Category Archive: Movie Reviews

10 Beloved Movies…That I Hate

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Everyone has them – the movies that are massive hits that does nothing for them. Maybe they’re extremely popular, were critical hits, huge financial successes or scooped up all the awards. But you… Continue reading →

Movie Review: ‘Mockingjay Part 2’

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Director: Francis Lawrence Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Donald Sutherland, Julianne Moore, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Woody Harrelson Plot: The rebellion against Panem’s government comes to a head when Katniss – the… Continue reading →

The Lie That Film Marketers Should Stop Telling Us

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There’s a lot of major franchises being reinvented in this day and age from the classic Sherlock Holmes stories right up to modern hits like Jurassic Park. There’s a bit of a problem with… Continue reading →

Movie Review: ‘SPECTRE’

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Plot:  Picking up shortly after the events of Skyfall, SPECTRE finds the indomitable MI-6 agent James Bond (Daniel Craig) on a mission to kill a man at the request of the recently deceased M (Judi… Continue reading →

Reviewing the Scary Movies that Traumatised My Childhood (Part 4)

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The more I think about it, the more horrifying experiences I had watching movies as a child. It’s time to dig into the subconscious lurking horrors and revisit the past once more. If… Continue reading →

Horror: A Woman’s Game

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With the new millennium women in horror movies continued their upward trend following the 90s reinvention and became bigger and better characters. Taking notes from Misery the rise of women as villains become… Continue reading →

Movie Review: ‘Beasts of No Nation’

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  Plot:  When civil war approaches a small West African village, many of the townspeople are forced to flee to the capital for sanctuary.  Among those is the family of a adolescent boy… Continue reading →

Movie Review: ‘Bone Tomahawk’

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Directed by: S. Craig Zahler Starring: Kurt Russell, Richard Jenkins, Matthew Fox, and Patrick Wilson Plot: In the Old West, a 4-man posse set out to resuce some of their fellow townsfolk from cave-dwelling troglodytes. Review:… Continue reading →

5 Great Vampire Movies Post-‘Twilight’

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I have never actually saw the Twilight movies. I don’t make it a habit bad-mouthing them (again, because I have never seen them). There seemed to be a feeling during their tenure near the top… Continue reading →

Horror: A Woman’s Game (Part 1)

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This is something that I’ve been rolling around in my mind for a while now, and I’ve held off on it until Halloween to tie into the spirit of the season. Now I’m… Continue reading →