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Basic Instinct 1992
I don’t know why I reacted so negatively on my previous viewing
The truth is, Basic Instinct is a good film. It’s just not a great one, in my opinion.
I’m aware that this film was extremely controversial amongst LGBTQ audiences. I’m not qualified to talk about this, other than to say that there are elements here that are ‘problematic.’ Instead, I’m just going to stick to what I know and understand.
Michael Douglas is great in the role of Nick…
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Get Carter 1971
Happy birthday Michael Caine, turning a grand age of 92 years old.
‘You’re only supposed to blow…the bloody candles out!’
I’ve seen this before. I have to admit I like it for capturing the mood and tone of the era more than than the execution of the story.
London gangster Jack Carter (played by Caine) travels to Newcastle for the funeral of his brother, and gets embroiled in a complex of web of vice and violence.
For much of the…
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The Phenomenon 2022
Ronaldo is my favourite player of all time.
No, not the one that recently did an interview with the UK’s biggest gobshite.
I mean Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, nicknamed the Phenomenon at an early age.
Between the ages of 18 and 22 he was better than peak Cristiano Ronaldo and peak Lionel Messi. He was unplayable. He may not have had the aerial prowess of CR9 or the tiki-taka magic of Messi, but he was more exhilarating to watch.…Translated from by -
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 2023
Whatever people may think about Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, two things have always been apparent to me: it put Indy through meaningful change that felt earned whilst carrying a spirit of pulpy adventure.
Dial of Destiny finds Indy at a place of meaningful change in his life that’s unfair to him and the audience, and there’s no spirit of pulpy adventure.
After a blistering prologue with a de-aged Harrison Ford, what follows is a laborious, uninspired and depressing closure…Translated from by
