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I don’t THINK I watched these back-to-back, but maybe I did? Hmm. I finished this in awe of Uma Thurman, and of the character of The Bride. The training sequences under Pai Mei were pretty annoying to watch, and I guess it was kinda the point, but Bill was just a total prick. The strongest…
Rewatch of an “old classic” partially for the sense of comfort, but also to see how affected Tarantino’s work is through the lens of present context (mistreatment of various people, dangerous stunt situations on other films, etc. – y’know… this kinda stuff people get cancelled over). Thankfully Kill Bill stands up fairly robustly, and the…
Having just listened to Dan Carlin’s EXCELLENT Hardcore History podcast on the battle of Midway, I was very interested to see how it would go with the modern Hollywood treatment. Short answer: skip the film, listen to the podcast. Admittedly the film’s half as long, but the podcast fared for a much more textured and…
Confession time: I’d never seen this end-to-end. Turns out I’ve seen it all in fits & bursts over the years (commencing with a run at it at Martyn Symons’ house when I was about 14 – around the same time I discovered Spinal Tap, but hadn’t yet “got it”)… and of course a film that’s…
Probably best summed up by how I recalled it to Adrian – “I didn’t get it initially, then I THOUGHT I got it, and then sort-of understood it (or at least tried to convince myself I did) until practically the end, and then it sorta all fell into place”. Probably worked a lot better as…
I feel like I *really* try with these superhero films, but they always end up feeling like I’m watching someone else playing a video game. There’s probably loads of worthy stuff I’m missing in that synopsis, but at the end of the day – it’s a superhero film.
Revisit of a favourite from a few years back – sometimes you just need a stupid relentless onslaught of a zombie film that ISN’T comedy-oriented, and this is perfect. I don’t think my earlier assessment has changed at all. 👍👍
Affleck pushing the boundaries of common-sense, again. This summary tells you what you need to know:”As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise”. Yes siree, with Affleck as the titular one-man-wrecking-and-adding-machine, and supported by the renowned emotional…