The Rip is the term given by cops to busting a stash house, i.e. a place where drug money is… well, stashed. As the film begins, Captain Jackie Velez (Lina Esco), has been killed, and …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of AGATHA CHRISTIE’S SEVEN DIALS on NETFLIX!
Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials is the latest tale from Mrs C’s works to get the TV treatment, this time on Netflix. Opening in 1920, Ronda – a city in Andalusia, Spain, although not all of …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of LOVE THROUGH A PRISM on NETFLIX!
Love Through a Prism is a new Japanese anime, set in the early 20th Century, which is absolutely stunning. Revolving around Lili Ichijoin (Atsumi Tanezaki), a young Japanese girl who’s going to olde-world London, given …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of HIS AND HERS on NETFLIX!
His And Hers brings together Tessa Thompson (The Marvels IMAX 3D) and Jon Bernthal (The Accountant 2), as Anna and Detective Jack Harper, respectively. She’s a former TV news anchor, who took a year off …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of RUN AWAY on NETFLIX!
Run Away is Netflix’s annual installment from Harlan Coben, which don’t always hit the mark, but when they’re good, they’re very entertaining. This time round, James Nesbitt (Suspect) works in finance as Simon Greene, a …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE HUNTING WIVES on ITV!
The Hunting Wives is an odd one… It was on the US version of Netflix, but not UK, thus ends up getting its UK premiere on ITV, who have seemed to have chanced upon a …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE ABANDONS on NETFLIX!
The Abandons tells of warring families in the Old West, set in the 1850s, so a few decades before the time of Red Dead Redemption 2 and Arthur Morgan. One family’s cattle have been slaughtered …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of TROLL 2 on NETFLIX!
Troll 2 opens with a monologue about said mythical creatures which I gathered can be summarised as them being killed by Christianity. I haven’t seen the first film, from 2022, but I quickly realised that …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of TRAIN DREAMS on NETFLIX!
Train Dreams takes us through the life of Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton – Red Sparrow), from 1893 when he’s sent as a young boy to Fry, in Idaho, having never knew his parents, adopted and …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS on NETFLIX!
Champagne Problems stars Minka Kelly as Sydney, a businesswoman who’s going up in the world, finally getting her shot. She thinks champagne solves everyone’s problems by just existing. I think red wine does that for …
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