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Blink Twice 2024
A bad film with very few redeeming qualities. I’ve seen plots like this tonnes of time and most, namely ‘Get Out’ (2017) does the plot in a much more original, noteworthy way with splendid direction, performances and dialogue in droves. This film had nothing like that. Sure, some performances were good and nothing above that but that only came with the ridiculous nature of its plot. The use of anamorphic lenses was admirable and there were a few nice shots…
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Carry On Spying 1964
An exceptionally boring film where nothing interesting happened. For a series that was supposed to be comedic this really wasn’t that. Kenneth Williams was really annoying in the lead role here and I think the series does better with the very outdated albeit funny to look back on, Sid James and the overtly sexist comedy that came with the characters he portrayed. This had a few moments that were towards that realm of stupid outdated humour but nothing that was…
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Monkey Man 2024
A film that was advertised as “John Wick in India” but was anything but and that wasn’t a bad thing.
I’ll try keeping this review short as I really can’t be bothered to go super in depth right now.
The cinematography was really good, gritty shots with good camera movement, nice colour palette and grading.
The story I think suffered from trying to balance a film about a character that suffers from PTSD (as a result of their mother’s death)…
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Dune 2021
Visually stunning with an amazing score, sound and production design but as many others have said, ‘Dune’ (2021) lacked the narrative of a conclusive film and felt like part of a much bigger and more epic story.
Before we begin, I’ll tell (what I think is) a funny story, which will take up a high percentage of this review of course. Buying this film on blu-ray caused a lot more issues than I’d hoped for, then again I had hoped…
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