Classics… Movie #236 2020: Halloweentown (1998) 19 Jul 202015 Jul 2020 Some movies just feel like a warm hug and a big mug of hot chocolate, don't they? One might argue that Halloweentown is one of those movies. Set primarily in…
Action… Movie #235 2020: Labyrinth (1986) 16 Jul 202015 Jul 2020 Before we get on with Labyrinth, a.k.a. 'David Bowie's Crotch: The Movie', here's how it's gonna work round here from now on. With lockdown restrictions being gradually relaxed in the…
Action… Movie #233 2020: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) 9 Jul 20206 Jul 2020 I'll start this off with a disclaimer: I'm not a massive Lord of the Rings fan. I appreciate how masterfully made they are - that's indisputable. But for my tastes?…
Comedy… Movie #230 2020: About Time (2013) 3 Jul 20201 Jul 2020 Yeah, I know what you're thinking: ''What is this? Richard Curtis week?'' Well, the answer is an inadvertent yes. Am I sorry? No. The only movie of his I'd seen…
Action… Movie #214 2020: Artemis Fowl (2020) 16 Jun 202015 Jun 2020 Oh boy. Where to start with this one? Artemis Fowl is the long awaited Disney feature length movie, directed by Kenneth Branagh. Based on the series of fantasy novels of…
Drama… Movie #212 2020: Sleepy Hollow (1999) 15 Jun 202013 Jun 2020 Remember when Tim Burton and Johnny Depp made decent movies together? No? Let me help you. Sleepy Hollow is Burton's 1999 jaunt, based off the Washington Irving short story of…
Action… Movie #204 2020: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) 11 Jun 20209 Jun 2020 Who doesn't love dinosaurs? Anyone who grew up with Jurassic Park in their life has a special place for them in their heart, and that's a fact. So how does…
Animation… Movie #192 2020: ParaNorman (2012) 5 Jun 20203 Jun 2020 From the animation studio who brought you Missing Link and Coraline comes ParaNorman, a sci-fi, fantasy children's animated thriller... oh, and there's some comedy too. Basically, Laika Studios look like…
Action… Movie #179 2020: Ready Player One (2018) 29 May 202026 May 2020 Based on the book of the same name, Steven Spielberg scooped up the rights to Ready Player One and flipped it on its head. I say this as, although I've…
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…
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