Action… Movie #197: Hellboy (2004) 2 Sep 20212 Sep 2021 Remember when I said I'd been challenged to watch every superhero movie ever made? Well, I'm not sure you can actually class Hellboy as a 'superhero' movie, per se. It's…
Drama… Movie #196 2021: The Craft: Legacy (2020) 30 Aug 202126 Aug 2021 Much like the majority of sequels, The Craft: Legacy got absolutely slated when it arrived on our screens last year. 1996's The Craft has such a huge cult following, with…
Comedy… Movie #195 2021: While We’re Young (2014) 28 Aug 202123 Aug 2021 It's been some time since I got stuck into a Noah Baumbach film. In fact, it's been over a year, which is actually quite strange for me because I've been…
Horror… Movie #194 2021: Don’t Breathe (2016) 26 Aug 202120 Aug 2021 Isn't it a good surprise when a film presents as one thing but ends up being another? With Don't Breathe, everything about the promotional pictures and trailers says 'horror', right?…
Comedy… Movie #193 2021: A Simple Favor (2018) 24 Aug 202117 Aug 2021 Now this... This is right up my street. Black comedy, mystery, plot twists, femme fatales, murder, thriller; these are all elements of A Simple Favor that made it so appealing…
Comedy Movie #192 2021: Horrible Bosses (2011) 22 Aug 202117 Aug 2021 Firstly, let me apologise for the fact that K*vin Sp*cey is in this movie. Thankfully, his presence isn't actually as constant as the promotional material suggests, so things could be…
Animation… Movie #191 2021: The Lego Movie (2014) 20 Aug 202111 Aug 2021 I don't know what possessed me to watch this. Last year, I watched The Lego Batman Movie and I enjoyed it. It was fun. It made me laugh. But have…
Animation… Movie #190 2021: Mary and the Witch’s Flower (2017) 18 Aug 202111 Aug 2021 Like so many other fans of Studio Ghibli, I was disheartened and upset to hear that their latest movie, Earwig and the Witch, had been almost universally panned by critics.…
Horror… Movie #189 2021: Candyman (1992) 16 Aug 202116 Aug 2021 Did you know that arguably the biggest name in modern horror, Jordan Peele, had written the screenplay for a new movie based on this 1992 classic? Did you know that…
Cerebral… Movie #188 2021: Hannah Gadsby: Nanette (2018) 14 Aug 202111 Aug 2021 YES, OKAY, I KNOW! It’s taken me 3 years to actually watch this. In fact, I’m probably the last gay on earth to see it so I guess it’s about time.…
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