Happy Face is based on the real-life titular American killer in the 1990s, who who raped and murdered eight women, in the 1990s, leading to his daughter starting a podcast in 2018, on which this …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of IN THE LOST LANDS!
In The Lost Lands opens with the mysterious Boyce (Dave Bautista – The Last Showgirl) wanting to tell us a story, although given his character’s name, I couldn’t help but think of Boycie from Only …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of OPUS!
Opus brings us into the world of Alfred Moretti (John Malkovich, as John Malkovich, but still brilliant – and with some of his apparently older songs still sounding fantastic, notably Dina, Simone, below), a pop …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of BONHOEFFER!
Bonhoeffer… Dietrich Bonhoeffer… It’s one of those World War II dramas that appears to have begun with the best of intentions, as it following the titular German anti-Nazi chap, portrayed by Jonas Dassler, but ends …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of PROTECTION on ITV!
Protection… Witness Protection… That’s the name of the game in this new 6-part ITV cop drama, where DI Liz Nyles (Siobhan Finneran – Apostasy) is dealing with a case where Jimmy McLennan (Kris Hitchen – …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of TWIGGY!
Twiggy: Who’d have thought that one of the best films of the week would be the documentary about a British ’60s fashion icon? Born Lesley Hornby, in 1949, this quick trip through her life and …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of DOPE THIEF on APPLE TV+!
Dope Thief opens with Ray Driscoll (Brian Tyree Henry – Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire) and Manny Carvalho (Wagner Moura – Civil War) watching a house, as they’re government DEA agents, about to do …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of ONE OF THEM DAYS!
One Of Them Days is one of those indie comedies that works a bit better than it deserves to, since there’s precious little in the way of a plot, and what is there ends up …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE ELECTRIC STATE on NETFLIX!
The Electric State begins in 1990, “before the war”, with Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown – Damsel) enjoying life with her family, although the war against robots leads to deaths aplenty, as well as cartoon Kid …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of MICKEY 17 in IMAX!
Mickey 17 finds Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson – Tenet, Good Time) at a financially low point in his life, leaving him feeling like he has no option but to become an ‘expendable’. Not in the …
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