crime… Movie #198 2021: Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes (2021) 4 Sep 20213 Sep 2021 Isn't it fascinating how we're all so invested in true crime documentaries? The way Netflix churns them out every month or so just shows you how obsessed we are with…
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…
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