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Greta 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

23rd April 2019 by Sarah Leave a Comment

WARNING: Spoilery if you haven’t seen the trailer I’ve categorised this as a comedy thriller, as aspects of it – Isabelle Huppert’s lusciously frenzied performance, a gleefully hideous injury (in close-up!), the shriekingly signalling music – position it like that, though the rest of the cast play it straight and there aren’t any jokes as… Greta Read More

Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: grief, handbags, loneliness, mother, new york, stalker

Pet Sematary (2019) 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

7th April 2019 by Sarah Leave a Comment

Nothing sums up the difference between city and country in Pet Sematary better than the story of the reanimated prize bull. The people of Ludlow in rural Maine combine practicality and belief in old legends, encapsulated by the tale of a local farmer who used a supernatural burial ground to bring back his most valuable animal…. Pet Sematary (2019) Read More

Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: death, grief, Maine, stephen king, wendigo

Padre 3.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

21st September 2018 by Sarah Leave a Comment

“The space behind you is as important as the one in front of you” says James (Willem Dafoe), guiding his female performers as they rehearse his new play. It’s a good analogy for grief and death as journeys. I’ve found that when it comes to grief, once that initial crushing of the ribs has lessened,… Padre Read More

Filed Under: Film Reviews, Support Indie Film Tagged With: death, dreams, grief, padre trailer

The Babadook 4.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

22nd November 2016 by Sarah Leave a Comment

It was pretty much accepted that 2016 had been a disaster but the "new realism" cracker jokes weren't helping

As six year old Samuel’s doctor says, “all children see monsters”. Or hear them, under the bed and on the stairs. It’s a response to something they can’t control, and a way of making sense of big events in their lives. Most aren’t stalked through the darkness by a terrifying black hatted figure who wants… The Babadook Read More

Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: babadook, bereavement, grief, psychological horror

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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

The Bounty Hunter 2.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

One True Loves 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

John Wick: Chapter 4 4.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

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☆☆☆☆☆

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