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Film reviews from a Rotten Tomatoes critic

Relic: it’s coming from inside the house!

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Very spoilery article, once you’ve recovered from watching the film… (my review is here) In many ways Relic is a classic horror film, part haunted house and part demonic possession. But it’s also about family and memories, and how dementia and ageing can snatch away that which feels most valuable to us, that we most… Relic: it’s coming from inside the house! Read More

Say Your Prayers: Blessed are the filmmakers…

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Note: this is spoilery, though I can’t help you with the biggest question of all – is there a God? And if so where does She buy her bras? Say Your Prayers (my review is here) is small-scale and very self-contained, though it’s remarkably effective. Like a doorstep proselytiser you thought you’d got rid if,… Say Your Prayers: Blessed are the filmmakers… Read More

Investigating Enola Holmes: The Case Of The Overthinking Critic

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Very spoilery. If you’re not interested in what I got up to with a magnifying glass and a pipe, scroll down for the big plot reveals which are in bold. (My review is here.) The big message to Enola Holmes‘ audience is be yourself, but be prepared. It’s a terrifically fun adventure, perfect for a… Investigating Enola Holmes: The Case Of The Overthinking Critic Read More

The Devil All The Time: the devil is in the detail

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Warning: full of spoilers, fire and brimstone. Well, spoilers anyway. My review is here. Character posters are at the bottom of the page. Despite the melodrama, multiple dead bodies and spiders, The Devil All The Time finishes – eventually – on a note that is both cathartic and hopeful. Arvin does survive. The ending is… The Devil All The Time: the devil is in the detail Read More

Bill & Ted 3: no Eddie Van Halen but we do get Dave Grohl

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Warning: I’m absolutely going to tell you the ending, and then perhaps we can all sing Reach by S Club 7, the true song to unite humanity. (Or read my review! Here.) Sadly it’s not a happy meeting with Grohl, as it occurs five years in the future when “Sir” Bill and “Sir” Ted are… Bill & Ted 3: no Eddie Van Halen but we do get Dave Grohl 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

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

TENET: “What’s happened, happened”

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BIG spoilers though I can’t guarantee they’re all accurate. It’s worth bearing in mind that the only reason I didn’t fail my Physics O’level is because I didn’t take Physics O’level. Not in this reality, anyway. (My 4-star review is here) Well that was loopy, right? Okay, let’s start with a theory rather than a… TENET: “What’s happened, happened” Read More

Viva Vivarium! That ending and more…

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Very spoilery so if you don’t want to know your destiny, stop reading now and flee while you still can… (You can read my 4-star review here.) Vivarium is about the inescapability of the humdrum existence that is suburbia, and particularly about society selling us that dream and the isolation that results (Tom and Gemma… Viva Vivarium! That ending and more… Read More

Today’s project: Power

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Warning: very spoilery article. (You can read my review and watch the trailer here.) Hidden superpowers – we all have them. I apparently have a third arm visible only to my children, which miraculously appears at school pick-up when they chuck everything at me. If you don’t, then try pretending you do. It’s amazing what… Today’s project: Power Read More

Llet’s go into Apartment 1BR…

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Spoiler warning! Stay outside the door if you don’t want to know what happens (you can read my review here). Well first of all, RIP Giles, whose goose was well and truly cooked. And congratulations to Sarah on her “marriage” to Lester! Oh and on her escape from Alcatraz. To me, Apartment 1BR is about… Llet’s go into Apartment 1BR… Read More