Cerebral… Movie #160 2020: Match Point (2005) 19 May 202015 May 2020 Imagine me thinking that this was a movie about tennis. I mean it, I basically thought this was basically another Wimbledon (2004), except with Scarlett Johansson instead of the woman…
Cerebral… Movie #159 2020: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) 19 May 202015 May 2020 Theme of the week is trilogies, apparently. Off the back of finishing the trio of movies in the Cornetto Trilogy, I begin with a new one. Aptly named 'The Vengeance…
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…
Classics… Movie #128 2020: Fargo (1996) 3 May 20201 May 2020 Fargo is one of those movies that people look back on fondly, so is it worth the praise it gets? Yes and no, I'd say. At the opening of Fargo,…
Action… Movie #120 2020: The Host (2006) 29 Apr 202027 Apr 2020 Oh, Bong Joon-ho. What can't you do? I am literally just waiting for him to make a musical at this point because is there even another genre he's not ticked…
Art House… Movie #119 2020: Bacurau (2019) 29 Apr 202026 Apr 2020 Remember in my review of Secretary when I told you all about my MUBI subscription? Well, whilst I enjoyed Secretary enough, I was not prepared for how much I would…
Drama… Movie #118 2020: Insomnia (2002) 28 Apr 202030 Apr 2020 If you know me, then you'll probably know these two facts: Christopher Nolan is one my favourite filmmakers of our generation.Movies that are 98 per cent men generally are not…
Action… Movie #117 2020: Ready or Not (2019) 28 Apr 202028 Apr 2020 Ready or Not is a force within itself. This is a movie that I waited longer than I wanted to to see, and it gave me more than I actually…
Drama… Movie #104 2020: Contagion (2011) 21 Apr 202018 Apr 2020 A movie about a deadly zoonotic virus that is plaguing the globe and spreading like wildfire? Hmm, can't think why that would have made a sudden resurgence... WARNING: There are…
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