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Isle Of Dogs – PG

“You heard the rumour…?” There’s really no way of sugarcoating this….Isle Of Dogs is AMAZING! It was film #22 in my #100MoviesChallenge2018 and I have to say it has absolutely smashed the other twenty-one out of the park. Rating : … Continue reading

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The 100 Movie Challenge 2018

2018 – a year filled with some amazing looking, and some not so great, films. I have a Cineworld Unlimited Card…which means I can see as many films as I want in the year. For a film fan, this is … Continue reading

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Love, Simon – Movie Review

This evening I have the pleasure of attending another Cineworld Secret Screening of a film not yet released in the cinema. Love, Simon (12A) is the story of Simon Spier, an ordinary teenager who is harbouring a huge secret…he is … Continue reading

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Red Sparrow – Movie Review

James Bond this ain’t! There’s no shaken Martini’s in sight, nor are there gadgets galore. But Red Sparrow is a spy film of the highest calibre. Jennifer Lawrence plays Russian ballerina Dominika who, following a horrific accident which sets the … Continue reading

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Game Night – Movie Review

Sibling rivaly will always be high on the list of family dysfunctions. I cannot even look at a Monopoly board without having horrible nightmare inducing flashbacks to my younger sister flipping the board and sending tiny houses, paper money and … Continue reading

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The Snowman : Definitely not Walking In The Air

I went into The Snowman expecting a tense thriller with great writing and set pieces and twists and turns aplenty. What I got was a flat film with zero thrill and beautiful scenery. But unless you are watching “Norway : … Continue reading

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Nerve (2016) – Are You A Watcher Or A Player?

Hands up if you’ve played Pokemon Go, Flappy Bird or Appysnap… Thought so…and just for the record, if you played Appysnap you are the coolest of the cool. All three were apps that changed the way people used their mobile … Continue reading

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2016.1.3 – Fortnight Film

The fun has begun! I had wanted to bring Fortnight Film back for a long time but it needed to be the right time and the right place with the right people.  Previously we had run it very badly. We’d … Continue reading

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Don’t be a Homer!

So there’s a film coming out tonight…just a small continuation of a tale of good vs evil, of family and friends, of Wookies and Robots.  Yup…Finally it’s here. Star Wars : The Force Awakens    The hype surrounding the blockbuster … Continue reading

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Film Review – Now You See Me

Watched film #1,224 at icheckmovies.com   WOW I could leave the review there and it would sum it all up….just WOW! Now You See Me is an absolute thrill ride that takes you to places never seen before. You never … Continue reading

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