Very spoilery. (If your looking for my review, it’s here.) There are surprisingly few deaths in The Reef: Stalked, as it’s as much about Nic coming to terms with her sister Cath’s murder, her own guilt at what happened and her grief-stricken reaction in the months after. Eventually the surviving friends have to work together… Grief, guilt, and that ending in The Reef: Stalked Read More
The Reef: Stalked 3 stars
Four women are hunted by a shark while on a seagoing kayaking adventure. Received wisdom is that sharks got a raw deal from Peter Benchley’s novel and Spielberg’s classic movie. Though they’ve now been so thoroughly rehabilitated — personally I trace it back to Viz magazine’s self-explanatory cartoon strip The Pathetic Sharks — it’s hard… The Reef: Stalked Read More
Maneater trailer is all the tropes
I was singing the Hall and Oates hit of the same name all through this, which rather clashes with the loud, threatening trailer music. That music is as doomy as can be, as is the whole trailer. I can’t work out whether Maneater is going to be absolutely awful or a genius over-the-top mash up… Maneater trailer is all the tropes Read More
Don’t Worry Darling second trailer stresses rather than soothes
No yolks — sorry, jokes — in this article as I came away so unsettled I had to anaesthetise myself by googling where I could buy Florence Pugh’s pinny. This trailer at first looks like more of the same — more weird stuff, more threat, more empty eggs — but it’s also unnerving, and I’m… Don’t Worry Darling second trailer stresses rather than soothes Read More
John Wick 4? John Wick Phwoar more like — teaser & first-look image released
He’s lost his wife. And his dog. And his car. And his finger. And it’s only going to get worse… The man who put the ass in assassin — twice in fact — is BACK, and already they’re underestimating him, saying even he can’t kill everyone, or some such nonsense. Like me faced with eating… John Wick 4? John Wick Phwoar more like — teaser & first-look image released Read More
Elliott vs Wentworth: who wins? You decide!
If we’re going to update Jane Austen’s classic with lady hangovers, 21st century slang and house bunnies, then why not consider reworking the ending too. And who better to do this than me? Not only is this my website, but like Anne I am the middle one of three girls and the family dogsbody (don’t… Elliott vs Wentworth: who wins? You decide! Read More
Persuasion re-cap: romance, rabbits and rich relatives
The rich, handsome, strategic William Elliott “could attach himself to a potato if it suited him.” So how does it end? Does her love life remain all mashed up or will one of her suitors get his chips? And how did I write a paragraph about potatoes without including a You Tuber joke? Check out… Persuasion re-cap: romance, rabbits and rich relatives Read More
Persuasion 2 stars
In 19th century England, an unmarried woman whose aristocratic family are falling on (relatively) hard times reconnects with an old flame. Much has been made of the shallow updating in this newest adaptation of Persuasion. When renting out their ancestral home, the cash-strapped Elliots worry that leaving behind the household ledgers leaves them open to… Persuasion Read More
GATLOPP’s games: how many did you spot?
Yes I was playing with you. Hidden in my review were 12 games. Here they are in order: SorryBoggleCrosswordsConnect 4ClueTrivial PursuitMastermindScrabbleBridgeRiskSnapGuess Who? (Monopoly, Operation, Twister and jigsaws were mentioned but referencing the games themselves) Read my review here or remind yourself of GATLOPP’s ending here.
Hell’s belle! That GATLOPP: Hell Of A Game ending
Very spoilery. (If you’re looking for my review, it’s here. My game name-check is here.) You want to know the ending to GATLOPP? P. Just kidding. I’ve spent too long playing Hangman with my 10 year old, I think. So do they all get sent to hell to play that damn (and literally damning) game… Hell’s belle! That GATLOPP: Hell Of A Game ending Read More
GATLOPP: Hell Of A Game 3 stars
Four friends start playing a mysterious board game without reading the rules — rules that state they must have a winner by sunrise or they will all have to play in hell for eternity. An all-night drinking game. A “mistake wall”, papered with polaroids of meet-ups they’d rather forget. A lot of secrets. Actually that’s… GATLOPP: Hell Of A Game Read More
Ahoy there! The Fisherman’s Friends: One And All trailer has sailed into port
There’s only one thing worse than failure and that’s success — or that’s what I tell myself after screwing up once again. In 2019’s smash hit Fisherman’s Friends the Cornish sea shanty singers ended up hitting the big time — but in the soon-to-be-released sequel they are soon finding their new situation trickier than they… Ahoy there! The Fisherman’s Friends: One And All trailer has sailed into port Read More
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