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WELCOME TO POORLY WRITTEN MUSINGS

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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Classics Review: Fires on the Plain (1959)

War is hell. But before Vietnam, most films wouldn’t really portray it as a complete and true vision of hell – a place where redemption...

Classics Review: The Thing (1982)

Every time I rewatch The Thing, I think I have it figured out, knowing all the tricks it has up its sleeve as it readies itself to...

Classics Review: Funeral Parade of Roses (1969)

The 60s had some of the most radically charged works in cinema. Although a lot of people attribute the 70s to being the decade that...

Classics Review: Mädchen in Uniform (1931)

Mädchen in Uniform is a film that creates and bends its own rules. It’s a film that is not only a groundbreaking piece of queer cinema,...

Classics Review: Dark Days (2000)

Dark Days follows a close-knit homeless community who have managed to make the most of an abandoned Amtrak tunnel underneath the hustle...

Classics Review: Tokyo Story (1953)

Japan has an incredibly rich film history, with some of the all-time greats of the craft hailing from The Land of the Rising Sun....

Classics Review: The Player (1992)

The Player marked a blistering return to form for cinematic titan Robert Altman, reminding people why he was and still is one of the most...

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...

Classics Review: Paris is Burning (1990)

Original Review Date: 11 June 2020 Seeing as it is Pride Month, I think it’s a good time to talk a little about one of my favourite...

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