The First Omen
Rome, 1971. Two scantily clad nuns (?) head to their local disco to dance to music that wouldn’t be released for another few years; the first omen that this prequel […]
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A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
This 2015 documentary celebrates Aardman’s 43rd anniversary – presumably aiming for its 40th but delayed by the claymation process. A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman is as delightful […]
Arthur Christmas
Arthur Christmas (James McAvoy), younger son of the current Santa (Jim Broadbent) is mortified to discover a child has been missed from Santa’s yearly rounds. With the help of the […]
Valkyrie
Based on a true story, this is about the 1944 plot to kill Hitler and the rebels’ subsequent attempt to seize control of Nazi Germany, oblivious to their failed assassination […]
Total Recall (2012)
Of all the movies to remake, cult films seem a particularly bad prospect. Fans don’t necessarily love the characters or stories independently of the film, they’re fans of the film […]
Flushed Away
A posh pet rat from Kensington (Hugh Jackman) is usurped by a working class sewer rat (Shane Richie) and has to make his way in the filth of London’s subterranean […]
Pride
Set in 1984, Pride is the true story of the Lesbian and Gays Support the Miners campaign – a group of gay and lesbian activists who raised money for a Welsh mining […]
The Constant Gardener
It seems that every review I write has to include a bit where I complain about the film’s title, and The Constant Gardener is no exception. It’s not even about gardening. It’s […]
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