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Rating: 5/5 Horror, Mystery, Thriller SPOILERS, Please do not read if you’re avoiding spoilers. I haven’t spoiled everything but there is one major spoiler. SPOILER. Jordan Peele’s directorial debut is excellent. Get Out is a horror/thriller/spoof (slash comedy?? according to the Golden Globes) that follows Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) as he meets his girlfriend’s family for
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Rating 5/5 Drama, Thriller My first post during Halloween season! Black Swan is a modern classic and has been one of my favourites for a very long time and so, this review will mainly be me listing why I love it so much. Natalie Portman plays the main character Nina who is slowly succumbing to
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2 stars Romantic Comedy Home Again was advertised as a modern rom-com, one where a single mum, played by Reese Witherspoon, has just turned 40 and has a romantic relationship with someone who is 15 years her junior (Pico Alexander). When I decided to watch this, I was after a traditional rom-com. A simple plot,
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5 stars Crime, Drama This was actually the first time I had seen this, and surprisingly (or not, considering I’m younger than the film) I hadn’t heard too much about what the film is about despite being on so many “Films You Have To See!” lists. So, I went in with absolutely no expectations. The
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5 stars Comedy, Drama, History Some context: I haven’t read much Shakespeare and that includes Romeo and Juliet which is what this film is inspired by. Even so, it’s easy to get caught up in the stories that are running parallel to each other; both the play that Will is writing (which turns out to
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2.5 stars Comedy, Drama, Romance Table 19 is a comedy/drama about Table 19 – the table at a wedding that has the unimportant people, the ones that the bride and groom don’t even remember. The film takes place over the wedding day and delves a surprising amount into each character’s background. Anna Kendrick is arguably
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FILM REVIEW 3.5 stars Action, Crime, Music It was the film that came up and surprised everyone this summer. Atleast, that’s how I knew about this film – I saw posters maybe a week before the film was released. I don’t know what that says about the film, but I have finally watched it, only
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FILM REVIEW 2.5 stars Horror, Mystery, Thriller Featuring for the first time on this website – a film that is actually in cinemas right now. Pretty appropriate for Halloween. More importantly, Happy Death Day manages to be season-appropriate while being appropriate for the easily scared. (No judgement, i hate ghost films too). Happy Death Day
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FILM REVIEW 3 stars Action, Crime, Thriller Even though Kill Bill: Vol 2 is the sequel to Vol 1 and employs many of the same cinematic techniques, it just doesn’t quite live up to Vol 1. The film starts with a chapter dedicated to the infamous wedding four years ago, when the Bride was attacked.
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FILM REVIEW 5 stars Action, Crime, Thriller This film is a masterpiece. Vol 1 introduces the plot – The Bride is attacked by the Deadly Vipers Assassination Squad at her wedding. All in attendance are killed and the Bride becomes comatose for four years. Upon waking up, it’s her unborn child’s fate that spurs her
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