Action… Movie #1 2023: Top Gun: Maverick (2022) 15 Jan 202315 Jan 2023 Hooray! We're finally onto my 2023 First Watches. So what a better way to begin... than with one of the top films of 2022? Sigh. I'm sorry. In my defence…
Art House… Movie #82 2022: The House of the Devil (2009) 24 Oct 202220 Oct 2022 I know what you're thinking: the images used in this review don't exactly scream 2009. And you'd be right - that is actually a huge compliment. If you're also thinking…
Action… Movie #68 2022: Predator (1987) 28 Aug 202225 Aug 2022 Yeah, yeah. I jumped on this bandwagon when I found out that Prey had been released on Disney+ a couple of weeks ago. Truth is, Predator was actually on my…
Classics… Movie #169 2021: Back to the Future Part II (1989) 2 Jul 202121 Jun 2021 Yeeeeah so I liked Back to the Future (Part I) so much that I watched Part II back to back with it. Sequels in general have a reputation of not…
Classics… Movie #168 2021: Back to the Future (1985) 1 Jul 202121 Jun 2021 My girlfriend thought it was genuinely hilarious that I was reviewing Back to the Future (1985) in 2021. I mean, everyone's seen it, right? Well - surprise, surprise - I…
Classics… Movie #159 2021: 3 Men and a Baby (1987) 15 Jun 202113 Jun 2021 You may have realised by now that there are a lot of classic 'popular' movies that I've never seen. This was definitely one of them. 3 Men and a Baby…
Documentary… Movie #96 2021: The Reagan Show (2017) 13 Apr 202128 Mar 2021 Right, listen. I watched this purely because I’m a nerd. No other reason. Alas, I vowed to review every first watch I undertake, and this is no difference. Not interested…
Cerebral… Movie #295 2020: Manhunter (1986) 7 Nov 20206 Nov 2020 Did you know that The Silence of the Lambs was not the first time Hannibal Lector/Lecktor showed up on the big screen? I definitely did not. In fact, unless you're…
Classics… Movie #270 2020: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) 8 Oct 20202 Oct 2020 Remember when I said I'd not seen any John Hughes movies? Well, now I've seen two! But what makes Ferris Bueller's Day Off just about the most iconic teen/coming-of-age story…
Classics… Movie #257 2020: The Breakfast Club (1985) 12 Sep 20208 Sep 2020 You may recall that not long ago, I pledged to watch more classic rom-coms. Don't worry, that's still ongoing. However, it was also brought to my attention that I'd not…
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