*** 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
Alien – Video Review Includes Video 5 stars
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Alien 5 stars
*** 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
It’s International Women’s Day! Hear Me Roar Like The T-Rex In Jurassic Park
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
Comfort Blanket Movies For When The World Is Going To Hell In A Handcart (i.e. Now)
The world is pretty dark right now, but once you’ve filled your understairs cupboard with cans of baked beans, plus that Long Life UHT milk that come the Apocalypse no one will actually drink (“things are bad enough, I’ll have that cold coffee black if you don’t mind”), you’ll need something to fill the time before the… Comfort Blanket Movies For When The World Is Going To Hell In A Handcart (i.e. Now) Read More
Scary Movies Not Including Scary Movie
See also: Places I can’t go because… Horror Movies! Cabin in the woods borrowed from an absent cousin – check. Stormy night – check. Power lines down – check. New bikinis to try on – check. Hazardous waste facility nearby – check. Ancient cat graveyard – check. Simon Pegg – check. Calling from inside the house – actually that doesn’t really work any… Scary Movies Not Including Scary Movie Read More
My Top 10 Movies
You know what, let’s think of this as My Top 10 And A Bit Movies In No Particular Order instead, as I keep remember new ones I want to add. Some of these aren’t necessarily favourites but for some reason or another they mean something to me. Feel free to add your personal faves and recommendations in the… My Top 10 Movies Read More