Action… Movie #249 2020: Insurgent (2015) 27 Aug 202013 Aug 2020 Back we go now to the fabled trilogy. You'll recall that I wasn't exactly overwhelmed by the first film in the Divergent series and it was nothing but average. So,…
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.…
Comedy Movie #247 2020: Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016) 21 Aug 202010 Aug 2020 Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates. Is it just me, or do movies with titles that describes exactly what it says on the tin always end up being either average…
Drama… Movie #246 2020: Coach Carter (2005) 18 Aug 202010 Aug 2020 I will not rest until I’ve seen every sports movie that exists. Yeah so they all have a similar sort of plot and the old “teamwork makes the dream work”…
Action… Movie #245 2020: Divergent (2014) 15 Aug 20204 Aug 2020 Ah, the Young Adult novel series turned movie series craze. Remember that? I mean, it turned out pretty well for The Hunger Games so why not make this similarly post-apocalyptic,…
Comedy… Movie #244 2020: My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997) 12 Aug 20204 Aug 2020 As far as forgettable rom-coms go, this one isn't half best! My Best Friend's Wedding is the glaringly nineties classic that stars the ever popular Julia Roberts as bitchy, brash…
Drama… Movie #243 2020: Hamilton (2020) 9 Aug 20202 Aug 2020 Phew. Where to start?! Unless you've been living under a rock the size of the Taj Mahal for the past two years, you've heard of Hamilton. Though you may not…
Animation… Movie #242 2020: Frozen II (2019) 6 Aug 202030 Jul 2020 Onto a sequel that people (many of them small people) actually wanted now... Frozen II is pretty self explanatory to be honest. I mean, at this point, who hasn't seen…
Comedy… Movie #241 2020: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) 3 Aug 202027 Jul 2020 The thing about sequels is that they're rarely necessary (the obvious aside, e.g. The Godfather 2.) Saying that, even some of the unnecessary ones are brilliant (e.g. Toy Story 2.)…
Comedy… Movie #240 2020: Dating Amber (2020) 31 Jul 202025 Jul 2020 Don't you just love that there are still new movies coming out even though (the majority of) cinemas are still closed? Don't you just love it when those movies are…
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