Gladiator II opens with a brief, hand-painted summary of the first film over the opening credits, which I wasn’t expecting. Well, I say ‘hand-drawn’, but I expect these days, CGI and AI played their part. …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE!
The Problem With People confirms that Colm Meaney (Save The Cinema) has been 70 years old for his entire life. He’s now just a shade over that, but this shot in 2023, so he would’ve …
Continue readingMy BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of PIECE BY PIECE!
Piece by Piece is a documentary about musician Pharrell Williams, told through the use of LEGO figures, because that’s how he feels the pieces in his life is coming together, and it’s also the purest …
Continue readingMy BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of RED ONE!
Red One starts off with the age-old premise that, as a kid, Jack O’Malley (Chris Evans – Deadpool And Wolverine) didn’t believe in Santa Claus, Father Christmas, or however the alleged carbon-based individual identifies. 30 …
Continue readingMy BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of PADDINGTON IN PERU!
Paddington in Peru opens in the country in question, with a flashback to when our titular lead (Ben Whishaw – This Is Going To Hurt) was a cub, and stayed with Aunt Lucy (Imelda Staunton …
Continue readingMy BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of JUROR #2!
Juror #2 is how Justin (Nicholas Hoult) is assigned when he gets called up for jury duty, just at the point when his other half, Allison (Zoey Deutch), is pregnant, but is told that since …
Continue readingSuper/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story – The DVDfever Cinema Review
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story is a documentary that does what it says on the tin, but benefits greatly from the fact that the man who portrayed the iconic Superman, in the iconic 1978 movie …
Continue readingMy BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE LAST FRONT!
The Last Front takes us to Belgium, 1914, where not-at-all Belgian farmer Leonard (Iain Glen – Resident Evil: The Final Chapter) sees World War I kicking off as the Germans come to town. Still, at …
Continue readingMy BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of HERETIC!
Heretic is a long-awaited thriller which only saw the light of day just as Halloween arrived, with very happy chappy Mr Reed (Hugh Grant – Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves) being the recipient of …
Continue readingMy BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE FRONT ROOM!
The Front Room centres around Belinda (Brandy Norwood), a college lecturer, but who’s about to take maternity leave and have a baby – despite her and hubby having previously lost a child – and thanks …
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