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The film that everyone’s calling “the most insightful bit of satire in years”, and which the critics are complaining about – I think it was just excellent. Some great performances by A-listers in non-blockbuster roles, spinning a tale dripping with the kind of inanity our governments & institutions are hurtling towards. The worst thing is…
One day I hope historians can pinpoint the moment where our species fell for brand marketing over product marketing, or buying the hype/vision/dream/etc. – this documentary seemed to me to be a lesson in what happens when people concentrate too much on what the story sounds like and not enough time looking at what’s actually…
Every now and again there’s a film that we don’t finish because it’s too thunderingly shit – but I write about it here as a warning to whoever chances past to avoid it at all costs, in the hope that SOMEONE’s time is saved. THIS is just such a film. 👎 👎
If you’re going to watch a christmas film which will inevitably be total crap, then you might as well pick the one with Emma Thompson, Michelle Yeoh, Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding in it. Is it that christmas romcoms all seem to be tarred with the Richard Curtis-like story brush, or is it just that…
Not that I’m hugely clued in on Hollywood these days, but I wondered how I’d never heard of this given the people involved – but it turns out it’s one of those where they swap directors part way through, artistic differences, blah blah blah… in the end it was an interesting story told in a…
Does Mark Ruffalo ONLY act in films about uncovering large conspiracies? This one’s about systemic child abuse by the Catholic church, along with the institutional coverup orchestrated by its hierarchy – Australians would no doubt be familiar with Cardinal George Pell. Well-told story, but sickening topic matter. Totally infuriating that it ever went on, and…
This has been in the “to watch” pile seemingly FOREVER, and I’m so glad I got around to it (thanks, COVID!) because it was a great little tale. Screaming out for a sequel (unless I’ve misunderstood the storytelling mode), and yes there’s plot holes – but the world’s a rich one for both content and…
Not a great deal to say for this one – when you’ve got Covid 19 and are off work, you watch films. A trilogy of ludicrous, perfectly-executed masterpieces. 👍👍
This film was basically the same concept as The Hitman’s Bodyguard: that is to say, take a couple of fun-to-watch actors, then loosely give them a plot to hang from as they fanny about being over the top & ridiculous at each other. I’m SURE it’s a total coincidence Ryan Reynolds was involved in both. …