: Avengers: Age of Ultron
The following contains spoilers for AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON. I’ve seen Marvel’s second super-team-up a few times now, and my initial reaction (it’s alright, I guess…) remains much the same. Let’s get into a few more things I picked up … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Feature, Film Review
Tagged Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Blockbuster, Captain America: Civil War, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Claudia Kim, Elizabeth Olsen, Film, Gwyneth Paltrow, J-Horror, James Spader, Josh Brolin, Joss Whedon, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel, Movies, Natalie Portman, Paul Bettany, Robert Downey Jr, Superhero Movie, The Avengers, The Avengers: Age of Ultron
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SSP Thinks Film 
This does put a smile on my face…
There’s a palpable crackle in the atmosphere, enough to make a teenager’s Spidey-sense kick in. That can only mean one thing: Marvel have given us an early Christmas present with the first trailer for next year’s AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR. So … Continue reading →