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30 11% The Witches of Eastwick (1987) - Rated 24 Mar 2024
"Not particularly fun, funny, or engaging – and has no overall point - but contains some decent direction and a solid cast. Nicholson does his thing, the girls are fine but have little to get their teeth into, and some of the early men vs. women remarks are quite sharp, before drying up. The supernatural element is omnipresent but never fully explained or consistent, meaning things just seem to happen and you stop caring how or why. I mistakenly remembered this being an entertaining film."
60 71% Fargo (1996) - Rated 21 Mar 2024
"Felt overrated when I saw it as a teenager, but appreciate it more now going in with lower expectations. A well-directed film with a fun, engaging story and good cast - something I’d happily watch again but perhaps not a keeper: the Coens don’t quite possess the Tarantino/Kevin Smith ear for dialogue, and while I could listen to Buscemi chat shit all day other scenes can be lacking (that one with her and the Chinese guy – why?). The ‘true story’ bullshit at the start has always irritated me too."
30 11% Piranha (1978) - Rated 21 Mar 2024
"I remember enjoying this as a young kid watching horrors at sleepovers, but see it now for the (incredibly) cheap Jaws cash-in it is. So bad it’s good at points, with ridiculous character decisions, some dodgy acting and cheap effects, but eventually just becomes stupid, boring, and repetitive, with the warbling sound and shaky view of the fish attacking starting to feel like half the film."
50 47% The Hunt (2020) - Rated 18 Mar 2024
"A passable 90-min flick with an intriguing if not particularly original premise. Nothing special but does enough to hold your attention for the most part. In fact it’s the final one-on-one act with Swank where you start to lose interest - the political commentary is a bit muddled, and probably should have been left out altogether rather than cranking it up toward the climax."
50 47% Baxter (1989) - Rated 15 Mar 2024
"Starts well, with the Peep Show-esque thoughts of the dog rather amusing as he gripes about living with the old lady, but loses it a bit when things move away from this angle and more into following the boy and his family. A bit weird (it’s French) and dark, but not quite as grim as I was expecting it to become (the abuse of the dog is probably the most shocking aspect). Worth one watch."
60 71% E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Rated 03 Mar 2024
"I’ve never thought this was the classic many claim it to be, but it’s a sweet Spielberg kids’ film that I probably appreciate a bit more now than I did as a child. The close encounter stuff and watching the siblings developing a relationship with ET is enjoyable, although I've always felt things drop a bit after the men in black show up at the house. At least it retains a heartwarming ending."
40 26% Brian's Song (1971) - Rated 20 Feb 2024
"I went into this with zero knowledge of what it was about, which may have helped hold my interest. Even so, at only 75 mins it still feels padded out in parts, and the TV-movie direction and score don’t help. Displays a refreshingly honest approach to race (refreshing in 2024 that is), and the final act is quite powerful but – like other parts – drags that little bit past your patience with its excess. You might get more out of it if you know anything about American football/who these guys are."
50 47% Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story (2024) - Rated 17 Feb 2024
"A companion piece to the ITV series that's essentially just a summary of what we’ve already seen. It’s nice to put real faces to the people involved, but almost feels like evidence submitted just to say “See – it was all true!” You don’t glean anything new but it’s not bad either - the series is what to go for though."
20 3% The Exorcist (1973) - Rated 10 Feb 2024
"I'd never fancied this, and finally watching revealed it’s even worse than I feared. I was hoping the story might be more subtle, psychological horror, but it’s just loud in-your-face shock schlock, like many of its era. The long, dull lead-in isn’t even used to build suspense, and once the possession’s (quickly) taken place it’s just shouting, swearing and green projectile vomit. A cult classic, not a cinema classic, and one of the most overrated films I’ve ever seen."
50 47% Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case (2023) - Rated 09 Feb 2024
"A procedural account of the disappearance and murder of a British ‘hostess’ living in Tokyo in 2000. Utterly missable but not something you’d necessarily regret spending time on either. I don’t remember much about this case so that helped."