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Rain Man 1988
There’s a scene about an hour in where a nurse, on hearing the term ‘autistic’ says ‘I’m not familiar with that’. So it’s fair to say things have moved on quite a lot since 1988, and I can understand why some might suggest the film is very dated in its depiction of the condition, exploitative and even offence.
After this long overdue rewatch I’d argue that Rain Man is still an impressive, emotional and warm drama. Charlie Babbitt is an…
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Philadelphia 1993
Just the 32 years late in watching this Oscar winner for the first time.
I do enjoy a courtroom drama and this one was pretty good (but do litigation cases in the US really get a full jury trial?). The film is well acted, and of course Washington and Hanks are excellent; when are they not? But I can’t help feeling the script was a little bit heavy-handed at times, a little bit too preachy and forced. And I’m not…
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The Retaliators 2021
Considering The Retaliators had a cast involving rock / metal artists who had never acted before my expectations were seriously low at the start of this film, but this was a well crafted little revenge-horror that seemed to be thematically all over the place yet still held it together. It was dark and nasty and offered up a moral quandary of ‘what would you do in this situation?’, and there was no shortage of blood and gore. At times the…
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They're Outside 2020
Wow. Just wow.
Truly atrocious. No saving graces. Embarrassingly bad acting. A script beyond cringeworthy. Characters you just want to drown in a bucket. A plot with no merit.
What amazes me is that FrightFest would include this in their virtual horror film festival. I know these are tough times with COVID but this was the equivalent of going to Pizza Express & being served a turd on a plate. I was never expecting a gourmet dinner but I’d still hoped for something reasonably edible.
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