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  Nightwing 1979

  ★★★ Rewatched by Mike_Lord 28 Sep 2022

  David Warner vs vampire bats on a Native American reservation. Enjoyably dumb horror

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  The Lost King 2022

  ★★★½ Watched by Mike_Lord 27 Sep 2022

  Pleasingly whimsical and light hearted telling of the discovery of King Richard III’s final resting place by amateur historian Philippa Langley. It doesn’t have the emotional heft of Stephen Frears and Steve Coogan’s previous collaboration Philomenia but it does have a lot of charm

Popular reviews

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  Josie & Jack 2019

  ★★★ Watched by Mike_Lord 06 Jul 2021

  Unsettling and uncomfortable drama, Olivia DeJonge is terrific, one of those actors who can convey so much through just an expression, no words necessary to completely sell the scene

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  Prey 2022

  ★★★★ Watched by Mike_Lord 10 Aug 2022

  Slightly disappointed this wasn’t released to cinemas because in taking the concept back to basics director Dan Trachtenberg has revitalised the Predator franchise. 
  This isn’t some clever film about predators in the modern world or near future but a stripped back survival of the fittest cat and mouse between humans and alien 
  Amber Midthunder dominates proceedings as Naru, the Comanche woman who takes on the predator to avenge the slaughter of her fellow hunters and by keeping the Predator in…