Ballad of a Small Player centres around gambler Lord Doyle (Colin Farrell – A Big Bold Beautiful Journey), in Macau, the gambling centre of the universe, and he states that soon… his life as he …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of PLURIBUS on APPLE TV!
Pluribus takes a while to get your head around its concept, but as we’re first introduced to its world, a mysterious virus is about to hit the Earth in just over 14 months’ time. Scientists …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of ALL HER FAULT on SKY ATLANTIC!
All Her Fault opens with Marissa Irvine (Sarah Snook – Pieces of a Woman) coming to pick up her son, Milo, from a playdate, but there’s no Milo there. She also can’t get hold of …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of DEATH BY LIGHTNING on NETFLIX!
Death by Lightning focuses on the rise to power of the 20th American Present, James Garfield (portrayed by Michael Shannon – A Different Man), and his eventual assassin, Charles J. Guiteau (Matthew Macfadyen – Deadpool …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of BUGONIA!
Bugonia is the latest opus from Yorgos Lathimos, who always ensures you’re going to have a bonkers time, one of my favourites before this being The Lobster, with Colin Farrell, although while I also loved …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of CRUTCH on PARAMOUNT+!
“Crutch is filmed before a live studio audience” Oh dear, it’s still the ’90s. We recently also had that with Netflix’s Leanne. Dom RobinsonReviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE DESCENT 20TH ANNIVERSARY!
The Descent came back to cinemas for its 20th Anniversary, but also made for my first-ever viewing of this film, from Neil Marshall, the director of Dog Soldiers, which I also didn’t see for some …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE!
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere is more a case of the final word being the destination of this pseudo-biopic, covering Bruce Springsteen’s (Jeremy Allen White – The Iron Claw) rise to fame and the trials …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of PETS ON A TRAIN!
Pets On A Train has the title – in some countries – of Falcon Express, but harking back to Samuel L Jackson’s Snakes on a Plane, from 2006, is a far better alternative, and also …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of DOWN CEMETERY ROAD ON APPLE TV+!
Down Cemetery Road brings us Ruth Wilson (See How They Run), as Sarah Tucker, is having a dinner party, when a huge explosion happens in the middle of it. Did someone put too much chili …
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