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Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) - Rated 21 Oct 2023
Collossal and beautiful. De Niro’s King Hale is as nasty of a movie villain as you’ll ever come across, but this is DiCaprio and Gladstones film, who are both superb. Some bits occasionally detached me from a world otherwise so carefully constructed - a miscast and terrible Brendan Fraser, some obviously constructed dramatic scenes of convenience and some slight lags in pacing. Still a fantastic achievement.
68 64%
Raya and the Last Dragon
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) - Rated 05 Apr 2021
One of those films that gives the distinct feeling that there likely exists a much more daring, thoughtful version of the plot on a first draft storyboard somewhere. It’s never a great sign when the ‘story by’ section on the end-credits has a small army of writers credited for a story so simple. Whilst this is undoubtedly disappointingly watered down it’s still very well made, beautifully animated and has enough style and manipulative heart-tuggery to more than do its job.
85 91%
Another Year
Another Year (2010) - Rated 08 Apr 2011
As expected from Leigh. High quality direction married with a quality script and relatable, realistic characters. Some slightly stilted dialogue early on soon fades away as the excellent screenplay is played out with some great performances. Manville is the films highlight though. Her performance is extraordinary and should have comfortably seen her gain an Oscar nomination and then walk away with a little golden statue.
69 66%
True Lies
True Lies (1994) - Rated 31 Jul 2009
All the marks are for the the harrier jump jet scene and Jamie Lee Curtis keeping her cock in during the dance!
60 53%
Death Race 2000
Death Race 2000 (1975) - Rated 17 May 2012
"It's a hand grenade". Oh yes! As soon as that wonderful line was uttered I knew this movie had won me over! David Carradine, dressed as a large black dildo, in an outfit I can only assume he pulled from his own wardrobe, kills scores of innocents in his pursuit of the American Dream. Stallone and Carradine were always at the forefront of socially relevant biting satire like this movie.... or maybe not! Great fun.
65 60%
Paddington in Peru
Paddington in Peru (2024) - Rated 11 Apr 2025
It’s not quite as slick and well constructed as its predecessors, but solid family friendly fun it certainly is. Hawkins is a significant miss, and it is a weaker film in most respects compared to the first two. Despite this ‘Paddington in Peru’ remains a more interesting, prettier, funnier and charming picture than the vast majority of family cinema. Coleman deserved a particular shoutout given she steals every scene she’s in and clearly had a blast doing so.
18 12%
Spectre
Spectre (2015) - Rated 22 Feb 2016
Whilst I'm delighted that Daniel recovered from his stroke to gain almost all the movement back in his facial muscles, I will say that I found his inability to move his lips a trifle distracting. "Spectre" borrows the same awful screenplay style as "Skyfall" where things are explained. In very short. Poorly punctuated. Sentences so that. Idiots can understand. What is going. On. Tonally very singular & even more boring than previous Craig efforts, it's too often head-scratchingly stupid too.
94 99%
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped (1956) - Rated 18 Mar 2010
A wonder to behold, "A Man Escaped" is Bresson at his minimalist & simplistic best. It's hard to praise the writing & storyline of a film so simple, but that's not what this film is about. The last half of the film in particular is completely captivating, heart pounding & euphoric, as the tension just overflows. The performances feel real, not bursting with emotion, but they suit Bresson's style just perfectly. Finally a mention has to go to Bresson's use of light, which is just ingenious.
15 11%
Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad (2016) - Rated 16 Dec 2016
Unforgivably terrible considering the potential. The editing is catastrophic. The storytelling utterly weightless & infuriatingly muddled. Ayer's script is unsurprisingly dogshit. Action is as dull & as uninteresting as it comes. Awful villain. Characters are disjointed unrelated entities with zero connection. Leto's Joker is shit & misses the point of the character. Studio interference abound. I realise that's just a list of bad things about this film, but meh *shrugs shoulders & leaves*.
40 29%
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) - Rated 04 Jan 2020
Weakest of the trilogy. I enjoyed bits of it, & that key relationship between Ray & Ren works. It keeps the film & the trilogy afloat. It’s sumptuously shot also. However Star Wars fanboys are essentially the flat-earthers of the sci-fi community & this films fearful pandering to them led to silly plot contrivances/decisions & a lack of surprise in what’s ultimately an incoherent ending that plays way too safe & betrays the interesting progress of TLJ. As time goes by I dislike it more & more.