Horror… Movie #47 2022: Candyman (2021) 11 May 20229 May 2022 Ah yes, yet another decent movie that was swallowed up by the pandemic. Unfortunately, Candyman is a film that would probably have been surrounded by a lot more attention and…
politics… Movie #127 2021: State of Play (2009) 14 May 20215 May 2021 Yes, I accidentally watched two Kevin Macdonald movies in a row, but Good Lord, they could not be further apart in terms of quality and entertainment value. Once again, I…
Documentary… Movie #7 2021: Get Me Roger Stone (2017) 13 Jan 20217 Jan 2021 This is terrifying. Get Me Roger Stone is a political documentary that was commissioned by Netflix in 2017, shortly after the election of a certain Donald. Rather than focusing on…
Drama… Movie #205 2020: Fruitvale Station (2013) 11 Jun 20209 Jun 2020 Perhaps one of the lesser known films regarding police brutality due to its low budget and indie status is Ryan Coogler's Fruitvale Station. Before you ask: yes, that's the guy…
Drama Movie #203 2020: The Hate U Give (2018) 10 Jun 20207 Oct 2020 If there was one movie that could completely summarise what is going on in the world currently, this would be it. Honestly, it's almost a carbon copy of the events…
Documentary… Movie #195 2020: Knock Down the House (2019) 6 Jun 20204 Jun 2020 Now for something that isn't explicitly linked to the Black Lives Matter protests, but something that is absolutely relevant when you connect the dots. Knock Down the House is the…
Comedy… Movie #187 2020: In the Loop (2009) 2 Jun 202030 May 2020 Politics and comedy? Sounds like exactly my cup of tea. In The Loop is a 2009 documentary-style comedy feature from the legend who is Armando Iannucci. With a focus on…
Classics… Movie #147 2020: A Few Good Men (1992) 13 May 20209 May 2020 There are a few quotes in movies that almost everyone has heard. This movie has one of them. In a climactic courtroom scene, Jack Nicholson's Colonel Jessop is at a…
Action… Movie #139 2020: Enemy of the State (1998) 9 May 20206 May 2020 The late nineties are rightly renowned for some brilliant movies. Although Enemy of the State doesn't quite reach the heights of 'movie masterpiece', I still had an absolute blast with…
Documentary… Movie #135 2020: Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018) 7 May 202019 May 2020 Michael Moore is one of those documentary filmmakers who doesn't take himself too seriously, and for that, he causes a lot of controversy. For instance, instead of just presenting cold,…
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