Interesting premise, some of the humour worked, some was a bit lame, entertaining enough for most of it’s runtime, the last 20 though was a real slog and a bit crap tbh resulting in the loss of half a star.
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Blitz 2024
The filmmaking is fantastic. The period detail is great. I love Saiorse Ronan. I was kinda worried about the novelty casting of the Modfather but he’s perfectly good. Theres some nice scenes like the kids on the train, halfway through though it turns into Oliver Twist.
It was just too preachy and a little too sentimental and mawkish, even for me. And I love mawk.
Well-meaning and nice to look at but ultimately it’s rather inconsequential.
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Adolescence 2025
I watch so many tv shows but don’t normally review them but this was exceptional.
Credit due Netflix. Possibly the most serious drama mini series they’ve made and it’s a hard-hitting uneasy watch that’s right up there with Jimmy McGovern’s stuff. Really. That good. Absolutely wasn’t expecting a Netflix mini-series to be so good.
Extremely powerful, topical - knife crime, social media bullying, toxic masculinity - and superb performances all round. You expect Stephen Graham to be brilliant and he…
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Nickel Boys 2024
Good performances. It was incredibly powerful. The brutality of the people in charge in these type of movies makes me so angry, where these obvious sadists were placed in positions of authority. Think Scum but set in Jim Crow America from a black kids point of view. It’s a horrific but important story based on a novel which itself was based on a true story.
A lot to like, but a lot here I just didn’t understand the relevance of,…
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