Category Archives: Films

My Blog is Moving

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Dave On Film

My movie blog has now moved to here : https://daveonfilm154925564.wordpress.com

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Aquaman

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Dave On Film

DC finally get it right, oh so very right! Aquaman splashed onto our screens a while back, but I have just had the chance to go see it myself…and I am glad I did. DC has struggled recently. Batman vs … Continue reading →

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Welcome To Marwen

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Dave On Film

Steve Carell goes serious (kinda!) Welcome to the wonderful world of Marwen, a doll town set up in the back garden of Mark Hogencamp (Carell), a man who was horrifically beaten by a group of men for being different. He … Continue reading →

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The Favourite

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Dave On Film

Fresh out of last night’s Golden Globes and a win for Olivia Colman in the “Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical Or Comedy” category (catch that ain’t it?), I went to see The Favourite in the … Continue reading →

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Bumblebee – Film #110

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Dave On Film

Transforming greatness, or buzz off? The Transformers films have been a bit of a guilty pleasure since they first launched in 2007 (yeah I know there was previous OLD films but I wasn’t a massive fan of the cartoon). Dumb … Continue reading →

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Mary Poppins Returns – Film #109

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Dave On Film

Practically Perfect in every way, or a nanny too far? Mary Poppins is back. The classic from 1964 has been watched time and time again by this film fan and the songs are as much in my musical vocabulary as … Continue reading →

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It’s a Wonderful Life – Film #108

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Dave On Film

Angel wings or olden days nonsense? This film is now 72 years old. I am 37 years old. This film is almost twice as old as I am….and this is the first time I have ever watched this absolute delight! … Continue reading →

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Stan and Ollie – Film #107

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Dave On Film

Comedy Gold, or another fine mess? Laurel and Hardy are before my time…long before my time, and unfortunately I have never actually watched anything that they have done on film. So I wasn’t sure what to expect going into it. … Continue reading →

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Spiderman into the Spiderverse – Film #106

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Dave On Film

Swinging into action, or falling off the buildings? So here’s my honesty…I have never been a massive Spiderman fan. I never used to watch it as a kid, I thought the Tobey Maguire films were just OK, Andrew Garfield’s a … Continue reading →

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Mortal Engines – Film #105

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Dave On Film

Immortal, or early death? The rights to the movie adaptation of the book of the same name were bought back in 2009…but it’s only now that this is being released. Its been a long time coming, but was it worth … Continue reading →

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