Monthly Archives: November 2016

Odd Thomas (Review)

Odd Thomas should be sold as a two pack with John Dies at the End. Both are tongue in cheek quirkfests chock filled with sarcasm, dark humour and wilful strangeness. Both are equally endearing and frustrating, however JDatE wins out … Continue reading

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Knight Moves (Review)

Chess players are intense. The game requires strategy, quick thinking and total focus. But is it also a breeding ground for violence and murder? Hell yes! Thinks Knight Moves, a film probably mapped out after someone came up with the … Continue reading

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Jason Bourne (Review)

As Jason Bourne opens our titular sensibly dressed hero is Rambo-ing it by engaging in no holds barred fights for money somewhere in Europe. Not the best way to remain off the grid in this world of viral videos and … Continue reading

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Uncle John (Review)

In a small town local ‘identity’ (read: drunk creep) Dutch has been odder than usual, confronting those his actions have offended and apologising. Then, Dutch vanished. John (John Ashton) hears the gossip in his daily coffee n cake chats with … Continue reading

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Outrage & Beyond Outrage (Review)

Outrage In the Yakuza, ‘respecting up’ up is obligatory. Those who are senior to you in the pecking order must be acknowledged and listened to. Always. Forgetting one’s position earns quick retribution in the form of a guttural slur, a … Continue reading

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In the Mouth of Madness (Review)

When Sutter Kane (Jurgen Prochnow), the iconic horror writer (think of Stephen King in the 80s and 90s when people gave a shit about writers in genres aside from ‘young adult’) vanishes into thin air on the eve of the … Continue reading

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Sausage Party (Review)

Seth Rogen: Hey *cough* pass that here man. Inhale. Joonowot? Jonah Hill: Huh? Rogen: I said, duyouknowhat? Hill: K. … What? Rogen: What? Oh yeah. You know how we get stoned and watch cartoons? Hill: Yep. Rogen: Do you know … Continue reading

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The Loft (Review)

The Loft is a jointly owned, well appointed Love Shack, that five guys with deep pockets and shallow morals use to cheat on their respective partners. A text system warns the other four gents to ‘not come a knockin’ at … Continue reading

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Lovelace (Review)

As far as I know Linda Lovelace is the first porn ‘star’. Her debut film Deep Throat is universally known by millions, even though a great many haven’t even seen it. The remarkable fact is that Lovelace was a working … Continue reading

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Enemy at the Gates (Review)

Enemy at the Gates is a world war 2 film set in 1942 with the city of Stalingrad on it’s knees, powerless to push back against the advancing Nazi forces. Vissili (Law) is a humble Russian infantryman. Just one of … Continue reading

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