#HateFilms: Cool Runnings
To recap, we’re reviewing all the films that Michael Owen has been “forced to watch,” today’s being Cool Runnings. Or as Owen might say: “My wife and I watched that […]
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#HateFilms: Forrest Gump
Back in 2014, before we had COVID or Trump or Brexit to talk about, the news included the revelation that footballer Michael Owen had only watched 8 movies in his […]
Shaun of the Dead
Netflix recently claimed that “The world had never known a ‘zom-com’ until Santa Clarita Diet.” Assuming they meant zombie rom-com rather than just zombie comedy (unless they’re really brain-dead) this […]
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
A decade after Borat travelled across America in an ice cream van to kidnap Pamela Anderson, Sacha Baron Cohen dusts off the grey suit and moustache for election year, with […]
Big
13-year-old Josh Baskin (David Moscow) yearns to be big and learns the misery of adulthood when he wakes up as a full-grown George Osborne lookalike (Tom Hanks). Directed by Penny […]
The Muppet Movie
The first of many, many cinematic outings shows the Muppets’ humble beginnings, as Kermit goes in search of stardom, picking up his furry friends on the way to Hollywood. Meanwhile […]
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
A detective (Bob Hoskins) with a long-held grudge against cartoons, gets drawn into Toontown when popular actor Roger Rabbit (Charles Fleischer), who stars as himself in cartoon serials, is set […]
The Babysitter: Killer Queen
The babysitter (Samara Weaving) is not back in this Netflix sequel to a movie whose sole redeeming feature was Samara Weaving. Two years after thwarting a cabal of Satanists, Cole […]
Bill & Ted Face the Music
It’s 2020 and the world is ending. Also there’s a new Bill & Ted movie out. 29 years after their Battle of the Bands triumph, the Wyld Stallyns (Alex Winter […]
Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey
Bill & Ted (Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves) are back in this 1991 sequel, this time facing their evil robot doppelgängers (Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves). Bogus Journey swaps the […]
