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Film reviews from a Rotten Tomatoes critic

David Attenborough’s dino docuseries Prehistoric Planet: new trailer

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“Some creatures could be called magnificent, or monstrous, perhaps misunderstood. But only a few creatures who roam this Earth could be called all three…” Actually the best things come in threes: dinosaurs! Stirring Hans Zimmer music! DAVID ATTENBOROUGH! Get ready for Apple TV’s enthralling exploration of ancient Earth — premiering as a week-long event from… David Attenborough’s dino docuseries Prehistoric Planet: new trailer Read More

Top Gun: Maverick pilot training featurette

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*** My review and plot re-cap are now live *** Holy — and I cannot stress this enough — shit. Check out the training the cast of Top Gun: Maverick had to go through below, from taking off from an aircraft carrier to directing / filming themselves in their fighter jets. And to think an… Top Gun: Maverick pilot training featurette Read More

Official poster for the 75th Festival de Cannes released

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Cannes I look at it without feeling dizzy? No I Canne’t. Sorry not sorry. I mean désolé pas désolé. So many Cannes jokes! And even more if you’re a Geordie francophile waving off your movie-loving beloved as they head to France this May (“Gan Canne-y, pet!”) The Cannes film Festival runs from 17-28 May this… Official poster for the 75th Festival de Cannes released Read More

Make way for the one and only: new Thor — Love And Thunder teaser trailer

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Chesney Hawkes is back and this time he’s Thor! Sorry, I got distracted by the tagline on the new (and gorgeous) Love And Thunder poster, below. We may not get Chesney warbling over this teaser but we do get Sweet Child O’ Mine by Guns N’ Roses, which is almost as perfect a choice for… Make way for the one and only: new Thor — Love And Thunder teaser trailer Read More

Hook, line and sinker: did Operation Mincemeat work?

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Spoilers ahead, though there are still some mysteries… read on for the ending of the film, what happened to the real Jean and Ewen, and whether the body used was Glyndwr Michael’s at all… (if you’re after my review it’s here) THE FILM That ending: does the ruse work? The deception does work, despite the… Hook, line and sinker: did Operation Mincemeat work? Read More

Operation Mincemeat 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

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The true story of how a small team of Brits aimed to deceive Hitler over the Allies’ plans for Sicily. There is always artistic licence in films based on true stories, though I was gratified to discover that Operation Mincemeat‘s London coroner Bentley Purchase, who sounds like an early ’00s indie band, was indeed a… Operation Mincemeat Read More

Better the devil you know? What’s going on in Reed’s Point…

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…and why does it take so long for people to die? Spoilers ahead as I delve into what is real and what isn’t at Reed’s Point — or scroll down if you just want to recap that ending. (Alternatively if you’re looking for my review it’s here.) The Reed / Franklin feud There are links… Better the devil you know? What’s going on in Reed’s Point… Read More

Fangs, fiends and family in Let The Wrong One In

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Would you bloody believe it! Dublin is awash with the undead. Very spoilery on family, the ending and who dies when (if you’re after my review, it’s here) Family The vampire story is an allegory for, and runs parallel to, the exclusion Deco and Shelia feel. Both Deco and Sheila feel neglected and abandoned by… Fangs, fiends and family in Let The Wrong One In Read More

Death On The Nile: whocouldhavedunnit and whoactuallydunnit

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Spoilers ahoy, me hearty. Who dies? Who killed them? Who probably wanted to kill them but didn’t? The beginning, the ending, the suspects, and… what’s love got to do with it? Scroll down now. (If you’re after my review, it’s here) The beginning… As a young man in 1914, Poirot, a farmer, is in the… Death On The Nile: whocouldhavedunnit and whoactuallydunnit Read More