Greenland (2020).
Gerard Butler in a film about the end of the world. What can go wrong? Well in the film a lot goeswrong but thankfully, as a film, there’s a lot… Continue reading "Greenland (2020)."
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The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 63 – “The Art of Loneliness” – Lost in Translation (2003) & Her (2013).
On Episode 63 of The Film ‘89 Podcast, Haydn and Skye are joined by a very special guest host to discuss a double bill of two of their favourite films… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 63 – “The Art of Loneliness” – Lost in Translation (2003) & Her (2013)."
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Au Hasard Balthazar (1966).
On a small French farm a donkey foal is born. Two children, Marie and Jacques, fall in love with it and name it Balthazar. As the days and weeks pass, they play… Continue reading "Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)."
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Pittsburgh (1942).
A large focus for Hollywood during the early forties was of course the war. The US government was seriously curtailing production of many industries in order to focus on the… Continue reading "Pittsburgh (1942)."
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Network (1976).
“This was the story of Howard Beale…” Why write about Network, a film made some 45 years ago? Why now? Well now more than ever, in this age dominated by… Continue reading "Network (1976)."
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All The President’s Men (1976).
“Get out your notebook, there’s more. Your lives are in danger.” Verisimilitude Noun; the appearance of being true or real. It’s a word I’ve often used in reviews as it… Continue reading "All The President’s Men (1976)."
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The Parallax View (1974).
[The Parallax View is] “sort of an American myth based on some things that have happened, some fantasies we may have had of what might have happened, and a lot… Continue reading "The Parallax View (1974)."
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The Godfather Coda: The Death Of Michael Corleone – (2020).
When The Godfather: Part III was released in 1990, the build-up and the fanfare, fuelled by years of anticipation for a sequel to two films which are universally recognised as… Continue reading "The Godfather Coda: The Death Of Michael Corleone – (2020)."
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Yellow Rose (2019).
Directed and co-written by Diane Paragas, Yellow Rose stars Eva Noblezada as Rose Garcia, a young Filipino woman living in Texas. Unbeknownst to Rose, she and her mother have been… Continue reading "Yellow Rose (2019)."
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2020, The Year In Review – by Bill Scurry.
(In alphabetical order, out of 374 movies viewed in total) BAD TRIP: The funniest film of 2020 hands down, Eric Andre and director Kitao Sakurai took great pains to make… Continue reading "2020, The Year In Review – by Bill Scurry."