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  • Iron Man 3 2013

    ★★★½ Watched 27 Apr, 2013

    When I first saw Iron Man, it blew my mind a little. Here was a film that was about Comic Book Heroes, but with a well balanced mix of effects, actual humour and the perfect Tony Stark in Robert Downey Junior.

    Iron Man 2 on the other hand was a disappointment, seeming to be too involved in the build up to the Avengers with a little too many side-glances to camera and for me, Cheadle just didn't seem to fit…

  • Evil Dead 2013

    ★★★★ Watched 16 Apr, 2013

    Now this is what I call cinema!

    I attended the UK premiere of the Re-quel (The Director's own words) of 1981's classic The Evil Dead at the wonderful Ritzy in Brixton. There was a fascinating Q&A afterwards with first time director Fede Alvarez and the film's star Jane Levy.

    But on to the main event. There really is no let up here, as we are instantly back in the woods, where a young, injured girl is wandering around, escaping an…

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  • The Thing 1982

    ★★★★½ Watched 07 Feb, 2013

    This is like Alien in the Artic. Russell is immense and the no-nonsense hero with guy-liner. The effects still look good and the tension is ratcheted up to 11.

  • Skyfall 2012

    ★★★★½ Watched 26 Oct, 2012

    Love it, back to form, Craig is the best Bond and Dame Judi gave a cracking M. The new Q was also fun and there were some breath-taking action sequences!