christmas… Movie #99 2022: Spirited (2022) 7 Jan 20233 Jan 2023 Well, here we (finally) have it. The last of my First Watches of 2022. Is it mildly irritating that I only got to 99 films and not a well-rounded 100?…
Action… Movie #209 2021: Free Guy (2021) 22 Oct 202120 Oct 2021 In the midst of COVID, something great actually came out of it all: the turnaround for movies from cinema to streaming has sped all the way up. Of course, I…
Action… Movie #148 2021: Deadpool 2 (2018) 4 Jun 20212 Jun 2021 In an attempt to cleanse my palate of the steaming pile of shit that was DC's Suicide Squad, I went back to old faithful: Marvel. Part of the X-Men franchise…
Animation… Movie #69 2021: The Croods: A New Age (2020) 17 Mar 202126 Feb 2021 Seeing as there were some extremely brilliant animated films last year, I was surprised to see that the sequel to The Croods had been nominated at the Golden Globes. After…
Animation… Movie #63 2021: The Croods (2013) 11 Mar 202123 Feb 2021 Let’s be real here: I only put myself through this in order to see The Croods 2: A New Age before the Golden Globes... and my God, it’s never taken…
Action… Movie #56 2021: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) 4 Mar 202118 Feb 2021 Why? I was really out here quite enjoying the X-Men franchise, and then you hit me with this? I can think of nothing to say except sbiwehfiwepgvnrbojeoh. X-Men Origins: Wolverine…
Cerebral… Movie #250 2020: Buried (2010) 29 Aug 202018 Aug 2020 So this is it. My 250th 'first watch' movie of 2020. You may already know that I originally aimed for 100 movies this year, and then I upped my target…
Comedy… Movie #239 2020: The Proposal (2009) 28 Jul 202025 Jul 2020 No matter how famous he gets, I'm never going to believe that Ryan Reynolds could pull Sandra Bullock. Never. It's just never gonna happen. But I digress... Let me tell…
Action… Movie #231 2020: The Nice Guys (2016) 5 Jul 20201 Jul 2020 Comedy! Without romance! Yes, it's time to break out of the Richard Curtis cycle... for now. The Nice Guys is a 2016 private detective action comedy from director Shane Black…
Comedy… Movie #198 2020: Definitely, Maybe (2008) 8 Jun 20206 Jun 2020 You know those movies that you finish and then just think 'there is no reason for this movie to exist?' That's Definitely, Maybe. Based around the story of single father,…
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