Cerebral… Movie #295 2020: Manhunter (1986) 7 Nov 20206 Nov 2020 Did you know that The Silence of the Lambs was not the first time Hannibal Lector/Lecktor showed up on the big screen? I definitely did not. In fact, unless you're…
Cerebral… Movie #265 2020: The Hand that Rocks the Cradle (1992) 28 Sep 202022 Sep 2020 The Hand that Rocks the Cradle is one of those weird movies that I - along with most - have heard of, but never knew anything about it. It's really…
Cerebral… Movie #259 2020: The Invitation (2015) 16 Sep 202015 Sep 2020 Yikes. Biiiiig yikes. This is one of those thriller type films that makes a sudden right turn and then WHOOPS, you're in cult territory. 'Yikes' is the only word for…
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…
Cerebral… Movie #159 2020: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) 19 May 202015 May 2020 Theme of the week is trilogies, apparently. Off the back of finishing the trio of movies in the Cornetto Trilogy, I begin with a new one. Aptly named 'The Vengeance…
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…
Cerebral… Movie #133 2020: The Game (1997) 6 May 20203 May 2020 Does anyone have a complicated relationship with David Fincher? Let me explain... Everywhere you look, people rave about Fincher like he's the second coming. I personally think he is very…
Action… Movie #120 2020: The Host (2006) 29 Apr 202027 Apr 2020 Oh, Bong Joon-ho. What can't you do? I am literally just waiting for him to make a musical at this point because is there even another genre he's not ticked…
Drama… Movie #118 2020: Insomnia (2002) 28 Apr 202030 Apr 2020 If you know me, then you'll probably know these two facts: Christopher Nolan is one my favourite filmmakers of our generation.Movies that are 98 per cent men generally are not…
Drama… Movie #36 2020: Train to Busan (2016) 7 Mar 20205 Mar 2020 Two words: Fuck. Me. Not gonna lie to you here: I'd never even heard of this movie until this year. And you probably haven't heard of it either unless you're…
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