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A place where I talk about films, TV and other stuff I like. Remember, it's like, just my opinion, man.

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My 100 Favourite Films of 2020 (25-1)

So here it is, the final list. I know there will be controversial choices as well as their order in the countdown, but as previously...

My 100 Favourite Films of 2020 (50-26)

We're back again with part 3 of the big countdown...and off we go... 50. Onward Director: Dan Scanlon Genre: Animation/Adventure/Comedy/F...

My 100 Favourite Films of 2020 (75-51)

And we are back... 75. Father Soldier Son Directors: Leslye Davis, Catrin Einhorn Genre: Documentary Length: 1 Hour 39 Minutes Country:...

My 100 Favourite Films of 2020 (100-76)

In spite of a pandemic, 2020 still saw a large amount of great films coming to the fore. Comments of "wErE tHeRe EvEn 100 FiLmS rElEaSeD...

Review: Notturno (2021)

Notturno starts off with a bit of context. We are briefly told how the modern conflicts and problems in The Middle East came about....

Review: The Little Things (2021)

Filmmaker John Lee Hancock wrote the first draft of The Little Things way back in 1993, originally writing it for Spielberg to direct...

Review: Saint Maud (2020)

For a while, a large majority of the horror genre went through a bit of a lul-phase. An endless wave flooded our peripheral with sexy...

Review: Identifying Features (2021)

There’s a quiet devastation that lingers beneath the surface of Identifying Features. It softly rumbles, dislodging the dirt and sand...

Review: Heroes Don't Die (2020)

A mockumentary is a fictionalized narrative in the guise of a fake documentary setting, often used as a great output for satire. When...

Review: 76 Days (2020)

2020 was filled with films and TV shows that allowed us to escape the confines of lockdowns and other restrictions all thanks to the...

Review: Some Kind of Heaven (2021)

Florida’s retiree population is huge. In a 2018 census, an estimated 4.9 million people are retirees, and in The Villages, America’s...

Review: Stardust (2020)

Stardust follows David Bowie’s US tour of his third album The Man Who Sold the World, and how it supposedly led to him reinventing...

Review: One Night In Miami (2020)

One Night In Miami is a fictional account of a real night - four iconic African American figures meet, discuss and challenge their parts...

Review: News of the World (2020)

News of the World is a film I really wanted to like, nay, love. It had the makings of something really great. A great lead, a great...

Review: Polytechnique (2009)

On December 6th, 1989, a gunman entered an engineering class at the École Polytechnique. He singled out the nine women in a classroom and...

Review: Il Mio Corpo (2020)

Oscar is a Sicilian native who spends his days under the hot Sicilian sun, scouring the landscape for scrap metal with his brother and...

Review: A Thousand Cuts (2020)

Modern Populism has given rise to some of the most dangerous politicians in the current political climate. These individuals sought to...

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