Been real slow at writing this one up but I really loved it even if it was a little messy. So it's an early Tarantino script but directed by Tony Scott who did Top Gun with a score by Hans Zimmer and an absolutely insane cast. It's clear watching it that it's Tarantino, it has…Read more True Romance (1993)
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Destroyer (2018)
I love Nicole Kidman, there's no secret about it, nor should there be, I think she's a fantastic actress who is capable of a great variety of roles, I watched this film mainly because of her, but oh boy it's a bit of a misfire. It's a real shame that it's not great because the…Read more Destroyer (2018)
The Grandmaster (2013)
I found this in a charity shop when I was looking for something totally unrelated and thought since I so enjoyed In the Mood for Love and Happy Together, I'd give it a shot. This is quite a different film to either of those two, it's both a biopic and a martial arts film which leads to an…Read more The Grandmaster (2013)
The Lost City of Z (2017)
The Lost City of Z is a long, at times uneven film that takes it's time to find it's feet but when it does, there's a fascinating story anchored by great performances. Told over the span of more than a decade, it tells the story of Percy Fawcett, an explorer who was sent into the Amazon…Read more The Lost City of Z (2017)
Platoon (1986)
This will probably be another short post as I really do need to be making a move to bed at this point. I've got to be honest, I wasn't hugely impressed by this film, I'm sure the tiny TV I have doesn't help with that, it's the reason why I'm waiting for christmas to watch…Read more Platoon (1986)
1917 (2019/20)
This week I got the amazing opportunity to see, I think, the first UK screening of Sam Mendes' new film 1917. A story set in the Great War, it's being touted as a one take, real time film, that moniker isn't exactly accurate, and not just because it obviously wasn't actually shot in one take, most…Read more 1917 (2019/20)
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
After watcing a tonne of films last month, I've had to slow down this month as I've got super busy with my MA and gearing up to graduate and be a real working actor which sounds just terrifying. I'm playing an ex-soldier and prisoner of war in my final and probably most important project of…Read more John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
First Love (2019)
This film is director Takashi Miike's 103rd directing credit (!!) and the first thing I've seen of his. It's a bonkers, madcap story spanning one night of mayhem in Tokyo as the Yakuza goes to war with the Chinese Mafia over some missing drugs and a young sex worker who has escaped her Yakuza captors…Read more First Love (2019)
Ad Astra (2019)
This is what I like to see with big budget films, something different, with a distinctive voice and vision and some depth and thoughtfulness behind it, it's such a shame that it's not doing better in the box office. It's the first film I've seen by James Gray and after the first trailer selling it…Read more Ad Astra (2019)
Spiderman: Homecoming (2017)
It's a Marvel movie, it's nice forgettable fun which fits the formula you can come to expect from these movies to a t. The cast is great, Tom Holland is likable as Spidey though a bit grating as Peter Parker, Michael Keaton is a good villain, no surprise there, I iked Jacob Batalon as his…Read more Spiderman: Homecoming (2017)
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