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Awards Season…

Movie #126 2021: The Mauritanian (2021)

13 May 20214 May 2021
Most people were extremely 'meh' in their reactions to The Mauritanian, so I completely expected to feel similarly about it. Weirdly, it seems as though I enjoyed this movie much…
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Movie #58 2021: Hillbilly Elegy (2020)

6 Mar 202119 Feb 2021
Hillbilly Elegy has received quite a lot of criticism since its arrival on Netflix, so I thought I’d give it a go. Do I understand the hate for it after…
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Movie #3 2021: Carlito’s Way (1993)

9 Jan 20215 Jan 2021
One day, I will have watched every single Al Pacino film. There's no secret that he's one of my favourite actors of all time, and I gain yet another knot…
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Movie #205 2020: Fruitvale Station (2013)

11 Jun 20209 Jun 2020
Perhaps one of the lesser known films regarding police brutality due to its low budget and indie status is Ryan Coogler's Fruitvale Station. Before you ask: yes, that's the guy…
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Movie #154 2020: Hidden Figures (2016)

16 May 202012 May 2020
This is one of those movies that I really wanted to see when it came out, but not enough to force myself to get off my arse and go to…
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Movie #121 2020: The Untouchables (1987)

30 Apr 202027 Apr 2020
Here's the deal. I'm obsessed with Robert de Niro and I'm obsessed with Al Pacino, and I feel bad for neglecting them so much. Prior to this, I'd only seen…
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