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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: Gunda (2021)

Gunda wants to challenge your perception of the animals that most commonly feed us. It doesn't want to be a piece of vegan propaganda...

Review: The Power (2021)

The Power has a set-up that signals its massive potential in being a classic horror in the making. It has tough themes and topics set...

Review: Mortal Kombat (2021)

Yes, Mortal Kombat is better than the atrocities of the 90s live-action films, but it’s still not very good. I will admit, I am not 100%...

Review: Shiva Baby (2021)

The close-knit and constant inside joke-ness of Jewish communities and traditions are a gold mine for comedic and personal insight....

Review: Violation (2021)

TRIGGER WARNING: RAPE Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater plays over a blurry shot slowly coming into focus. The title Violation appears with the...

Review: Nobody (2021)

Nobody, a film penned by John Wick creator and writer Derek Kolstad, manages to subvert the try-hard attitude of that franchise and...

Review: The Father (2021)

Few films break me these days quite like The Father did. It devastates and frightens in equal measure, offering an entirely new and...

Review: Come True (2021)

Anthony Scott Burns' second feature-length is a sci-fi horror that blends deep internal fears with the dangers (and benefits) of...

Review: Beginning (2021)

Beginning is a slow burner, a tragedy of biblical proportions as we follow a woman grappling with the ideals of her faith, community,...

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...

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