The Seed of the Sacred Fig is a film that was mostly made in secret, away from the government, stating the words up front, “When there is no way, a way must be made”, given …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of SEPTEMBER 5!
September 5 is the date in 1972, when terrorists invaded the Olympic village in Munich, during the Summer event, soon after Mark Spitz has taken the Gold medal in swimming, over his German competitor. At …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of DOG MAN!
Dog Man is something I’m entirely new to with this film, although I understand it’s been a graphic novel for children since 2016. For reasons unexplained, Petey the cat, voiced by Pete Davidson (Dumb Money), …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of WE LIVE IN TIME!
We Live in Time‘s trailer opens with this couple’s ‘meet-cute’, where Tobias (Andrew Garfield – Spider-Man: No Way Home More Fun Stuff Version) and Almut (Florence Pugh – Dune Part Two) first come across each …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of VIRDEE on BBC1!
Virdee… DCI Virdee. The opener begins with our hero cop, Harry (Staz Nair – Rebel Moon), chasing after a baddie, Mirror’s Edge-style, even going into a train tunnel, although it does get a bit sensationalist …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of HARD TRUTHS!
Hard Truths quickly shows us how Pansy (Marianne Jean-Baptiste – The Book of Clarence) is not a morning person, or any sort of person, as she’s an angry, bossy moo, especally getting startled if anyone …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of THE VANISHINGS! (aka THE VANISHING TRIANGLE!)
The Vanishings – aka The Vanishing Triangle, when it was broadcast on Acorn TV in late 2023 – is inspired by true events, but it’s not a documentary. Young Amy Reynolds (Gráinne Good – Citadel) …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of SATURDAY NIGHT! (+POST-CREDITS SCENE!)
Saturday Night recreates the inaugural edition of the US comedy show, broadcast on October 11th 1975 – even though it very nearly didn’t exist – beginning at 10pm on the night, with the show due …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of APPLE CIDER VINEGAR!
Apple Cider Vinegar sets about showing us the cure for cancer… not. Belle Gibson (Kaitlyn Dever – Bad Teacher) is first seen here, in Melbourne, in 2013, launching a new app called The Whole Pantry, …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of COMPANION! (+MID-CREDITS SCENE!)
Companion centres around the burgeoning new relationship between young lovers, Iris (Sophie Thatcher – Heretic) and Josh (Jack Quaid – Solos), with her recalling how she met him across the oranges in a supermarket. That’s …
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