I liked this so much more on rewatch, I think the first time I watched my expectations were probably a bit high, I usually go into these remakes/reboots/sequels hoping for something that will get close to the original but that’s a tad unrealistic, especially when the original is one of the greatest horror movies of all time. So I was left a little disappointed on first go around but watching it again with my expectations tempered it’s actually a lot…
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Judy & Punch 2019
“If you laugh, others will laugh with you, if you stop, you die.”
The debut feature from actress turned writer/director Mirrah Foulkes is a twisted fairytale. A darkly comic reimagining of the infamous puppet show that turns something which is historically, inherently misogynistic into a feminist revenge fantasy.
Set in a bleak town named ‘Seaside’ which is nowhere near the sea, the kind of place where so called witches are stoned to death as part of the men-folks weekly entertainment,…
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Rear Window 1954
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A Hitchcock film.A tale of morbid curiosity turned to obsession, Jimmy Stewart plays a man more interested in his neighbours lives than his own.
This film is an absolute masterclass in building suspense, Hitchcock slowly draws us into the story and before long we are the voyeurs, twitching at the curtains alongside Stewart, Thelma Ritter and a stunning Grace Kelly. It’s also a great example of how to maximise a single setting with… -
High Tension 2003
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A LGBTQ+ connected title.
Film from country - France.
Film from decade - 00’s.Two friends Marie (Cécile de France) and Alex (Maïwenn) head into the French countryside to spend a long weekend with Alex’s parents in their secluded farmhouse. On the first night a sadistic psychopath turns up and in a brutal home invasion, massacres the family and takes Alex hostage. Marie soon sets off in pursuit to try and rescue her friend.…
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Sicario 2015
This was absolutely epic, a lot better than I was expecting it to be, I was all set to give it 4 and a half stars then I thought, what could it have actually done any better? The answer I came to was nothing, from the first scene to the last this is a white knuckle ride full of tension and suspense, there were a few scenes where I was actually holding my breath.
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Everest 2015
I know I'm in the minority rating this film so high but I couldn't ask for anymore from an Everest disaster movie, from the spectacular cinematography, the great performances from the ensemble cast, the well defined characters and an intelligent script, this is really a true spectacle of a movie.
An absolutely brutal film about the needless loss of human life when man doesn't show nature enough respect. This film had me a wreck by the the end of it,…
