All my ‘2013 review’ style posts are running late. Well, can they really be called late? I was just waiting for 2013 to be truly over until I did any sort of review on it. First up – films. I knew a very, very long […]
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The 100 movie catch-up post
I have seen a grand total of seven films since I last did a post for my 100 movies challenge for the year. SEVEN. That was back in February, when I saw Young Adult. It’s now April, going on May. Woops is probably not a […]
Growing up is hard to do in Young Adult
Soon after her divorce, a fiction writer returns to her home in small-town Minnesota, looking to rekindle a romance with her ex-boyfriend, who is now happily married and has a newborn daughter. It’s another one of those. Those films that have been a good watch. […]
Please note, the mixing of Pirates and Scientists does not a good film make
Pirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award. The quest takes Captain and his crew from the shores of Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London. Wow. What […]
What if there was another you on Another Earth?
On the night of the discovery of a duplicate planet in the solar system, an ambitious young student and an accomplished composer cross paths in a tragic accident. We’ve all been there. A moment where you could either hit CTRL-Z. If you said yes instead […]
Tucker and Dale are my new favourite allies to take on horror film evil
Tucker & Dale are on vacation at their dilapidated mountain cabin when they are attacked by a group of preppy college kids. It feels like it’s taken me forever to sit down to watch this film. Well, nearly three years according to the original release […]
Django Unchained, you had my curiosity now you have my attention
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. Quentin Tarantino films don’t come around all that often. There’s always a whole lot of fuss when they do come around. The […]
Crying my way through Les Miserables
In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after he breaks parole, agrees to care for factory worker Fantine’s daughter, Cosette. The fateful decision changes their lives forever. Shoot me. I’ve lived in London for my whole […]
What’s your racket? Yes, I do want to speak like they do in Gangster Squad
Los Angeles, 1949: A secret crew of police officers led by two determined sergeants work together in an effort to take down the ruthless mob king Mickey Cohen who runs the city. I’m just going to come out and say it. Yes. I enjoyed Gangster […]