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Movie reviews, lists and the occasional discussions over movies, TV, music and the odd video game.

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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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...

Review: The Climb (2019)

We have been blessed with many great onscreen bromances - Maverick and Iceman, Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar, Butch Cassidy and The...

Review: Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (2020)

Original Review Date: 7 October 2020 What makes a documentary a documentary? Is it on the basis that what is being documented and...

Review: Time (2020)

Original Review Date: 20 October 2020 2020 has been challenging to say the least. Right now, more than ever, we have been finding ways to...

Review: Dogs Don't Wear Pants (2019)

Original Review Date: 2 September 2020 Dogs Don’t Wear Pants (2019) is a film that is as brilliantly odd as its title suggests, yet it is...

Review: Boys State (2020)

Original Review Date: 18 August 2020 Boys State (2020) is a documentary that takes place in Texas where an exercise in local and...

Classics Review: Hoop Dreams (1994)

Original Review Date: 22 July 2020 Arthur Agee and William Gates were young inner-city kids from Chicago filled with dreams and...

Review: The Last of Us Part II (2020)

Original Review Date: 22 June 2020 I don’t normally talk about video games, but I have to discuss what I just experienced with The Last...

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