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  • Scream
  • Jurassic Park

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  • The First Omen

    ★★★½

  • Companion

    ★★★★

  • Babygirl

  • Poor Things

    ★★½

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  • Babygirl

    Babygirl

    Never has a film with so much sex in it been so unsexy. This was like the awkward ugly and illegitimate love child of Bridget Jones and 50 shades of grey that we never asked for. It didn’t seem concerned with any genuine backstory or padding out who the characters actually were. Totally pointless.

  • Poor Things

    Poor Things

    ★★½

    Loved this visually, the whole production design from set to costumes to props. But the story made me cringe.

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  • Last Straw

    Last Straw

    ★★

    A very cliched and very unlikeable female lead was my biggest problem with this movie. Dead mum, daddy issues, cynical outlook, pointless best friend. Yawn. I didn’t fear for her let alone root for her. There just wasn’t much horror in this horror film. A couple of creepy images glanced through a window and a lot of gore but most opportunities for genuine suspense were ruined by an inappropriate choice of synthy background sounds.

  • Smile 2

    Smile 2

    ★★★½

    It was good but it didn't compare to the first and didn’t add anything hugely new to the universe. The first film depicted the mental demise of the female lead in a gradual, subtle way which built a very creepy atmosphere. This sequel used the exact same concept but it became more extreme, the line between reality and delusion barely there by the end. So much so that the film could really do whatever it wanted without explanation. Once you…

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