Cerebral… Movie #141 2020: First Reformed (2017) 10 May 20207 May 2020 First Reformed stands alongside various other pieces of multimedia in alluding to the horrendous Catholic Church scandal that plagued the Western world. (See my review of Spotlight as an example).…
Action… Movie #139 2020: Enemy of the State (1998) 9 May 20206 May 2020 The late nineties are rightly renowned for some brilliant movies. Although Enemy of the State doesn't quite reach the heights of 'movie masterpiece', I still had an absolute blast with…
Cerebral… Movie #133 2020: The Game (1997) 6 May 20203 May 2020 Does anyone have a complicated relationship with David Fincher? Let me explain... Everywhere you look, people rave about Fincher like he's the second coming. I personally think he is very…
Cerebral… Movie #130 2020: The Conversation (1974) 4 May 20202 May 2020 Finding 'classics' to watch that will broaden your knowledge of film is difficult sometimes. I get that. What if you find it boring? What if you don't love it as…
Art House… Movie #126 2020: High Life (2018) 2 May 202030 Apr 2020 Back to the immersion into MUBI now, with a high concept, science fiction space horror from director Claire Denis. High Life tells the gripping tale of a group of death…
Cerebral… Movie #100 2020: Circle (2015) 19 Apr 202016 Apr 2020 As you may or may not know, when I began writing The Quayside Review, my target was to watch 100 movies across the course of 2020. Well, here we are,…
Cerebral… Movie #98 2020: Vivarium (2019) 18 Apr 202015 Apr 2020 Excuse me... but what the fuck? A very original concept, Vivarium is the story of a young couple who are attempting to buy their first home. Sounds boring as shit.…
Cerebral… Movie #96 2020: The Invisible Man (2020) 17 Apr 202014 Apr 2020 Say what you want about Scientology; Elisabeth Moss is an absolute powerhouse. With her past ventures including dystopian, chilling dramas such as The Handmaid's Tale, Mad Men, and Jordan Peele's…
Art House… Movie #90 2020: The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) 14 Apr 202012 Apr 2020 For starters: Wow, Lanthimos. U ok hun? This movie is equally disturbing as it is meaningful. Unfortunately, I'm not smart enough to fully understand what that meaning is. However, there…
Cerebral… Movie #88 2020: The Platform (2019) 13 Apr 202011 Apr 2020 You may or may not know that I watch quite a lot of Asian cinema. Well, it's time to switch it up a little! I've travelled back to Europe, to…
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