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1/5
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Evil Dead Rise
(2023)
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Eddie Harrison
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…whatever this used to be, it’s deader than dead now…
Posted Sep 26, 2023
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5/5
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The Creator
(2023)
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Eddie Harrison
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…The Creator is easily one of the best films of 2023, and one which deserves repeated viewings…
Posted Sep 26, 2023
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3/5
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Stallone: Frank, That Is
(2020)
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Eddie Harrison
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…Frank Stallone deserves a little celebration, and this doc provides an ideal way to focus our minds on a brother that’s like no other…
Posted Sep 24, 2023
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3/5
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Expend4bles
(2023)
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Eddie Harrison
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…passable, forgettable action cinema for hardened veterans with an emphasis on nostalgic indulgence…
Posted Sep 22, 2023
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4/5
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Since August
(2021)
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Eddie Harrison
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…a small-scale but effective story of a tentative relationship between two women with genuine emotional scars…Since August’s careful craft deserves an appreciative audience…
Posted Sep 21, 2023
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2/5
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The Lesson
(2023)
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Eddie Harrison
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…The Lesson is a stilted, mannered slice of literary rivalry, as slow as a week in the jail and as predictable as a tree…
Posted Sep 21, 2023
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3/5
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The Nun II
(2023)
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Eddie Harrison
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…The Nun films seem to be successful even as the over-arching Conjuring narrative sputters, largely because they deliver such visually imaginative shocks, even if the connective tissue between the visuals turns out to be rather unimportant…
Posted Sep 20, 2023
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4/5
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Lucky Number Slevin
(2006)
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Eddie Harrison
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…well worth a look for fans of McGuigan, Hartnett and particular those with a penchant for Bruce Willis in action mode…
Posted Sep 19, 2023
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4/5
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Gothic
(1986)
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Eddie Harrison
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…one of the best films from a lauded British director…Gothic has appeal for literary and horror fans, and its critique of male excess is one that still feels pertinent today…
Posted Sep 18, 2023
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2/5
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Quantum of Solace
(2008)
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Eddie Harrison
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…a boring slog through various clichés of toxic male machismo…
Posted Sep 17, 2023
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3/5
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The Equalizer 3
(2023)
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Eddie Harrison
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…the change to a more exotic setting and the scalding photography of Robert Richardson elevate The Equaliser 3 to the best of a series that always had high professional standards…
Posted Sep 16, 2023
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4/5
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Outlaw Johnny Black
(2023)
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Eddie Harrison
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…Michael Jai White does for the Western what his Black Dynamite did for 70’s blacksploitation; an outrageous parody that offers genuine wit, surprising depth, and plenty of affection for the action/comedy genre itself…
Posted Sep 15, 2023
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4/5
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A Haunting in Venice
(2023)
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Eddie Harrison
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…dispensing with the franchise-friendly side of the detective, Branagh connects with the spirit of the text, brisk, witty, clever and straight to the point…
Posted Sep 14, 2023
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4/5
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Cats of Malta
(2023)
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Eddie Harrison
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…with sunny settings, and a jaw-dropping community of feline characters to follow, Cats of Malta is a transmogrifying experience for viewers...cat-lovers worldwide will want to make an appointment with these feline friends and those who care for them…
Posted Sep 13, 2023
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4/5
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Goodbye, Petrushka
(2022)
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Eddie Harrison
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…a lovely film that deserves to be commended to the young at heart…
Posted Sep 12, 2023
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4/5
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Gregory's Girl
(1981)
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Eddie Harrison
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…for all it’s flaws to the modern mind, Gregory’s Girl is a remarkably wholesome film; the bigger picture is that it sees beyond a limited male POV and evokes a wider, humanist picture of life, and that’s why it struck a chord with audiences worldwide…
Posted Sep 11, 2023
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3/5
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Thank God It's Friday
(1978)
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Eddie Harrison
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…something of a blast from the past, a light-weight, high energy slice of disco promotion that was dated by 1979 and now feels like a time capsule…
Posted Sep 10, 2023
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4/5
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Maggie's Plan
(2015)
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Eddie Harrison
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…a film made by top female talent that deals with a woman’s personal dilemma with tact and taste…
Posted Sep 09, 2023
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4/5
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Coup!
(2023)
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Eddie Harrison
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…Coup! offers a refreshingly open-minded satire on complacency and class, one which might well be of interest to the thinking audiences that 2023’s cinema should be cultivating…
Posted Sep 08, 2023
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3/5
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Inspector Sun
(2022)
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Eddie Harrison
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…the seven-legged Inspector Sun gives old favourites like Scooby Doo a run for his money when it comes to the lost art of solving crimes…
Posted Sep 08, 2023
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5/5
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Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
(1964)
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Eddie Harrison
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‘…Dr Strangelove is a film for the ages, and a jet-black comedy that shows off Peter Sellers to his best advantage…’
Posted Sep 07, 2023
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2/5
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Strays
(2023)
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Eddie Harrison
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Strays tries too hard to be edgy without nailing enough actual jokes…Josh Greenbaum’s film aims at something scattershot and scatological, but ends up feeling like something of a dog’s dinner...
Posted Sep 07, 2023
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3/5
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R
(2023)
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Eddie Harrison
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…there’s a few barnacles on this story that may well intrigue those who have a penchant for the kind of genuine dramas the go on behind the scenes of film-making…
Posted Sep 06, 2023
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3/5
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The Humanoid
(1979)
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Eddie Harrison
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…a hoot from beginning to end for bad-movie lovers…
Posted Sep 05, 2023
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4/5
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The Gauntlet
(1977)
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Eddie Harrison
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…while not quite as thunderously epic as that poster suggests, The Gauntlet is some peak Eastwood machismo, all the better because it sets the star against a smart, angry female character…
Posted Sep 05, 2023
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3/5
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Chill Factor
(1999)
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Eddie Harrison
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…as an accidental comedy, Chill Factor has plenty to offer slumming cineastes, with weak, colourless leads, a slavering, snarling villain, and some ludicrous but entertaining action scenes…
Posted Sep 03, 2023
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4/5
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Lancelot of the Lake
(1974)
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Eddie Harrison
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...a different, far more minimalist approach to the Arthurian story than Hollywood ever took…
Posted Sep 02, 2023
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3/5
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Grave of the Vampire
(1972)
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Eddie Harrison
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…while David Chase would probably rather forget this project, adopted from his own novel The Still Life, it’s a cut above most 1970’s horror fodder…
Posted Sep 01, 2023
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5/5
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Solaris
(1972)
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Eddie Harrison
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…as philosophical as sci-fi gets, Solaris is a meditation, deeply rewarding on a spiritual level…
Posted Aug 31, 2023
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4/5
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Alice, Darling
(2022)
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Eddie Harrison
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…a small but well-composed little film that brings a serious issue (gaslighting) into the sunlight with genuine care…
Posted Aug 31, 2023
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3/5
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Blue Sunshine
(1976)
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Eddie Harrison
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…(its) credentials as an offbeat, counter-cultural B movie are impeccable; there’s fights, car-chases and a healthy dose of cynicism… a well-scripted, memorable little film that looks back to the past to portray how we got to a pre-ruined future…
Posted Aug 29, 2023
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3/5
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Fool's Paradise
(2023)
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Eddie Harrison
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…an offbeat, unusual comedy that doubles down on the challenge of making us laugh…
Posted Aug 28, 2023
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3/5
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Event Horizon
(1997)
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Eddie Harrison
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…Event Horizon isn’t a great movie…but it’s a beautiful ruin, far better to look at than most 90’s films, and the mix of CGI and physical effects gels on an aesthetic level….
Posted Aug 27, 2023
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4/5
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Brannigan
(1975)
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Eddie Harrison
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…looking great on blu-ray, Brannigan is a lap-of-honour for Wayne and Hickox, a smash-and grab copshow that demonstrates that the US/UK alliance was in full flow back in 1975; they really don’t make them like this any more….
Posted Aug 26, 2023
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4/5
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Until the End of the World
(1991)
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Eddie Harrison
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…more of a mood piece than a compelling story…
Posted Aug 24, 2023
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3/5
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The Blackening
(2022)
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Eddie Harrison
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…even if The Blackening doesn’t offer much new as a horror film, it does have value as a smart comedy that takes names and makes a number of trenchant points…
Posted Aug 24, 2023
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3/5
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Running Scared
(1986)
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Eddie Harrison
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…a good example of how slick, immoral and yet somehow wholesome the simple formula for an old-school cops and robbers movie can be….
Posted Aug 23, 2023
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4/5
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Mother, May I?
(2023)
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Eddie Harrison
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…a demanding, but rewarding psychodrama that plays with some traditional horror ideas, but elevates itself by going for something more restrained…
Posted Aug 21, 2023
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3/5
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Inherent Vice
(2014)
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Eddie Harrison
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…the fun here is in collecting the salty, elusive details, not what they add up to…
Posted Aug 20, 2023
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4/5
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
(2023)
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Eddie Harrison
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…a kids/family film that’s smarter than most films for adults, and should cross-over to audiences of all ages; in the immortal words of Y Kid K, get ready to spin that wheel, because these turtles just got real…
Posted Aug 19, 2023
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3/5
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Firefox
(1982)
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Eddie Harrison
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'...(Firefox is ) literally a fun vehicle for a huge box-office star...'
Posted Aug 18, 2023
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3/5
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Blue Beetle
(2023)
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Eddie Harrison
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…despite the aspiration to create Cronenberg for kids…Blue Beetle is typically juvenile fare…
Posted Aug 17, 2023
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3/5
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Scream and Scream Again
(1970)
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Eddie Harrison
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…a very memorable film to watch… what’s left on screen is as inscrutable as a crossword without any clues…
Posted Aug 16, 2023
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3/5
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The Final Conflict
(1981)
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Eddie Harrison
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...Omen III is one daft addition to the demonology cycle, with the Jerry Goldsmith score and Neill’s saturnine looks just about overcoming some wildly wayward writing...
Posted Aug 15, 2023
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3/5
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Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
(1991)
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Eddie Harrison
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…a lightweight, derivative star vehicle that benefits from two personable leads doing their mega-star thing…
Posted Aug 13, 2023
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2/5
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Meg 2: The Trench
(2023)
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Eddie Harrison
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…we probably shouldn’t be surprised that a franchise dedicated to the idea of shark jumping should jump the shark of credulity at the first possible opportunity…
Posted Aug 12, 2023
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2/5
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Haunted Mansion
(2023)
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Eddie Harrison
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…with a game cast and no expense spared, it’s a fancy yet structurally mushy supernatural story for kids, one that makes little of the closer connection to the spirit world offered by the spooky New Orleans setting…
Posted Aug 11, 2023
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4/5
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Rush
(2013)
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Eddie Harrison
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…an excellent two-man biopic from a literate Peter Morgan script…
Posted Aug 10, 2023
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2/5
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Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story
(2023)
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Eddie Harrison
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…exaggerating the details of Jann Mardenborough’s success make the whole dodgy vehicle feels somewhat ridiculous if not downright irresponsible…
Posted Aug 10, 2023
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5/5
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You Hurt My Feelings
(2023)
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Eddie Harrison
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…deals acerbically and instinctively with the nuances of everyday conversation and interaction, doubling down on the neurosis of the creative…
Posted Aug 09, 2023
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