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Film reviews from a Rotten Tomatoes critic

The dead don’t drive (I hope) in new trailer for zombie horror The Driver

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They’re fast. And deadly. And DEAD. Mark Dacascos is back – yay! – as another hitman – double yay! – in The Driver, alongside his real-life wife Julie Condra and daughter Noelani Dacascos, as the family of the film.  As someone who would only drive fast when (a) pursued by zombies or (b) the farmer’s… The dead don’t drive (I hope) in new trailer for zombie horror The Driver Read More

Pixie trailer: “make a little trouble out there!”

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“These guns aren’t going to shoot themselves…” Of all the things I expected to see when I started watching the trailer for Pixie, Alec Baldwin as an Irish priest wielding a gun was not high on my list. Still, it’s good to know that even in 2020 I can still be surprised. If the movie… Pixie trailer: “make a little trouble out there!” Read More

Greenland joins Wonder Woman 1984 with a pushed-back release date

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Both Wonder Woman 1984, and Greenland 1998 (just kidding) have been put back to later this year. Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman sequel is now scheduled to open in the UK on Boxing Day and in the US on Christmas Day, and Greenland has an an yet-unannounced fourth-quarter release planned. Gerard Butler’s comet survival movie has… Greenland joins Wonder Woman 1984 with a pushed-back release date Read More

Bait: ambiguous and ambivalent

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Spoilers ahoy – so not that ambiguous – but you may want to come back after you’ve watched it… (My review is here.) As a title, Bait works in several ways: fishing bait, as a metaphor to entice, and bait meaning to provoke. Martin the fisherman deliberately goads the incomers, while they as a group… Bait: ambiguous and ambivalent Read More

The Rebecca trailer is here and all hail Mrs Danvers

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*** My Rebecca review and (very spoilery) article *** “I wonder what she’s thinking about you – taking her husband, and using her name…” Those tiny twitches when she meets the new Mrs de Winter for the first time, and the increasing nastiness as she regains her composure… the trailer looks sumptuous but I am… The Rebecca trailer is here and all hail Mrs Danvers Read More

Devilry, distrust and disease in The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw trailer

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“We’ve all been under a tremendous amount of stress lately.” I must admit this line made me laugh. It’s a slightly incongruous spot of light relief in an eerie, oppressive trailer. The threat of witchcraft and devilry is everywhere, its forbidden richness contrasting with the plain puritan clothes of the overtly religious community where the… Devilry, distrust and disease in The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw trailer Read More

Bill & Ted Face The Music: featurettes and photos

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*** My review and article are now live *** It’s nearly three decades since their excellent adventure and bogus journey and they still haven’t written that song to save the universe. And it’s not like we don’t need it. Bill & Ted Face The Music is out in UK cinemas on 16 September – until… Bill & Ted Face The Music: featurettes and photos Read More

The Dune trailer promises an epic Christmas (if it doesn’t move)

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*** If you’ve already watched the trailer 58 times, check out these images from the film. *** Beyond fear, destiny awaits… …And beyond breathtaking visuals™, I had no idea what to expect of the trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, mainly because despite seeing the original movie years – decades? – ago, I can’t remember anything… The Dune trailer promises an epic Christmas (if it doesn’t move) Read More

Enola Holmes 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

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When Enola Holmes – Sherlock’s teenage sister – discovers her mother missing, she sets off to find her, becoming a super-sleuth in her own right as she outwits her famous brother and unravels a dangerous conspiracy around a mysterious young lord. Fireworks, bomb caches, ladies’ karate lessons; the underbelly of Victorian London discovered by teenage… Enola Holmes Read More

She Dies Tomorrow: the meaning of life, and death

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Warning: very spoilery unless you’re expecting an answer to the meaning of life, the universe and everything, in which case 42. There are few things duller than listening to people give their opinions on the Big Questions, except maybe people’s holiday photos, marriage videos and birth live-tweetings. So fair play to Amy Seimetz and her… She Dies Tomorrow: the meaning of life, and death Read More