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  The Deliverance 2024

  ★½ Watched 22 Sep 2024 2

  Safe to say this wasn't one of my mum's better picks for a family movie night (note: my parent's both liked it!). Found the opening hour or so of parental abuse/poverty porn very poorly handled; felt like we were supposed to gawk and scoff at these characters, rather than empathise with and come to understand the individuals and their situation. The horror elements certainly aren't implemented any better - Lee Daniel's doesn't manage to muster up a single tense moment…

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  Trap 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 02 Aug 2024

  Sat giddily in the theatre with a stupid big smile on my face for just about every minute of this. Hartnett's hilariously wild performance and Mukdeeprom taking his chance to shoot the absolute shit out of a concert film are obvious highlights here, but there's also plenty to appreciate in how Shyamalan grapples with ideas on fatherhood and the separation of family life/working life. Admittedly do find myself agreeing that it loses a bit of steam after progressing from its…

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  Only Mine 2019

  ★ Watched 05 Nov 2019

  This is the last time I'm taking movie recommendations from the women at my mother's seniors Zumba class. Damnit, Leanne.

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  Ready or Not 2019

  ★★★★ Watched 25 Oct 2019

  A horror-comedy about how the fortunes of the rich are built upon the blood of the innocent? 100% my kinda thing.

  Samara Weaving is, as always, simply sensational as newlywed Grace, who finds herself hiding and fighting for her life after the traditional post-wedding game night insisted upon by her new family (the filthy rich and mostly unpleasant Le Domas gaming dominion) heads in an unfortunate direction. Her desperation, fear, incredulity, determination - all of it played perfectly by Weaving,…

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