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  Malignant 2021

  ★★★ Watched 29 Oct 2023

  Mad film. Entertaining as hell but obviously a load of complete shit. Felt like a load of films smashed together, some actors playing it straight, some obviously taking the piss and having a laugh. Looked like it was made in about 5 minutes. The recurring melody in the score sounded like “Where Is My Mind?” which was a nice touch. Kept waiting for a cameo by a decent actor but it didn’t happen. The killer looked like the type of mosher that you used to see hanging around outside McDonald’s. That’s about it from me!

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  The Lion in Winter 1968

  ★★★ Watched 09 Apr 2023

  Nice film, great screenplay, some elite performances (Hepburn, O’Toole, Castle) and one (Nigel Terry) that was like something out of Life Of Brian. Didn’t look particularly good but had that weird late-60s vibe where everything seems coloured with psychedelia (a bit like the Stamp/Christie version of Far From The Madding Crowd, which is better btw); might sound like a bad thing but it’s not. Really jarring, over-the-top score and the script felt like it was looking for some pseud approval.…

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