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Petey Wheatstraw 1977
Ladies. Guys. Guys and ladies. Let me say, first of all, that I'm thrilled. I get an email notification every time someone follows me here and, by shit, if I ain't been followed a bunch in the many, many years since I last reviewed. I've fallen off the wagon somewhat when it comes to movie-reviewing - somewhat hard when it come to movie-watching even, by god - so I'm goddamned appreciative of anyone that says my gibbering's worth reading, even…
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Dawn of the Dead 1978
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
You ever watch a movie waiting for your favourite scene, only to reach the credits and realise you were thinking of an entirely different film? That was me watching Dawn of the Dead, waiting in vain for one of my favourite ever movie deaths: that of Day of the Dead's Capt. Rhodes who, as the zombies feast on his entrails, has enough presence of mind to gurgle, 'Choke on 'em!'
But that's all by the by. Staged by Glasgow Film…
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In the Loop 2009
I've always felt this film sagged a little in the third act, but after watching that again, I realise it's purely a shift in emphasis, not quality: the reasonably light-hearted incompetencies of government officials translate into serious actions for the rest of the world as war is announced, and the film isn't afraid to sink its teeth into darker satire. Capaldi is the obvious highlight, but there's not a single flaw in the supporting cast, and Armando Iannucci's direction even…
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