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Alien (4k Restoration: 2019) 5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

27th February 2019 by Sarah 2 Comments

*** click down for two film clips, the trailer and images *** The Nostromo, the towing ship pulling a mining refinery, takes its name from the title of a novel by Joseph Conrad. In the book, Nostromo the man is a tool of the rich, which neatly sums up how the company sees Ripley, Dallas, Kane, Lambert and… Alien (4k Restoration: 2019) Read More

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Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem 1.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

2nd September 2018 by Sarah Leave a Comment

Warning: spoilers ahead, though only of the ending as I wasn’t entirely sure what was happening during the actual film. When it comes to predators vs aliens, I always find myself rooting for the predators. We can recognise something in them can’t we? For instance, their similarity to Earth’s own hot-but-dim guys – sexy, until… Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem Read More

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RIP Harry Dean Stanton, 91 But Always 55 To Me

16th September 2017 by Sarah Leave a Comment

The great character actor Harry Dean Stanton has died, at an incredible 91. Am I the only person who felt he was permanently in his mid-50s? Even when he didn’t actually look like that? He was in so many movies but my favourite memories of him are in Pretty In Pink as Andie’s dad with *that* dress,… RIP Harry Dean Stanton, 91 But Always 55 To Me Read More

Filed Under: Film News, Obituaries Tagged With: alien, harry dean stanton, pretty in pink, rip harry dean stanton

Alien – Video Review Includes Video 5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

8th June 2017 by Sarah Leave a Comment

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Alien 5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

25th May 2017 by Sarah Leave a Comment

*** Read my review of the 4k restoration of Alien and check out images from the film *** So often horror films have an extra opponent every bit as evil and twisted as the main threat. Fighting on one front for a hero or, more usually, a heroine, simply isn’t enough to test them to their limits… Alien Read More

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Alien: Covenant 3.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

13th May 2017 by Sarah Leave a Comment

A Covenant is an agreement between god and his people but Alien Covenant is so heady with religion I’m surprised they didn’t go the whole way and call it Alien: Old Testament. The question is who is god here – Weyland, David, the Engineers, or Ridley Scott himself who has clearly hugely enjoyed drenching his… Alien: Covenant Read More

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The Thing (2011 Prequel) 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

5th April 2017 by Sarah Leave a Comment

As soon as the Americans started exploring the burnt out Norwegian research station in The Thing (1982) I was desperate for a prequel to find out what happened to our Scandi friends. (I demand prequels a lot. I’m still desperate for John Wick: The Prologue. But more than that, I want to find out all about the wheeler-dealing… The Thing (2011 Prequel) Read More

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The Thing (1982) 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

4th April 2017 by Sarah 2 Comments

A hipster slate, greenery garnish and a jus - but still something didn't seem quite right

John Carpenter’s The Thing has everything – physical isolation in an antarctic scientific base, failed communication channels, a coming storm (literal and metaphorical), psychological horror as the threat grows and established friendships crumble, and really, really disgusting monsters that I couldn’t take my eyes off. There is a delightful yuck factor to The Thing’s Things. (That is… The Thing (1982) Read More

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It’s International Women’s Day! Hear Me Roar Like The T-Rex In Jurassic Park

8th March 2017 by Sarah Leave a Comment

"Smile! This is for our 'Wanted For Crimes Against Masculinity' poster"

Yes, it’s that day again when all the mysogynists pop up to ask when International Men’s Day is. So come on over and tell me how to be a feminist. Just kidding, I can google. Once I’ve stopped Hoovering anyway. Also if you remind me I’ll do a post on IMD which is on 19th November. As long… It’s International Women’s Day! Hear Me Roar Like The T-Rex In Jurassic Park Read More

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Alien: Covenant – The Crew Are Having A Last Supper, Cue Gods & Monsters

23rd February 2017 by Sarah Leave a Comment

Looking at their meagre rations the crew wished the religious parallels stretched to the feeding of the 5000

The religious parallels were everywhere in Prometheus. What were the Engineers but vengeful Old Testament Gods, creating then destroying at will? And now a 4-minute prologue to Alien: Covenant has just been released, directed by Luke Scott, entitled the Last Supper. In Christianity the Last Supper is the last meal that Jesus and his Apostles shared,… Alien: Covenant – The Crew Are Having A Last Supper, Cue Gods & Monsters Read More

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The Alien: Covenant Trailer Is Here To Save You From Christmas Hell

25th December 2016 by Sarah Leave a Comment

Daniels was starting to think that the lucky vest she'd bought from Ripley's Thrift Store wasn't so lucky after all

Mouths dripping with acid. Strange and terrifying creatures seemingly from other planets. Screaming. And NO ESCAPE. Yes it’s Christmas with the family. But don’t worry, as the new Alien: Covenant trailer is finally here! And it’s good! Though pretty much like previous Alien stuff, with lots of running down long industrial looking spaceship corridors, and things bursting… The Alien: Covenant Trailer Is Here To Save You From Christmas Hell Read More

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Prometheus 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

29th September 2016 by Sarah Leave a Comment

She didn't care how much it raised for charity, no more no-makeup selfies!

I don’t know why this was marketed as “not really a direct Alien prequel”, what with it having an alien in it and being set before the other Alien films. There’s also an ambivalent android (David), and a dodgy company (Weyland Corp, precursor to Weyland-Yutani). Apart from no Ripley, this film is pretty much Great Grandma Alien. The impressive opening… Prometheus Read More

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Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, John Wick lover and Gerard Butler apologist. Still waiting for Mike Banning vs John Wick: Requiem

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Reviews

Visualization (short film) Short Film 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Follow The Dead 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Plane 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Netflix and chill: the film club discusses The Pale Blue Eye 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

See How They Run 3.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Maneater 2 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Clarkson’s Farm (TV series, season 1) 4.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

The Reef: Stalked 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Persuasion 2 stars☆☆☆☆☆

GATLOPP: Hell Of A Game 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Jurassic World: Dominion 2.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Top Gun: Maverick 5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Senior Year 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

H20h no! The Film Club watches Black Water: Abyss 2 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? (TV mini series) 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Sonic The Hedgehog 2 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Pursuit Of A Jigsaw (short film) Short Film 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Operation Mincemeat 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Reed’s Point 2 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Let The Wrong One In 3.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

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