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Review: Star Wars Episode I- The Phantom Menace (1999)

Preamble Well, this is just getting ridiculous. The amount of time between posts now is the equivalent of a yearly allowance of well timed holiday. Despite work becoming crazy busy, (especially in the last 2-3 months), my motivation for writing … Continue reading

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Review: All of Us Strangers (2024)

Preamble “Back to formula.” The simple but effective punchy line delivered by Norman Osborn (Willem Dafoe) from Spider-Man (2002) has been on my mind a lot lately. When I feel lost in the wilderness of life, work and lack of … Continue reading

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Review: Dune: Part Two (2024)

Preamble From the uncertainty of its existence to being delayed due to the Writer’s Strike, Dune: Part Two’s journey to the silver screen has been turbulent, to say the least. But it’s finally here. And it almost goes without saying, … 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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Review: Poor Things (2024)

Preamble Well, here we are, my first review of a new release of 2024. And I could not think of a better film to start the year with. Not much to say here folks except, have you seen Poor Things? … 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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My Top Ten Films of 2023

Preamble Hey everyone. I hope you had all had a wonderful Christmas day and continue to be merry through this festive period where all semblance of time and day becomes blurred. Typically, I would use this span of about 4-5 … Continue reading

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Review: Animal (2023)

Preamble Continuing on from the theme that emerged from my preamble to Songbird and Snakes, it seems that I want to venture into films that I have no or limited knowledge of. In the case of Animal, it comes with … Continue reading

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Brief Consideration: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023)

Preamble Well, this is a little embarrassing. There are times when you can emphatically return and state a reason for a long hiatus. And then there are others when you feel like the equivalent of someone who has just stepped … Continue reading

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