adventure… Movie #226 2021: A Boy Called Christmas (2021) 11 Dec 20219 Dec 2021 Do you get the same sinking feeling that I do when you hear the words "Sky" and "Original"? Those two words honestly feel like the kiss of death to me.…
Comedy… Movie #203 2021: Just Go With It (2011) 20 Sep 202116 Sep 2021 Picture this: it's a warm Friday evening and I'm sitting comfortably with my partner on a cool, two-seater leather sofa. We have our feet up, each of us sipping our…
Animation… Movie #109 2021: Wreck-It Ralph (2012) 26 Apr 202114 Apr 2021 Wreck-It Ralph is one of those weird movies in that I saw its sequel before I saw the original. Sure, there were a few jokes I didn’t quite understand when…
crime… Movie #94 2021: Time (2020) 11 Apr 202126 Mar 2021 Phew. When I watched this, I had no idea that it would become part of the Oscars conversation or that it would indeed be nominated. Rather, I was simply looking…
Drama… Movie #92 2021: There Will Be Blood (2007) 9 Apr 202123 Mar 2021 Upon reading the synopsis to this movie, I can’t say I was very interested in it. I mean, it’s basically a film about a family oil drilling business, which could…
Action… Movie #91 2021: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) 8 Apr 202116 Apr 2021 I told you I enjoyed the first film, didn’t I? That’s right, I watched the first two movies in this trilogy back to back and it was worth every second.…
Animation… Movie #299 2020: Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) 10 Nov 202011 Nov 2020 You know when a movie just takes you completely by surprise? I recorded Kubo and the Two Strings on a whim because I saw it was on Film4. What I…
Animation… Movie #288 2020: Abominable (2019) 2 Nov 202027 Oct 2020 Last year, I watched the poorly received Smallfoot; an animated funfest about a human meeting a yeti. Though many saw it as flawed, my girlfriend and I absolutely loved it...…
Comedy… Movie #251 2020: Good Boys (2019) 31 Aug 202018 Aug 2020 Coming of age movies are really making a comeback recently. Weirdly, you'll notice that the majority of them are catered more towards young girls. (Lady Bird, The Edge of Seventeen,…
Classics… Movie #223 2020: While You Were Sleeping (1995) 20 Jun 202018 Jun 2020 While You Were Sleeping? Really? What a bloody awful title for a rom-com. It sounds like some sinister, stalker Kubrick movie. Honestly, it sounds like Eyes Wide Shut. Once you…
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