Author Archives: David

Review: Hacksaw Ridge (USA 2016)

Posted on March 23, 2017 by David

If this steaming pile of garbage could get nominated for Best Picture, I guess that is definitive proof that Mel “Sugar Tits” Gibson has been forgiven by the Hollywood community. Hacksaw Ridge commits the worst sin of war movies – … Continue reading →

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Review: Death Race 2050 (USA 2017)

Posted on March 21, 2017 by David

Well, that was more entertaining than I expected. Don’t get me wrong, this remake of the Roger Corman/Paul Bartel 1975 trash classic Death Race 2000 is total garbage, mostly stupid and low budget as hell. But compared to the other … Continue reading →

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Review: Royal Flash (UK 1975)

Posted on March 15, 2017 by David

To date, the only film adaptation of George MacDonald Fraser‘s highly entertaining Flashman novels, which follow a Victorian-era British officer’s globetrotting misadventures as he snivels and connives his way to women, wine and safety, while maintaining the appearance of a … Continue reading →

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Review: Love and Friendship (UK 2016)

Posted on March 13, 2017 by David

I have had a deep affection for Whit Stillman since his Barcelona helped open my eyes to indie cinema in the 90s, and I also love me some Jane Austen (though generally the books far than the movie adaptations). So … Continue reading →

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Review: Arrival (USA 2016)

Posted on March 11, 2017 by David

This big budget, somewhat highbrow science-fiction picture ultimately glossed over potentially interesting scientific and technical material in favor of an emotional angle on the material, and also forced me to watch the pile of anti-charisma that is Jeremy Renner.

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Review: Suicide Squad (USA 2016)

Posted on March 1, 2017 by David

Based on the critical reaction, I went to this with very low expectations, and the film lived down to every single one. The first third of the film is a series of progressively less interesting introductions, the overarching plot is … Continue reading →

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Best of 2016 (so far)

Posted on February 26, 2017 by David

So, my thoughts on the year’s best before Oscar anoints La La Land. As noted before, I tend to catch a lot of the late year prestige films … well, late, so my Oscar-time opinions have some caveats. That said, … Continue reading →

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Rebuilding

Posted on February 1, 2017 by David

Please excuse us while we get the site fixed up – we’ve migrated from our original server and need to get the visuals and content in order.

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