I love a sequel that not only ups the ante regarding the original film but decides to be as extreme as possible and really 'go for it'. In this film theres a new family who move into Amityville. You know that any family that includes Burt Young and Rutanya Alda as members is going to …
Continue reading 31 Days of Halloween- Day 29- The Amityville Horror Part 2- The Possession (1982)
Theres 'good bad' and theres 'bad bad'. This is definitely 'bad bad'. The Megalodon was a huge shark thought to be extinct. A research expedition into deeper levels of the ocean finds that ol' Meg is still alive. Megsy then decides to move away from these deeper ocean depths and invade the shallower depths of the …
More hidden treasures from the local newspapers of the past... Assault on Precinct 13 played for four glorious weeks in Leeds (click on each ad to see it actual size). Later it played in a double bill with the film Halloween.
A film that was on my 'Haven't got round to seeing it yet' list. Until now. Journalists at the Boston Globe investigate sexual abuse of children by local Roman Catholic priests- and uncover much more. This is based on a true story and feels authentic and not over-dramaticised for the big screen. The locales are …
A young ex-boxer and a priest team up with the sister of a victim of the local mob to find out who killed her brother and try to stop the mob from unfairly controlling all of the work and wages that should be going to the dockers in the area. This is one of those films …
Why is it that when I see that Film 4 funded a film that its going to look like its been made for TV and lacking in scope or depth? This film could have been a massive example of social justice warrior filmmaking (damn those white men in power!) But instead there are so many …
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A film that only an Aspergers suffering comic book obsessive could love. For anyone else- theres nothing here for you. 1/2 out of 5
WARNING- The ending of this film is so sugar coated that you will become diabetic. This film is basically saying ‘Life sucks whether you have a facial deformity or not’. Julia Roberts is great (as per). Owen Wilson is in a film that isn’t an utter embarrassment for once (way to go). But the film feels …
A movie that goes one way but changes direction massively. In fact before the plot twist that occurs I thought this was a film about the most unlikable and privileged kids I'd ever seen on screen. In fact they're so privileged that when they got to college they would be the biggest social justice warriors, I …
My local cinema, The Hyde Park Picturehouse here in Leeds regularly shows cult films. I was looking forward to seeing The Room as it had regularly played at a lot of the cult film cinemas like The Prince Charles Cinema and so I thought it must be some kind of newly discovered classic. The screening …
Continue reading Another Reason to Hate Millennials- The Room (2003)
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