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Recent reviews

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  The Boogeyman 2023

  ★½ Watched 08 Jun 2023

  Earlier this year, when M. Night Shyamalan tore up the back half of the source novel THE CABIN AT THE END OF THE WORLD for his latest movie he at least had the decency to change the title to let people know they weren't in for a straight adaptation. Rob Savage & co. appear to have missed the memo.

  Of course there's no set rules about how to go about adapting an existing story - especially a short story - but…

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  Scream VI 2023

  ★★★ Watched 21 Mar 2023

  Honestly kinda baffled that people are ranking this as their 2nd or 3rd favourite in the franchise.

  Easily the worst so far imo (but thankfully still decent which means the franchise still doesn't have a bad movie).

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Popular reviews

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  Enys Men 2022

  ★★ Watched 12 Jan 2023

  An undeniable achievement with form. The 16mm film, the pop of colour (especially red), and the uncanny post-dubbed sound are all tremendous and real reminders of what grimey, imperfect movies can do.

  Sadly, content (or the lack thereof) is where this all falls apart. In a recent interview with THE SKINNY, writer/director Mark Jenkin says "A lot of people have said they're not sure of the meaning of the stone, which I'd never thought about because it doesn't have any…

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  Aftersun 2022

  ★★★★½ Watched 01 Dec 2022

  This is what Scottish cinema can be! Charlotte Wells, you have our attention (Mescal should be in the 5 academy picks but won't be)