1830, West Point Military Academy, New York. When a cadet is found hanged, with his heart cut out, assistance is sought from a retired detective living locally. The gruff Augustus Landor (Christian Bale) begrudgingly sets to work, where he enlists another recruit by the name of Edgar Allan Poe (Harry Melling) to assist in his … Continue reading The Pale Blue Eye
Dr. Victor Frankenstein (Oscar Isaac) gives life to a creature (Jacob Elordi) in his experimentations to cure “death”, but his treatment of his own creation will lead to both of their downfalls. The latest adaptation of Mary Shelley’s novel, released in 1818, is from writer/director Guillermo del Toro, in what appears to be a perfect … Continue reading Frankenstein
Famous actor Jay Kelly (George Clooney) has just wrapped on his latest film when he hears the news that the director who began his illustrious career has died. At the funeral he is given some unvarnished home truths from an old friend he studied acting with triggering a journey of introspection on what he has … Continue reading Jay Kelly
My gut take on the TV shows that I watched this year is that there just was not as many shows that I loved unconditionally... but I still have a top fifteen worth sharing! 1. Mr. Scorsese (Apple) Is it a little too obvious for my favourite TV show of the year to be a … Continue reading 2025 – Year in Review – Television
A single nuclear missile from an unknown source is detected heading towards the United States of America, triggering a race against time to determine who is responsible and how to respond. A House of Dynamite portrays the same twenty minutes of tension from three different perspectives, essentially creating three overlaying short films. “Inclination is Flattening” … Continue reading A House Of Dynamite
Investigative journalist Laura Blacklock (Keira Knightley) has just filed the copy for one of her most harrowing articles yet. Can she recharge with a simple human interest story that also involves spending three days on a luxury yacht? Not when she witnesses the woman in cabin 10 fall overboard only to be told there was … Continue reading The Woman In Cabin 10
Lainy Newton (Amy Schumer) believes that her boyfriend is about to propose to her but instead his indecent proposal is going to send her on a spiral that will somehow result in her pretending that she is pregnant. Of course this will happen to coincide with her meeting the real man of her dreams Josh … Continue reading Kinda Pregnant
In 1938, Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, Landowner Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan) hires self-taught archeologist Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes) to excavate large burial mounds on her rural estate. The Dig is a rather superb film with two genuinely interesting plot lines. The first is a race against time that is placed straight in front of us. Edith … Continue reading The Dig
The Thursday Murder Club is a group of four pensioners who live at Cooper’s Chase Retirement home that get together in their spare time to solve cold cases. But when the owner of Cooper’s Chase is struck down at his home they have a real life case to solve. The Thursday Murder Club is based … Continue reading The Thursday Murder Club
Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler) comes out of retirement to try and win enough money to send his daughter Vienna (Sunny Sandler) to a prestigious ballet school. A lot has happened to Happy since we saw him twenty-nine years ago in the original Happy Gilmore movie. Success on the golf course, five children, the tragic death … Continue reading Happy Gilmore 2
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