Kevin Powe

Kevin Powe

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  • Escape from New York

  • Pulp Fiction

    ★★★★

  • The Day After

    ★★★★

  • Threads

    ★★★★

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  • Escape from New York

    Escape from New York

    This is a quick test review

  • Pulp Fiction

    Pulp Fiction

    ★★★★

    Saw five minutes of it on TV, so going to use this as a test to see if Facebook integration is still working.

  • The Day After

    The Day After

    ★★★★

    Somehow I'd managed to miss seeing this film growing up in the 80s underneath the constant threat of nuclear extinction. Perhaps when something is in the news week after week, you get a little numb to it.

    But having watched the film now, it's hard-hitting, and bleak.

    Even if you're not a fan of apocalypse films, it's worth watching for the snippets of John Lithgow acting 10 years ahead of everyone else, Jason Robards included. His performance is such a…

  • Threads

    Threads

    ★★★★

    When I mentioned that I'd seen The Day After and found it grim, a couple of friends scoffed and recommended Threads.

    Well, now I know. Threads is a far grimmer experience thanks to looking at the ramifications to society on a much longer timeline. And it's not pretty in the least.

    Threads is a compelling call to pull back from nuclear war. Timely when it was made, and sadly a message that's incredibly timely again.

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