Monthly Archives: May 2018

Solo: A Star Wars Story – Film #44

Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, or rabid womp rat? Anyone remember that time between 1983 and 1999? A whole 16 years between Star Wars films, then again another ten years from 2005 to 2015….then since then, one Star … Continue reading

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Show Dogs – Film #43

Top dog or throw me a frickin’ bone? I have seen this movie twice now. Twice in one day. I say twice, but the first time was the first half hour before my three-year-old decided the film was too loud … Continue reading

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Breaking In – Film #42

Breaking in, or breaking down? Payback is a Mother? More like Payback, I wouldn’t bother! Breaking In is the lovely story of a mother and her kids moving to a house which just happens to have top notch security throughout, … Continue reading

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Deadpool 2 – Film #41

A second coming or tiny-handed flop? I’m not going to beat around the bush with this one…much like my review of Infinity War, you’re either going to go see this and be excited by it, or you’re not…in which case … Continue reading

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Book Club – Film #40

Bestseller or bargain bin? This evening was a preview screening of the new romantic comedy “Book Club” starring Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen, Andy Garcia, Don Johnson and Alicia Silverstone. The four leading ladies all attend a … Continue reading

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Life Of The Party – Film #39

Back to School or Back to the Drawing Board? Mention Melissa McCarthy to people and you either get “oh she’s hilarious” or “god she is so unfunny!” and unfortunately I have lately been in the latter camp. After a big … Continue reading

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Sherlock Gnomes – Film #38

Fancy Garden Ornament, or Cracked Porcelain? The gnomes are back after their 2011 take on the Romeo and Juliet story, this time they bring in the world of Sherlock Holmes and Watson into their porcelain lives. Gnomes are going missing … Continue reading

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I Feel Pretty – Film #37

Fat full of laughs or a bit thin on the ground? The new Amy Schumer film is here…strap in! After seeing a pretty painful trailer more than enough times, I was going into I Feel Pretty with low expectations but … Continue reading

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Tully – Film #36

Ah, the delights of motherhood Tully is a “Quirky” tale (you will see why I quoted that when you watch it) of motherhood and the stresses of childen. Charlize Theron plays Marlo, a mother who get very little help from … Continue reading

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The Strangers: Prey At Night – Film #35

Brace yourselves…this is going to be brutal….. The tagline, as you can see from the poster above is “If you’re lucky, you die first”…it should say “If you’re lucky, you won’t have to sit through this nonsense!” Painful is the … Continue reading

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