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Brief Consideration: Thunderbolts* (2025)

Preamble At this point, I don’t go into an MCU movie with my arms crossed and a sense of impress me bro energy. Despite a quality drop from the post Endgame era, I don’t think the subsequent movies have been … Continue reading

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Review: The Last of Us, Season 2, Episode 2: Through the Valley

Preamble This is one of those few preambles where I have no words. The review and discussion it hopefully garners should speak for itself. But for the sake of saying something, I feel we are now getting to the riveting … Continue reading

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Brief Consideration: Sinners (2025)

Preamble Is it weird that I’m having writer’s block over this particular preamble? All there really is to say is that this is my first post about a film in yonks and that I’ve been relishing the prospect of a … Continue reading

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Review: The Last of Us Season 2, Episode 1: Future Days

Preamble To quote Gandalf- “We come to it at last.” Despite being mostly satisfied with Season 1 of The Last of Us, I was always like a little eager beaver about how the show runners would adapt the second game. … Continue reading

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Brief Consideration: The Monkey (2025)

Preamble Believe it or not but this early screening of The Monkey has made me quite nostalgic. Despite aspiring for Film Critic status, I don’t get the opportunity to see many movies early. But on a Sunday evening in October … Continue reading

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Personal Post: My Top Five Prince Charles Cinema Memories

Preamble Well, this is one for the books. Not only do I think I’ve beaten my record of time between posts (nearly 6 weeks), but I have returned with a top-five piece. Will wonders never cease! But in all seriousness, … Continue reading

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Personal Post: Threading a Few Needles: My Lookback at 2024

Personal Post I often start my preambles with an off-beat quote from a film. The only one that springs to mind is from Batman Forever when Two-Face says- “No more riddles, no more curtains one and two- just plain curtains.” … Continue reading

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One Great Shot: Dune (2021)

Preamble Well look what the cat dragged in. It’s been over a month since my last post. Aside from the day job becoming frantic and pursuing other ventures (outside of writing), I’ve just lacked motivation to write. While last year … Continue reading

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Brief Consideration: The Favourite (2019)

Preamble It’s probably old hat at this point to say that choosing one’s first review of a new year is always tricky. In many ways, it sets the tone for what’s to come and is a good indicator of the … Continue reading

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My Top Ten Most Anticipated Films of 2024

Preamble Before we get to the elephant in the room, I must make one brief comment on the last year or so. Usually, I don’t care about metrics for my blog due it it being a hobby etc. However, I’m … Continue reading

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