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Film review – Jurassic World: Dominion
The third Jurassic World film has now come out, and despite critics and reactions on social media being generally negative, I felt I should still go and see it to form my own opinion. And…yes, the consensus is correct with … Continue reading
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Film review – Top Gun: Maverick
The original Top Gun holds a special place in my heart; it’s the first film that I can remember truly falling in love with. Whenever my dad upgraded the sound system on our TV, this is the film he would … Continue reading
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Tagged film review, Maverick, Tom Cruise, Top Gun, Top Gun: Maverick
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Film review – Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
The Fantastic Beasts film series has not exactly been a success, at least as far as critical reception goes. The first film, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, was merely mediocre; the second, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, … Continue reading
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Film review: The Batman
With continuity in the DC Extended Universe having become so messy that it’s difficult to keep track, Matt Reeves’s new film The Batman keeps things refreshingly simple by steering clear of any connections to the DCEU and – for now, … Continue reading
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Tagged Batman, Colin Farrell, film review, Jeffrey Wright, Paul Dano, Riddler, Robert Pattinson, superhero films, The Batman, Zoe Kravitz
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Back to the Cinema
There have been plenty of advantages to lockdown measures being relaxed this year, and one of them is that cinemas are open again for the release of new films. Sadly, Top Gun: Maverick has been pushed back again to next … Continue reading
Film review: Ammonite
Well, I certainly hadn’t expected that by mid-October, I would have seen a grand total of six films at the cinema. I’m not even sure I’ll see another one this year: new releases continue to be put back, and my … Continue reading
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Tagged Ammonite, film review, Kate Winslet, Lyme Regis, palaeontology, Saoirse Ronan
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Film review: Tenet
The last time I went to the cinema was when I saw Parasite on 17th February. The following month, the Covid-19 lockdown forced the closure of cinemas nationwide, and almost all of the big releases planned for the summer – … Continue reading
Film review: Birds of Prey
2016’s Suicide Squad was not a very good film – but one thing that many people did like about it was Margot Robbie’s performance as Harley Quinn. So to Warner Bros executives, bringing back Robbie for a film with Harley … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds of Prey, Ewan McGregor, film review, Harley Quinn, Margot Robbie
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Film review: A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood
Growing up in the UK, I didn’t get to watch Mister Rogers’ Neighbourhood – all I really knew of Fred Rogers was the occasional reference to him on other American TV shows. I learned a lot more about him more … Continue reading
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Tagged A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood, film review, Fred Rogers, Tom Hanks
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Film review: 1917
My first cinema visit of 2020 has been 1917, directed by Sam Mendes. Beginning on 6th April 1917 in WW1 France, we follow British soldiers Will Schofield (George MacKay) and Tom Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) as they are given an urgent … Continue reading