Art House… Movie #13 2023: TÁR (2022) 28 Feb 202327 Feb 2023 Some loved it, some hated it. I'm actually going to side with the former on this occasion in that Tár is probably one of my favourite 'First Watches' of the…
Food & Drink Restaurant Review: Six by Nico (Manchester, UK) 3 Nov 20221 Nov 2022 Picture the scene: Halloween night, 7pm. Of course, since we had plans and live in Manchester, it was absolutely hammering it down with rain. And I don't just mean a…
Comedy… Musical Review: Mrs. Doubtfire (Opera House, Manchester, UK) 3 Oct 20223 Oct 2022 When I heard that the lovely Opera House in Manchester would be hosting (what is rumoured to be) a pre-West End run of Mrs. Doubtfire this year, I have to…
adventure… Movie #7 2022: Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022) 21 Jan 202219 Jan 2022 Listen, sometimes I really do try to give other animation studios a chance. Disney and Pixar are the giants, with Studio Ghibli (and arguably now Cartoon Saloon) rounding up the…
Comedy… Movie #201 2021: Shiva Baby (2020) 16 Sep 202116 Sep 2021 Hey, you. Support female filmmakers. I mean... Support filmmakers in general, but female filmmakers need that extra support. We all know that Hollywood has been dominated by the same white…
Comedy… Movie #180 2021: Bo Burnham: Inside (2021) 13 Jul 202112 Jul 2021 Let it be known: I'm firmly against any sort of movie or TV show about the pandemic. I just don't want it. I don't need to see it. It's unnecessary…
Comedy… Movie #178 2021: Thank You For Smoking (2005) 11 Jul 20218 Jul 2021 You know when Disney+ added the Star channel to their streaming service? Like many film fanatics, I immediately made a watchlist out of the plethora of new movies they added.…
Action… Movie #201 2020: Kick-Ass (2010) 9 Jun 20207 Jun 2020 A breather! Time for some escapism now (briefly), with 2010's blockbuster Kick-Ass; the superhero movie that no one saw coming. Chiefly, the plot entails average white boy nerd Dave Lizewski…
Documentary… Movie #196 2020: Fittest On Earth (The Story of the 2015 Reebok CrossFit Games) (2016) 7 Jun 20205 Jun 2020 In this day and age - especially with gyms being closed and people being stuck inside their own houses baking cakes for hours every day - we all need a…
Cerebral… Movie #183 2020: Cube (1997) 31 May 202028 May 2020 You know the sadistic joy you get from watching movies like Saw and Scream? That's exactly what this movie is. With very little context, Cube begins with a group of…
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