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Finally for the weekend, #TheEvilDead. I know some prefer this original one, but Evil Dead 2 is the one I grow up with, and the better known one
But its been a while since I've watched the original & it holds up. Yes, it won't be for everyone. There's no real logic, but there is a whole lot of fun
But its been a while since I've watched the original & it holds up. Yes, it won't be for everyone. There's no real logic, but there is a whole lot of fun
October 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Finally for the weekend, #TheEvilDead. I know some prefer this original one, but Evil Dead 2 is the one I grow up with, and the better known one
But its been a while since I've watched the original & it holds up. Yes, it won't be for everyone. There's no real logic, but there is a whole lot of fun
But its been a while since I've watched the original & it holds up. Yes, it won't be for everyone. There's no real logic, but there is a whole lot of fun
Then #NightoftheLivingDead1990, the Tom Savani remake of the George A Romero's 1968 classic, which cover most of the same beats of the original, although Barbara is a lot more bad ass.
I'm a zombie fan, I enjoyed the film, but if I'm reshowing one at the cinema, it's not this one.
8/
I'm a zombie fan, I enjoyed the film, but if I'm reshowing one at the cinema, it's not this one.
8/
October 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Then #NightoftheLivingDead1990, the Tom Savani remake of the George A Romero's 1968 classic, which cover most of the same beats of the original, although Barbara is a lot more bad ass.
I'm a zombie fan, I enjoyed the film, but if I'm reshowing one at the cinema, it's not this one.
8/
I'm a zombie fan, I enjoyed the film, but if I'm reshowing one at the cinema, it's not this one.
8/
No arguments with #FridayThe13th, it is one of the horror classics, a slasher that has been copied many, many times (not least by it's many, many sequels and tv series)
Yes, it's dated, but is still very watchable & skips along at a quick pace. Classic.
7.
Yes, it's dated, but is still very watchable & skips along at a quick pace. Classic.
7.
October 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM
No arguments with #FridayThe13th, it is one of the horror classics, a slasher that has been copied many, many times (not least by it's many, many sequels and tv series)
Yes, it's dated, but is still very watchable & skips along at a quick pace. Classic.
7.
Yes, it's dated, but is still very watchable & skips along at a quick pace. Classic.
7.
Then to the rewatches, which were an interesting selection shown at my local #Omniplex... the classic #FridayThe13th, the 'not as good as the next one' #TheEvilDead and the 'inferior remake' #NightoftheLivingDead1990.
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October 19, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Then to the rewatches, which were an interesting selection shown at my local #Omniplex... the classic #FridayThe13th, the 'not as good as the next one' #TheEvilDead and the 'inferior remake' #NightoftheLivingDead1990.
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I'm still digesting #AfterTheHunt.
It kept me engaged, I didn't know where it was going to go, & was interested to find out...but ultimately I don't know whether the film itself knew where it was going.
Even though it clocks in at a little under 2hr 30, it feels there's a lot left unseen.
5/
It kept me engaged, I didn't know where it was going to go, & was interested to find out...but ultimately I don't know whether the film itself knew where it was going.
Even though it clocks in at a little under 2hr 30, it feels there's a lot left unseen.
5/
October 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I'm still digesting #AfterTheHunt.
It kept me engaged, I didn't know where it was going to go, & was interested to find out...but ultimately I don't know whether the film itself knew where it was going.
Even though it clocks in at a little under 2hr 30, it feels there's a lot left unseen.
5/
It kept me engaged, I didn't know where it was going to go, & was interested to find out...but ultimately I don't know whether the film itself knew where it was going.
Even though it clocks in at a little under 2hr 30, it feels there's a lot left unseen.
5/
Next up was #GoodFortune, which has Reeves's angel accidently creating a Trading Places/Freaky Friday situation for Ansari & Rogen, whilst also losing his own wings
It's pleasant enough, and the cast seem to be having a blast, but didn't do it for me. Only so-so.
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It's pleasant enough, and the cast seem to be having a blast, but didn't do it for me. Only so-so.
4/
October 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Next up was #GoodFortune, which has Reeves's angel accidently creating a Trading Places/Freaky Friday situation for Ansari & Rogen, whilst also losing his own wings
It's pleasant enough, and the cast seem to be having a blast, but didn't do it for me. Only so-so.
4/
It's pleasant enough, and the cast seem to be having a blast, but didn't do it for me. Only so-so.
4/
Hawke, Thames & McGraw are all back, but the film tone has changed, from a kidnapping, psycho horror in the first one, to a Nightmare on Elm Street supernatural treat
The setting of Camp Alpine Lake is nothing new, but it's a beautiful setting and the supporting cast help flesh this out nicely
3/
The setting of Camp Alpine Lake is nothing new, but it's a beautiful setting and the supporting cast help flesh this out nicely
3/
October 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Hawke, Thames & McGraw are all back, but the film tone has changed, from a kidnapping, psycho horror in the first one, to a Nightmare on Elm Street supernatural treat
The setting of Camp Alpine Lake is nothing new, but it's a beautiful setting and the supporting cast help flesh this out nicely
3/
The setting of Camp Alpine Lake is nothing new, but it's a beautiful setting and the supporting cast help flesh this out nicely
3/
First up, Friday night trip for #BlackPhone2.
I missed the first one when it came out, only seeing it at home last week. And it's a solid enough horror showing.
So, to the sequel with limited expectations, and blown away. There have been some top notch horrors this year, and this is up there.
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I missed the first one when it came out, only seeing it at home last week. And it's a solid enough horror showing.
So, to the sequel with limited expectations, and blown away. There have been some top notch horrors this year, and this is up there.
2/
October 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
First up, Friday night trip for #BlackPhone2.
I missed the first one when it came out, only seeing it at home last week. And it's a solid enough horror showing.
So, to the sequel with limited expectations, and blown away. There have been some top notch horrors this year, and this is up there.
2/
I missed the first one when it came out, only seeing it at home last week. And it's a solid enough horror showing.
So, to the sequel with limited expectations, and blown away. There have been some top notch horrors this year, and this is up there.
2/
And now we are well into Halloween season, with a somewhat excessive 6-film weekend, 3 new ones alongside 3 re-showings of old horror classics (some more classic than others).
First up, the new ones, #AfterTheHunt, #GoodFortune and #BlackPhone2.
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First up, the new ones, #AfterTheHunt, #GoodFortune and #BlackPhone2.
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October 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
And now we are well into Halloween season, with a somewhat excessive 6-film weekend, 3 new ones alongside 3 re-showings of old horror classics (some more classic than others).
First up, the new ones, #AfterTheHunt, #GoodFortune and #BlackPhone2.
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First up, the new ones, #AfterTheHunt, #GoodFortune and #BlackPhone2.
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Finally, yesterday's double bill, #TronAres and #GoodBoy
I've struggled with Tron, I feel I should like it, it's of my era, but I'm not sold on any of the films, including this one
But I will not hear anything bad about Good Boy, Indy is a good boy, he always will be & deserves all the hugs!
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I've struggled with Tron, I feel I should like it, it's of my era, but I'm not sold on any of the films, including this one
But I will not hear anything bad about Good Boy, Indy is a good boy, he always will be & deserves all the hugs!
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October 12, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Another cautious cinema trip with #AvatarWayofWater
I enjoyed the spectacle of the 1st one, but was underwhelmed with AWoW when I first watched it. But the characters were not as unlikeable as remembered, the oddness of kid Sigourney Weaver wasn't so odd. I'm more optimistic of the next one now
8/
I enjoyed the spectacle of the 1st one, but was underwhelmed with AWoW when I first watched it. But the characters were not as unlikeable as remembered, the oddness of kid Sigourney Weaver wasn't so odd. I'm more optimistic of the next one now
8/
October 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Another cautious cinema trip with #AvatarWayofWater
I enjoyed the spectacle of the 1st one, but was underwhelmed with AWoW when I first watched it. But the characters were not as unlikeable as remembered, the oddness of kid Sigourney Weaver wasn't so odd. I'm more optimistic of the next one now
8/
I enjoyed the spectacle of the 1st one, but was underwhelmed with AWoW when I first watched it. But the characters were not as unlikeable as remembered, the oddness of kid Sigourney Weaver wasn't so odd. I'm more optimistic of the next one now
8/
Next up was #Hamilton. A belated cinema version of the stage show, planned for 2021 but released in 2025.
I'm not a fan of musicals & as a Brit was cautious about the rewriting of history, but was engaged & enjoyed the performance - & have listened to the soundtrack since. exceeded expectations
7/
I'm not a fan of musicals & as a Brit was cautious about the rewriting of history, but was engaged & enjoyed the performance - & have listened to the soundtrack since. exceeded expectations
7/
October 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Next up was #Hamilton. A belated cinema version of the stage show, planned for 2021 but released in 2025.
I'm not a fan of musicals & as a Brit was cautious about the rewriting of history, but was engaged & enjoyed the performance - & have listened to the soundtrack since. exceeded expectations
7/
I'm not a fan of musicals & as a Brit was cautious about the rewriting of history, but was engaged & enjoyed the performance - & have listened to the soundtrack since. exceeded expectations
7/
#StrangersCh2 is...ok. The 1st chapter was the standard horror fest, and this one delivers more of the same. Interested to see whether the final one can raise it up.
#OBAA does try to be more, and, for me, succeed, with a messy narrative which keeps you engaged and invested.
7/
#OBAA does try to be more, and, for me, succeed, with a messy narrative which keeps you engaged and invested.
7/
October 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
#StrangersCh2 is...ok. The 1st chapter was the standard horror fest, and this one delivers more of the same. Interested to see whether the final one can raise it up.
#OBAA does try to be more, and, for me, succeed, with a messy narrative which keeps you engaged and invested.
7/
#OBAA does try to be more, and, for me, succeed, with a messy narrative which keeps you engaged and invested.
7/
Friday off work, so triple bill of #DeadofWinter, #StrangersCh2 & #OneBattleAfterAnother
Emma Thompson can do no wrong, just putting that out there. But playing a newly widowed American who knows her way around the wilderness and is there to save the damsel in DoW...she can do everything.
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Emma Thompson can do no wrong, just putting that out there. But playing a newly widowed American who knows her way around the wilderness and is there to save the damsel in DoW...she can do everything.
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October 12, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Friday off work, so triple bill of #DeadofWinter, #StrangersCh2 & #OneBattleAfterAnother
Emma Thompson can do no wrong, just putting that out there. But playing a newly widowed American who knows her way around the wilderness and is there to save the damsel in DoW...she can do everything.
6/
Emma Thompson can do no wrong, just putting that out there. But playing a newly widowed American who knows her way around the wilderness and is there to save the damsel in DoW...she can do everything.
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Next up for strange double bills, #BigBoldBeautifulJounrney & #TheSoundofMusic
BBBJ is a romantic film I can get on board with. Focusing on the baggage we bring to any relationship & whether you accept it or not
TSOM...nuns & nazis. You know what it's about, there's a reason its still got pull
5/
BBBJ is a romantic film I can get on board with. Focusing on the baggage we bring to any relationship & whether you accept it or not
TSOM...nuns & nazis. You know what it's about, there's a reason its still got pull
5/
October 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Next up for strange double bills, #BigBoldBeautifulJounrney & #TheSoundofMusic
BBBJ is a romantic film I can get on board with. Focusing on the baggage we bring to any relationship & whether you accept it or not
TSOM...nuns & nazis. You know what it's about, there's a reason its still got pull
5/
BBBJ is a romantic film I can get on board with. Focusing on the baggage we bring to any relationship & whether you accept it or not
TSOM...nuns & nazis. You know what it's about, there's a reason its still got pull
5/
Double bull of #SpinalTap2 & #TheLongWalk
Not the most natural of bedfellow. ST retains the spirit of the original & is a fun watch. TLW naturally has Hunger Games/Battle Royal comparisons, but has the bonus of them not trying to kill each other, & Mark Hamill and the young cast pull it off
4/
Not the most natural of bedfellow. ST retains the spirit of the original & is a fun watch. TLW naturally has Hunger Games/Battle Royal comparisons, but has the bonus of them not trying to kill each other, & Mark Hamill and the young cast pull it off
4/
October 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Double bull of #SpinalTap2 & #TheLongWalk
Not the most natural of bedfellow. ST retains the spirit of the original & is a fun watch. TLW naturally has Hunger Games/Battle Royal comparisons, but has the bonus of them not trying to kill each other, & Mark Hamill and the young cast pull it off
4/
Not the most natural of bedfellow. ST retains the spirit of the original & is a fun watch. TLW naturally has Hunger Games/Battle Royal comparisons, but has the bonus of them not trying to kill each other, & Mark Hamill and the young cast pull it off
4/
A few rewatches, with reshowing of #Matrix, #Alien & #Goodfellows
All classics, but Alien is my pick. Still the best film of the franchise, & remains as one of my top ten films ever, I cannot believe it is over 45 years old
The other two are still great cinema, that's why I rewatched them
3/
All classics, but Alien is my pick. Still the best film of the franchise, & remains as one of my top ten films ever, I cannot believe it is over 45 years old
The other two are still great cinema, that's why I rewatched them
3/
October 12, 2025 at 11:03 PM
A few rewatches, with reshowing of #Matrix, #Alien & #Goodfellows
All classics, but Alien is my pick. Still the best film of the franchise, & remains as one of my top ten films ever, I cannot believe it is over 45 years old
The other two are still great cinema, that's why I rewatched them
3/
All classics, but Alien is my pick. Still the best film of the franchise, & remains as one of my top ten films ever, I cannot believe it is over 45 years old
The other two are still great cinema, that's why I rewatched them
3/
Honey Don't! was a nice change of pace. It felt original and fresh, and enjoyable, without holding a huge amount of substance.
Fun to watch Chris Evans play the arsehole.
2/
Fun to watch Chris Evans play the arsehole.
2/
October 12, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Honey Don't! was a nice change of pace. It felt original and fresh, and enjoyable, without holding a huge amount of substance.
Fun to watch Chris Evans play the arsehole.
2/
Fun to watch Chris Evans play the arsehole.
2/
Last up, Sunday viewing of #TheRoses.
I have a vague recollection of the 1989 Douglas & Turner film, but I wont claim to know how similar it is to the 2025 film based on the same book.
Really enjoyed this, I already love both Colman and Cumberbatch and their chemistry is perfect.
5/
I have a vague recollection of the 1989 Douglas & Turner film, but I wont claim to know how similar it is to the 2025 film based on the same book.
Really enjoyed this, I already love both Colman and Cumberbatch and their chemistry is perfect.
5/
September 2, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Last up, Sunday viewing of #TheRoses.
I have a vague recollection of the 1989 Douglas & Turner film, but I wont claim to know how similar it is to the 2025 film based on the same book.
Really enjoyed this, I already love both Colman and Cumberbatch and their chemistry is perfect.
5/
I have a vague recollection of the 1989 Douglas & Turner film, but I wont claim to know how similar it is to the 2025 film based on the same book.
Really enjoyed this, I already love both Colman and Cumberbatch and their chemistry is perfect.
5/
Saturday was a 50th anniversary of #Jaws
Now this one I've seen many, many times. And for good reason. The first two acts are paced beautifully & lead up to one of the finest third acts with Brody, Quint and Hooper bonding in the lead up to the final showdown
50 years old, still a masterpiece
4/
Now this one I've seen many, many times. And for good reason. The first two acts are paced beautifully & lead up to one of the finest third acts with Brody, Quint and Hooper bonding in the lead up to the final showdown
50 years old, still a masterpiece
4/
September 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Saturday was a 50th anniversary of #Jaws
Now this one I've seen many, many times. And for good reason. The first two acts are paced beautifully & lead up to one of the finest third acts with Brody, Quint and Hooper bonding in the lead up to the final showdown
50 years old, still a masterpiece
4/
Now this one I've seen many, many times. And for good reason. The first two acts are paced beautifully & lead up to one of the finest third acts with Brody, Quint and Hooper bonding in the lead up to the final showdown
50 years old, still a masterpiece
4/
Caught Stealing was a complete change of pace, if not a massive change in time, being set in the 90s.
Fast paced, more heart (and loss) then expected, and really enjoyable. Bud may be the MVP.
3/
Fast paced, more heart (and loss) then expected, and really enjoyable. Bud may be the MVP.
3/
September 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Caught Stealing was a complete change of pace, if not a massive change in time, being set in the 90s.
Fast paced, more heart (and loss) then expected, and really enjoyable. Bud may be the MVP.
3/
Fast paced, more heart (and loss) then expected, and really enjoyable. Bud may be the MVP.
3/
Breakfast Club is totally of it's time, written and directed by the Mr 80's John Hughes. With the brain, the beauty, the jock, the rebel, and the recluse in a day of detention.
It's dated, but you can, especially if you are a fellow Gen Xer, see the appeal.
I'm glad I've now seen it.
2/
It's dated, but you can, especially if you are a fellow Gen Xer, see the appeal.
I'm glad I've now seen it.
2/
September 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Breakfast Club is totally of it's time, written and directed by the Mr 80's John Hughes. With the brain, the beauty, the jock, the rebel, and the recluse in a day of detention.
It's dated, but you can, especially if you are a fellow Gen Xer, see the appeal.
I'm glad I've now seen it.
2/
It's dated, but you can, especially if you are a fellow Gen Xer, see the appeal.
I'm glad I've now seen it.
2/
Four up last weekend, with a couple of new ones and a couple of classics.
First up, a Friday night double bill of #BreakfastClub & #CaughtStealing.
Breakfast Club i part of the psyche, which I know the story, but I honestly do not believe I have ever watched. Now I have, & it's ok, but dated.
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First up, a Friday night double bill of #BreakfastClub & #CaughtStealing.
Breakfast Club i part of the psyche, which I know the story, but I honestly do not believe I have ever watched. Now I have, & it's ok, but dated.
1/
September 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Four up last weekend, with a couple of new ones and a couple of classics.
First up, a Friday night double bill of #BreakfastClub & #CaughtStealing.
Breakfast Club i part of the psyche, which I know the story, but I honestly do not believe I have ever watched. Now I have, & it's ok, but dated.
1/
First up, a Friday night double bill of #BreakfastClub & #CaughtStealing.
Breakfast Club i part of the psyche, which I know the story, but I honestly do not believe I have ever watched. Now I have, & it's ok, but dated.
1/
Dinklage, Bacon and Wood look to be having a blast, ably supported by Paige, Davis and Tremblay. A special shout out to The Killer Nutz.
And make sure you stick around for the post credit scene.
And make sure you stick around for the post credit scene.
August 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Dinklage, Bacon and Wood look to be having a blast, ably supported by Paige, Davis and Tremblay. A special shout out to The Killer Nutz.
And make sure you stick around for the post credit scene.
And make sure you stick around for the post credit scene.
Two more. Ahead of it's long awaited sequel, #ThisIsSpinalTap was back in the cinema. It has literally been decades since I last watched it, and it's still as mad as remembered.
Then a mystery showing, which turned out to be #ToxicAvenger, which was fantastic.
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Then a mystery showing, which turned out to be #ToxicAvenger, which was fantastic.
1/
August 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Two more. Ahead of it's long awaited sequel, #ThisIsSpinalTap was back in the cinema. It has literally been decades since I last watched it, and it's still as mad as remembered.
Then a mystery showing, which turned out to be #ToxicAvenger, which was fantastic.
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Then a mystery showing, which turned out to be #ToxicAvenger, which was fantastic.
1/