Action… Movie #4 2023: The Northman (2022) 22 Jan 202319 Jan 2023 God, Anya Taylor-Joy really is in every fuckin' movie right now, isn't she? I'm not saying that's a bad thing, I just think it's worth noting that she's literally everywhere…
Biographical… Movie #12 2022: JFK (1991) 8 Feb 20226 Feb 2022 Blimey. I was speechless by the end of this one. It's actually quite surprising that the title of this movie is JFK, since it all takes place after he was…
Documentary… Movie #212 2021: Year of the Scab (2017) 29 Oct 202129 Oct 2021 Yeah so I stepped away from Halloween for a hot sec, so what? Just breaking it up a little, you know? Now the NFL season is in full swing, I…
Awards Season… Movie #79 2021: Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) 27 Mar 20214 Mar 2021 When Daniel Kaluuya won his Golden Globe for Judas and the Black Messiah, my girlfriend and I cheered the house down because he so deserved it. Weirdly though, it wasn’t…
Action… Movie #52 2021: National Treasure (2004) 27 Feb 202115 Feb 2021 At only 16 years old, it feels like this movie is somewhat of a cult classic already. I have no recollection at all of National Treasure being released in cinemas…
Documentary… Movie #38 2021: The Final Year (2017) 13 Feb 20213 Feb 2021 Documentary time! (Documentaries are lowkey one of my favourite genres because I’m a slut for non-fiction both in movies and in books. It just so happens that US Politics is…
Drama… Movie #18 2021: One Night In Miami… (2020) 24 Jan 202118 Jan 2021 I don’t know what I expected from this. Regina King is deservedly one of my favourite actresses of the last decade, so clearly I had high hopes for it. Was…
Animation… Movie #253 2020: The Prince of Egypt (1998) 4 Sep 202029 Aug 2020 1998. That sweet spot when big names realised there was actually some merit to lending their voices to animated movies. Sure, there were a few others before then (of course…
Action… Movie #248 2020: The Old Guard (2020) 24 Aug 202010 Aug 2020 The Old Guard has come barraged with negative, harsh criticism since it came crashing straight to Netflix during the pandemic. And I'm here to defend it. No, I'm not kidding.…
Drama… Movie #200 2020: Selma (2014) 9 Jun 20209 Jun 2020 I have to start this review with this: This 👏🏻 should 👏🏻 not 👏🏻 be 👏🏻 happening 👏🏻 today. It's maddening and anger-inducing that this sort of thing is what…
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