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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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This week I watched...(4 - 11 January)

Mismatched grieving, hypothetical futures, confrontations, pursuing perfection and jazz in a coup d'etat. This week I watched... A Real...

This week I watched...(14 - 20 December 2024)

Strippers and Russian Oligarchs, the good and bad Harmony Korines, a Cillian Murphy mastersclass, the lasting effects of colonialism and...

This week I watched...(6 - 13 December 2024)

A collection of vignettes, Angelina Jolie sings opera, confronting tragedy in Canada, and a classic from Franco-era Spain. Here's what I...

This week I watched...(29 November - 6 November)

So here's a new thing I'm doing that will summarise the highlights, lowlights and well, midlights of my movie-watching weeks. Instead of...

Review: Flee (2021)

Right now, I feel that we are in a golden age of documentary filmmaking. Not only are filmmakers consistently finding interesting new...

Review: Little Girl (2021)

For many years, whether intentional or not, film and TV have painted the trans community in overwhelmingly negative ways. Whether they...

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...

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: A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness (2013)

A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness is a peculiar little film. It’s both epic and highly intimate on a spiritual level, spanning over three...

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: 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: 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: 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: 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...

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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