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Recent reviews

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  Congo 1995

  ★★★½ Watched 17 Feb 2025

  Laura Linney is a scorched earth badass out for revenge. I love her, I want to be her, feminist icon.

  Animatronic ape was surprisingly good. Cannot say the same for CGI lava.

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  Live Wire 1992

  ★★★★★ Watched 15 Feb 2025

  Pierce Brosnan character acts the shit out of this movie. His wandering accent, quirky dialogue delivery, and improvised bomb expertise are on full, preening display. “Here comes the judge” - one of the most transcendent line readings in cinema history.

Popular reviews

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  Irresistible Force 1993

  ★★★½ Watched 28 Dec 2022

  One of the best of Cynthia Rothrock’s oeuvre - she and Keech play well off each other. Sure there are sexist quips (largely to the detriment of those who say them when they are inevitably proven wrong), but a badass female protagonist with this amount of screen time is a rare fire in the action films of the early 1990s. Some of the dialogue is clunky, as is the delivery, but an enjoyable watch to be sure with lots of Cynthia kicking ass.

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  They Live 1988

  ★★★★ Watched 27 Jan 2023

  Roddy Piper is perfection - a Canadian who believes in the American dream. With one liners including “life’s a bitch…and she’s in heat!” and “I’m here to chew bubble gum and kick ass and i’m all outta bubble gum”, he stars in what I can only assume is a lead role written specifically for him. Is it on the nose? Yes, certainly. But the questions it poses, though lacking in subtlety and nuance, remain relevant today.