Agree or Disagree ? In about a week, that time honoured internet tradition of the debate of ‘Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie?” Personally I don’t see the problem with Die hard being considered a Christmas movie. All Christmas movies do not have to be sugary sweet movies there’s the “Christmas horror” sub genre with…
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The Great Escaper
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Director Oliver Parker Starring Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson Rated M Score 5/6 89-year-old British World War II Royal Navy veteran, Bernard Jordan, who “broke out” of his nursing home to attend the 70th anniversary D-Day commemorations in Normandy, France in June 2014. Along the way, he is aided by strangers, makes some new friends…
Deadpool and Wolverine
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Director Shawn Levy. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney. Rated MA. Score 5/6 A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more…
The best and the worst at an Australian Accent. According to Preply
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By Louise Carter. A study by language experts at Preply has analysed over 13,000 reviews of the most popular movies with fake Australian accents on IMDb spanning multiple decades and genres. They discovered which films have received the most complaints regarding the fake Australian accents performed, the results are in.‘’Authenticity in film matters because it…
Phone Booth
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Director Joel Schumacher Starring Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker Rated M Score 4/6 Publicist Stuart Shepard finds himself trapped in a phone booth, pinned down by an extortionist’s sniper rifle. Unable to leave or receive outside help. Screenwriter Larry Cohen originally pitched the concept of a film that takes place entirely within a phone…
Alone in the Dark – Revisited
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Directed by Uwe Boll Staring Christian Slater, Stephen Dorff & Tara Reid Rated M Score 1/6 Editor’s Note I last reviewed Alone in The Dark in May of 2012 Based on the video game series surrounding a paranormal detective who is investigating an ancient culture known as the Abkani who mysteriously vanished from the earth,…
Plan 9 From Outer Space
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Director Ed Wood Starring Gregory Walcott, Bela Lugosi, Maila Nurmi, Tor Johnson & Lyle Talbot Rated PG Score 1/6 Evil aliens attack Earth and set their terrible “Plan 9” into action. As the aliens resurrect the dead of the Earth, the lives of the living are in danger. For those of you who might be…
Die In a Gunfight
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Director Collin Schiffli Starring Diego Boneta, Alexandra Daddario & Justin Chatwin Rated MA Score 4.5/6 In New York City, a young guy falls for the daughter of his father’s nemesis. Okay, I’ll admit this movie has been sitting on my to-watch list for a long time. Not as long as some movies but it was…
Vanquish
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Director George Gallo Stars Morgan Freeman, Ruby Rose & Patrick Muldoon Rated MA Score 3/6 A mother, Victoria, is trying to put her dark past as a Russian drug courier behind her, but retired cop Damon forces Victoria to do his bidding by holding her daughter hostage. If you don’t remember seeing any trailers for…
Bullet Train
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Director David Leitch Starring Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson Rated MA Score 5/6 Five assassins aboard a fast moving bullet train find out their missions have something in common. For those of you who might be interested, Bullet Train is based on the 2010 novel Maria Beetle by Kōtarō Isaka. On a side note…