Cerebral… Movie #55 2022: Last Night in Soho (2021) 30 Jun 202230 Jun 2022 When you think of Edgar Wright, horror isn't quite the first thing that comes to mind. Horror comedy, maybe (Shaun of the Dead, of course), but not straight up horror…
Action… Movie #50 2022: Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) 26 May 202226 May 2022 Do you see how many genres I've had to categorise this movie into? Truth is, it's a little bit of everything. In fact, all the best movies contain elements of…
Action… Movie #39 2022: Good Time (2017) 16 Apr 202211 Apr 2022 YESSSS. After a few clunkers, it feels great to finally see a film of some real substance. Directed by superstar director brothers Josh and Benny Safdie, you'd expect no less,…
Awards Season… Movie #35 2022: Drive My Car (2021) 8 Apr 20224 Apr 2022 Drive My Car is a tough one for me to review. There's a lot going on within it... but also seemingly very little? In fact, I'm not entirely sure what…
Art House… Movie #20 2022: Petite Maman (2021) 1 Mar 202219 Feb 2022 Ahhhh, that's better. After a slew of 3 Q films, I've finally come across something exceptional. Of course, I'd expect no less of Céline Sciamma, who completely floored me when…
Biographical… Movie #12 2022: JFK (1991) 8 Feb 20226 Feb 2022 Blimey. I was speechless by the end of this one. It's actually quite surprising that the title of this movie is JFK, since it all takes place after he was…
Awards Season… Movie #1 2022: The Lost Daughter (2021) 3 Jan 2022 Well, here we are again... Happy New Year! Back to movie #1. This is officially the third year I've been writing here, and to be honest, I'm still not fussed…
Cerebral… Movie #216 2021: The Wailing (2016) 6 Nov 20216 Nov 2021 Everyone's obsessed with Squid Game, aren't they? Don't know if you've noticed. I get it: it's pretty good. But something tells me that most of the people who are really…
Cerebral… Movie #213 2021: What Lies Beneath (2000) 31 Oct 202129 Oct 2021 Happy Halloween! On the day itself, it's only fair that I review a spooky film. Although What Lies Beneath isn't exactly out-and-out horror per se, there are definitely some horror…
Cerebral… Movie #202 2021: Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) 18 Sep 202116 Sep 2021 Sometimes, I have no interest in watching a film whatsoever. And then these pesky directors cast Sarah Paulson and Elizabeth Olsen in leading roles so I have no choice. How…
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