The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021) - hilarious animated romp following The Mitchell family outwitting robots and AI. Road trip cum coming of age cum apocalyptic techno take over. Proper fun for all the family (larkim)
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The Last Duel (2021) - three different perspectives on one violent episode and no escape from the modern relevance of this 13th century tale. Mullet not withstanding, great performances all round (larkim)
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Spiderman: No Way Home (2021) - Sony masquerading as Marvel, feel good superhero film with heart, action and a plot with real jeopardy. Very enjoyable. (larkim)
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Shang-Chi (2021) - Marvel's first Asian cast-led movie with fantastic fighting action scenes and entertaining call backs to earlier MCU editions. Funny, fast, poignant, great start to Phase 4 (larkim)
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Cowboys (2020) - Steve Zahn makes a break for the Canadian border with his trans son. Brilliant and sensitive but also tense and exciting when it wants to be. (McG)
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Black Widow (2021) - smashy crashy bashy superspy film with bickering Scarlett Johanssen and Florence Pugh as female mega agents. Switch off brain, enjoy. (McG)
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Minari (2020) - the life of a Korean American family trying to make a go of farming in rural Arkansas. Brilliantly acted all round. (McG)
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Nomadland (2020) - big Oscar-winner with Frances McDormand on top form as a nomadic woman dealing with her grief but supported by decent fellow nomads. An indictment of the failures of the American welfare state. (McG)
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Promising Young Woman (2021) - revenge thriller or morality tale? Or both wrapped into one? Mulligan excellent as ever as a woman trying to avenge her friend's rape through unconventional means. (larkim)
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Assassins (2020) - riveting documentary about the assassination of Kim Jong-Un's half-brother in Malaysia. Plays out like All The President's Men, with some jaw-dropping reveals. (McG)
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I Kill Giants (2018). Moving tale of a child dealing with trauma, which despite being based on a comic (or graphic novel) lets the viewer play with the monster theme as real or metaphor? G
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Pixie (2020). Lame UK-Irish comedy about a young woman and two gormless lads on the run from drug-running priests. Not at all good. (McG)
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The Climb (2020). Smart US indie comedy drama about a toxic friendship between two friends over the years. Lovely cinematography too if you like that sort of thing. (McG)
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Supernova (2020). Heart-rending drama about early onset dementia, beautifully written and acted. Give em the Oscars now. (McG)
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Druk (Another Round) (2020). Very clever insight into drinking culture that avoids taking sides. Mads Mikkelsen is as great as ever. (McG)
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After Love (2020). A woman faces two kinds of grief when she finds out her recently deceased husband had been maintaining another relationship. Brilliantly acted. (McG)
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New Order (Neuvo Orden) (2020). Bleak and brutal Mexican crime drama about the collapse of society. (McG)
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Kajillionaire (2020). Quirky dramedy about a family of drifter grifters who are unable to show their daughter love. An absolute original. In cinemas now! (McG)
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Relic (2020). Dementia as a horror story. Very cleverly done and maintains a great building suspense throughout. (McG)
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Honeymood (2020). Crazy Israeli comedy-drama with a pair of newly weds discovering on their wedding night they maybe aren’t as compatible as they thought. (McG)
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Rose: A Love Story (2020). Efficient British allegorical horror – what it is like to become the care provider for your partner. (McG)
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The Intruder (2020). Bonkers Argentine fantasy about a woman whose vocal cords are possessed by replicants from another dimension. Or something. A bit silly. (McG)
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Shirley (2020). Elizabeth Moss as horror-writer Shirley Jackson in a well-acted but largely made up biopic merging her life with her stories. Sort of. (McG)
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Possessor (2020). Body horror-fantasy from David Cronenburg’s son. Lingers a bit too much on the knives through necks, bullets through eye sockets sort of thing and not enough on plot. (McG)
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Ammonite (2020). Mostly made up biopic that’s heavy on the explicit sex. Felt exploitative. (McG)
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Undine (2020). Nutty German fantasy about a woman who may be part river-nymph and her boyfriend, the diver. Only with too much focus on town planning regulations. (McG)
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The Reason I Jump (2020). Documentary. Autism from autism’s point of view. Brilliant insight, very skilfully put together.(McG)
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The Painter and the Thief (2020). Documentary. Twisty-turny thriller-like doc about an art-thief turned art-subject. But how real is it? (McG)
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Ultraviolence (2020). Documentary. Harrowing reports of deaths in police custody but unpleasantly and stupidly hijacked by the director’s vendetta against Tony Blair & George W Bush. (McG)
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La Haine (2020). A digitally remastered print from the 1995 original, it covered a lot of ground about social discontent that still seems relevant today. You just know that something bad is waiting around the corner for those three boys, they're sure to get into trouble. (Oranj)
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Bill & Ted Face The Music (2020). Dude, this is most excellent. (McG)
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Tenet (2020) - a bit like a puzzle box, beautifully constructed, visually stunning, hard to work out. It’s pompous and pretentious in the extreme too. It’s exciting but I can’t honestly say I was entertained at any stage. Quite a few ‘oh, come off it’ moments too. Christopher Nolan’s weakest film by some way. (McG)
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The Irishman (2020) - Martin Scorcese uses de-aging tech to poor effect in an overlong gangster drama that's like a bad copy of Goodfellas. Avoid. (McG)
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Parasite (2020). Brilliant. Unsettling and genre-jumping but still felt tonally of a piece. Best to see it without knowing too much but be prepared for your loyalties to shift around. A well-deserved Oscar winner. (McG)
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1917 (2020). Two soldiers try to take a message through enemy territory in apparent real time to prevent a massacre. Heart in the mouth time every few seconds. A masterpiece of film-making. (McG)
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Just Mercy (2020). Film of the book by a death row lawyer. Not an easy watch - anger and tears, but definitely worthwhile. Well written and acted and not sentimental (LindsD)
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The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020). Absolutely brilliant. An outstanding ensemble cast. Dev Patel is on absolute top form but the kid who plays the young David is excellent as well. I'm now feeling inspired to read the Dickens novel! (McG)
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Little Women (2019) Modern feminist take on a well loved literary classic. Outdoor scenes as beautifully shot as a Manet painting and key scenes/speeches that pull on the heart strings. Time shift format a little jarring and characters' hair is ALL wrong. But I maintain my assertion that I will watch Saoirse Ronan in anything.
(McG adds) - I quite liked the time-shifting aspect.
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Jumanji (1995) - With Robin Williams, even sweet, kiddy movies aren't sickly sweet. A really enjoyable kids action movie, but with a hint a depth and whimsy. Great fun back to back with the 2016 version!
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Jumanji 2 (2016) - Fun, and as befits a 20 year update of the original, this time with a wrestler (The Rock) as lead nerd, slightly spoofy version. Karen Gillan is great. G
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Annihilation (2018) - [we seem to be doing new reviews at top now. No probs, easier to find!] Natalie Portman, dir Alex Garland (Ex Machina). Hmm, stylish, atmospheric, slow burn alien/extra terrestrial something, expanding and causing death to any who enter. Big finish, but I still have no idea what it was about! G
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Birdbox (2018) - Sandra Bullock, John Malkovic and many more. Again tense, Invasion of the Body Snatchers or 28 Days Later style horror/thriller, but ultimately unsatisfying (for me), such that I wasn't bothered by the end. And no explanation of what the *phenomenon* actually was either. Grrr!
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Star Wars Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker (2019) - concluding this saga was never going to be simple, but it's a roller coaster ride. Slow to start, but if you love Star Wars and can put up with it not being perfect, it's a great ending with some lovely fan service.
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Elf (2003) - yes, it's old, and yes, it's really REALLY cheesy, which I hate in all other films but for some unfathomable reason can excuse in this one, but we're in December now and other less-good Christmas films will be on TV/at the cinema, so watch this instead.
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Knives Out - what McG said. Would make a good Sunday afternoon film that you could (probably)
watch with your mother (unless she loses track of the plot and asks lots of questions). Recommended.
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Knives Out (2019) - Daniel Craig has the time of his life in a star-studded Agatha Christie-style murder mystery. Great fun. (McG)
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The Good Liar (2019) - Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen have a big ol' act-off in an utterly preposterous story of con-men and internet dating. And nazis. Stupid stupid stupid. (McG)
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Frozen 2 (2019) - lovely sequel with some more catchy songs. Bit of a darker tone than the original and the story is a bit complex but you will be singing Into The Unknown all the way home. (McG)
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Ad Astra (2019) - total and utter space-bollocks. Brad Pitt sulks in space. (McG)
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) bombastic musical comedy horror
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Shock Treatment (1981) Sequel to TRHPS starring a few of the same actors (no Tim Curry, though). Focused on reality TV instead of bad b-movies.
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Moonlight (2016) great reviews
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Train to Busan (2016) Korean zombie
Utterly brilliant mash-up of disaster movie (out of control train) and zombie horror. (mcG)
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Captain Fantastic (2016) Viggo Mortensen alt dad
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Nocturnal Animals (2016) intelligent, stylised chiller
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I, Daniel Blake (2016) uplifting, challenging
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The Martian (2015) Award winning, intelligent sci-fi, Matt Damon, dir. Ridley Scott
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Arrival (2016) Thoughtful, stylish sci-fi
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Sing Street (2016) A feelgood musical; 80s coming-of-age throwback
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) Watch with children and/or adults ... and be charmed. (Jeff)
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Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) Rolling in the aisles funny (but poignant too) (Jeff)
Muriel Strepsil is brilliant, but equally good is Hugh Grant (McG)
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Eye in the Sky (2016) Very tense picture of modern warfare (Jeff)
Tenser than a tense thing, but also pointing out the grey areas of warfare (McG)
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Sightseers (2012) Blackest of black comedies (Jeff)
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All is Lost (2013) One man cast (R. Redford) and no dialog - but truly gripping (Jeff)
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Tesis (Thesis) (1996) Spanish psychological horror. Very tense. (subtitled) (Jeff)
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Raw (2017) Subtitled (French). Classified 18 for various disturbing scenes. Brilliant though. (Jeff)
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Under The Skin (2014) Disturbing, confusing, amazing. Scarlett Johansen unpleasantly naked.
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Cloud Atlas (2012) Complex, multi-era, time tripping, multi character ensemble epic. Lynchian?
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Lady Macbeth (2017) Stark and bleak like the landscapes with brilliant turns from lead, Florence Pugh. Probably better on big screen rather than DVD. (Jeff)
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Interstellar (2014) Epic, existential but a bit schmaltzy space survival romp.
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Only God Forgives (2013) Vapid and pretentious but also slickly produced with a striking use of colour and contrast. (VP)
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Baby Driver (2017) A Car Heist Musical
McG adds - great fun: car chases choreographed to the great pop soundtrack. Like La La Land meets Fast & Furious
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Mindhorn (2017) Has-been actor drafted in by cops to 'be' his character to catch serial killer. (Jeff)
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Colossal (2017) Think chick flick/rom-com/Godzilla style monster movie mash up. Very strange but very excellent. (Jeff)
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Wonder Woman (2017) In a world of diminishing returns on superhero film, this bucks the trend. (Jeff)
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Under the Shadow (2016) Arabic horror - deep, meaningful, open to many interpretations. (VP)
Powerfully told story, a nice allegory for what it is to be a woman in a totalitarian regime (McG)
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War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) Andy Serkis. Need I say more? [err, yes pls VP (presumably?) cos Gollum is really my only reference point?! G]
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Lucy (2014) Scarlett Johansson manages to be ugly. Challenging, arty, not everyone's cup o' chai? G
McG adds: hated this. Luc Besson is all visuals and no sense. Morgan Freeman plays a character who only exists to explain the plot to the audience. Woeful.
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Her (2014) Joaquin Phoenix. Falls in love with his "Siri". Thought provoking and surprisingly moving. G
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The One I Love (2014) Clever and intriguing premise, well played, but somewhat unsatisfying? G
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Once (2007) Music brings Irish busker and immigrant single mum together, and it manages not to be gooey! G
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Anomalisa (2016) Stop-motion existentialist drama from the mind of Charlie Kauffman. (VP)
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Ex Machina (2015) Can we create AI robots? And should we? Good, dark twist. Again, nudity seemed gratuitous. G
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Equilibrium (2003) Orwellian dystopia with mind-altering drugs and gun-based martial arts. (VP)
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Pandorum (2009) Grungy zombie invasion on a spaceship. Complete hokum. (VP)
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The Hunt (2012) A terrifying drama about how even false accusations of rape can destroy men's lives. (VP)
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Whiplash (2014) Full Metal Racket! J.K. Simmons on top form, and a frenetic finale that'll knock your socks off. (VP)
Terrific performances. Like a war film only in the world of jazz drumming. I kid you not. (McG)
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Hidden Figures (2016) Better than 1000 affirmative action programmes for STEM combined! (VP)
Brilliant, moving, uplifting (McG)
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Dunkirk (2017) The 2001: A Space Odyssey of war films. Deserves to win ALL the Oscars! (VP)
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The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) A modern Shakespearean tragedy. Takes some unexpected turns. (VP)
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Mother! (2017) So disturbing. But brilliant. I think. I'm still damaged. G
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Blade Runner 2049 (2017) Confident, slow-paced science fiction with magnificent visuals. (VP)
McG: my fave film of 2017
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Shut In (2016) Lonely house break in tale, turned about. French Canadian = stylish. Surprisingly redemptive too. G
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Ingrid Goes West (2017) Thought provoking (but on occasion funny) comment on celeb culture in a world dominated by social media and how it can easily ruin lives ... if you let it. (Jeff)
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Philomena (2013) Quite good in a very short, minimal sort of way... best thing was the lead character and Judi Dench's performance (G precis for Dio!)
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Disconnect (2013) Social media perils explored through 4 different individuals and families. Well balanced. Jason Bateman manages not to be too silly or annoying. G
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Spectre (2015) One of the best Bond movies. I love Christoph Waltz too! G
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Star Trek Beyond (2016) Great fun, 3rd in the Star Trek reboot. Pegg writes. JJ Abrams doesn't direct! G
Thought this was very poor - an incoherent mess of a story. Compared very poorly to Rogue One for example which also had a large cast of characters doing lots of stuff. But in Rogue One I always knew who was doing what where. This was all over the shop. (McG)
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Fences (2017) You rarely see Washington in a bad film and this is no exception. Nowhere near a typical film for him but an excellent character study. Based on stage play (I think). A solid 9/10. (Jeff)
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Bridge Of Spies (2015) Very tense Cold War thriller with great performances from both Rylance and Hanks. Maybe a bit of a slow burner but that just adds to the tension. (8/10) (Jeff)
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The Big Sick (2016) Mixed race / religion comedy with a heart and brain! (G precis of McGoo review - soz!)
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Room (2015) Independent drama about a woman held captive and her child born in captivity. Despite the grim-sounding subject, this is ultimately uplifting. Fantastic acting from Brie Larson and the little boy too. And there are a few heartstopping moments: one where I was shouting at the telly. (I'll tell you what point that is when you've seen it ) McG
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Elle (2016) Chilling rape-venge drama from the director of Robocop and... Showgirls!? No, really! (VP)
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The Disaster Artist (2017) - the making of the worst movie ever (The Room). By turns; funny, intriguing and poignant. Highly recommended. (Jeff)
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Drive (2011) Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan slow talking graphic violence and stylishly unsentimental. G
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Paterson (2016) Adam Driver is a bus driver who writes poetry, thriving on a set routine that contrasts with his wife's constant experimentation. Mileage may vary. (VP)
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Logan Lucky (2017) A Redneck heist caper, featuring a great cast and a genuine insight into, and empathy for, rural America. (VP)
Logan Lucky (2017) Ocean’s Eleven with rednecks and cauliflowers. Glossy, undemanding, disposable and fun. (GerP)
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Get Out (2017) Horror satire about racism - or rather, the left wing's increasing fear of racism coming back to bite them. (VP)
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Birdman (2014) Great cast. Surreal movies vs stage drama commentary. Fab actually though! G
Hated this. Pretentious tosh with an irritating drumming soundtrack.
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Automata (2014) Disappointing robot tale. Good premise, but was a bit of a mish mash. G
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From Dusk till Dawn (1996) Tarantino + Rodriguez = One of the best genre mashups I've ever seen. Brutal, bloody and brilliant. (VP)
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Okja (2017) - Korean tale of giant pigs......surprisingly enjoyable and well worth a try. tsg
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Thor Ragnarok (2017) - A Marvel comedy? A blast from start to finish. tsg
Hilarious from beginning to end. Went to see it twice. (McG)
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Life Is Beautiful (1997) Italian second world war comedy-drama. Thought provoking, funny, heart-breaking. A fabulous film. tsg
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Edie (2017) - Beautiful comedy-drama starring Sheila Hancock and a Scottish mountain. (VP)
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Sami Blood (2016) - Dark coming-of-age story about racism and identity. (VP)
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Blade of the Immortal (2017) - Gloriously gory samurai action film. (VP)
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That Good Night (2017) - The last film of John Hurt's career. Sad but funny. (VP)
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The Square (2017) - Savage satire examining the cynicism of modern art. (VP)
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Game Night (2018) - Silly, but proper laugh out loud funny, suburban comedy gangster farce! G
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Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) - Brilliant, clever, touching, unexpected, beautiful Wes Anderson fun. G
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What We Do In The Shadows (2014) - Hilarious New Zealand vampire mockumentary by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi of Flight of the Conchords fame. G
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10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) - Strange captive / apocalypse thriller with a twist. Good performances but not quite right? G
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Logan (2017) - Wolverine for grown-ups. Hugh Jackman & Patrick Stewart are on top form. tsg
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Ready Player One (2018) - Fun video game themed futuristic dystopian romp. Great for nerds!
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The Grifters (1990) "Stylish noir heist caper with a bleak heart" (GrePpers)
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Atomic Blonde (2017) "Fabulous slick, violent and ultra-sharp thriller starring Charlize Theron, Berlin, vodka, cigarettes and a killer soundtrack" (GrePpers)
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The Shape of Water (2017) A more grown-up, darker version of "Splash!" - it completely won me over (PaulaMc)
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Searching (2018) - (Due in cinemas end Aug) Teenage daughter goes missing without trace so tech savvy (and btw, widowed) father gets on the trail using clues from her social media, e-mails, CCTV etc. Gripping ... and although format has been explored before, specifically in 2014's Unfriended (4/10) this is FAR more satisfying. Highly recommended. (Jeff)
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Red Sparrow (2017) Jennifer Lawrence strong performance, but too graphic for me and the spy story is too weak. G
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Incredibles 2 (2018) Wonderful animation, some good modern themes of family and strong female characters and a story that genuinely held my adult attention! Loved it. G
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) Wes Anderson joy of quirky characters, colour and pace. Bill Murray, Angelica Houston, Willem Dafoe - great fun. G
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Happiness (1998) No blood, gore, explosions, drugs or gratuitous sex scenes but adult themes abound in this character study of three sisters and their families all pursuing their own idea of happiness. You'll either love it like I did you'll hate it like 'er indoors did ... whatever way though, you won't forget it in a hurry. (Jeff)
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Deadpool 2 (2018) More adult themed, Marvel superhero subverting fun, with just enough actual story to hold the attention too. Don't watch it with your kids! G
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First Man (2018) stripped back, powerful biopic of Neil Armstrong that conveys the dangers of the early space race in a very tense, almost terrifying manner. (postieboy)
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They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) Combining cutting-edge special effects with the warts-and-all accounts of real WWI veterans, Peter Jackson brings life in the trenches into sharper focus. This may well be my film of the year. (VP)
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A Star is Born (2018) Everyone knows the story line. Great performances from Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in this remake of a remake of a remake. Good soundtrack (especially the Jason Isbell penned 'Maybe It's Time&apos. Strangely though, for me it all adds up to SLIGHTLY less than the sum of its parts ... still worthwhile though. (Jeff)
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Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) - Freddie Mercury bio, covering Queen's formation in the 70s up to Live Aid. While the Freddie bits are interesting in their own right, the re-cration of the Live Aid performance is great and needs to be seen on as big a screen as possible. (GordonG)
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Halloween (2018) - very similar in tone to the original - pared back, simple, same-but-updated incidental music, empty streets, Michael Myers lurking just in-shot in windows and behind doors. The murders were bloody and gruesome. I actually can't remember seeing any of the previous sequels, although I must have done as I'm a bit of a sucker for these films, so this one (for me) flowed very nicely from the first. Not scary, but it worked for me.
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Apostle (2018) - Dan Stevens and Michael Sheen in a mental horror-drama like The Wicker Man meets Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Completely OTT in all departments but still fun for all that.
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Mudbound (2017) - available on Netflix (only, possibly). Carey Mulligan and Mary J Blige play the matriachs of two families (one white, one black) in this post WW2 film. Deals with racism in the Deep South, and how Poor White Folk are treated badly enough, but they're still a "step up" from Poor Black Folk despite the fact so many Black men fought (and died) in the war. Tough viewing in place, but an excellent ensemble performance. Highly recommend (GordonG).
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Hotel Artemis (2018) Jodie Foster, Jeff Goldblum in a 1920s hotel in 22nd century LA, re-purposed as an exclusive, members only hospital for patching up gun shot wounded crims. G
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John Wick (2014) and John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) Wick is tremendous. Second one pretty good as well. Herman Bloom (nicked by G )
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Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) More of the same fun and frolics from Wreck-it Ralph. Great if you liked the original and you're looking for something light hearted for kids and adults. I defy anyone to come away unsatisfied. (Jeff)
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Waru (2017) Eight stories, eight female Maori directors, one seriously uncomfortable voyeuristic voyage into the human condition. (VP)
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Spiderman: Into The Spiderverse (2018) Imaginative, original and visually stunning take on Marvel's most popular superhero. A refreshing change. (postieboy)
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Creed 2 (2019): See: Rocky 4. See also: Rocky 1,2,3,5, & Creed 1 (GordonG)
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Free Solo (2019): extraordinary. Not recommended for those who suffer from vertigo or who are generally of a nervous disposition, but otherwise don't miss it (PaulaMc)
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Mary Poppins Returns (2019): A worthy sequel to the classic original lacking only memorable songs to put it on that same level (postieboy)
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The Favourite (2019): A delicious tale of ruthless backstabbing. Not for the easily offended though, it's very funny and very nasty all at the same time. (postieboy)
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Mortal Engines (2019): It's Star Wars, Mad Max and The Hunger Games all rolled into one, and it's just as glorious as it sounds. A camp classic in the making. (VP)
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The Kid Who Would Be King (2019): Children's Film Foundation stylee with Arthurian legend and modern teenagers brought together. Good clean fun. (larkim)
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Green Book (2019): True story culture clash themed flick. Set in early 60s depicts relationship between a cultured and erudite musician and his down to earth Italian American driver. Not to be missed (Jeff)
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If Beale Street Could Talk (2019): Berry Jenkins' (Moonlight) interpretation of the James Baldwin Novel. A young black girl and her family attempt to clear her boyfriend's name for a crime of which is innocent, before their baby is born. Decent ... but not the masterpiece it's being described as. 7/10 (Jeff)
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Alita: Battle Angel (2019): 26th century Sci-Fi from the pen of James Cameron. Action, monsters and superior CGI from start to finish. Quite good but personally I'd have been happier with 20 mins or so trimmed from its 122m running time. 7/10 (Jeff)
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Captain Marvel (2019): holding email for the next Avengers film, but don't let that put you off if you like MCU films. (Gordon G)
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Avengers: Endgame (2019): A barnstorming climax to this chapter of the MCU with humour, emotion and great action in abundance. (postieboy)
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Us (2019): Mildly creepy, watchable Jordan Peele psychological horror. Not quite as inventive as Get Out, but some interesting ideas and concepts in a well put together film. (larkim)
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Inside Llewelyn Davies (2013) Coen brothers. Typically quirky Coen bros film. Oscar Isaacs is a struggling folk singer in 1961. He's trying to make it to the big time but never fails to make the wrong decision. Good supporting cast including Carey Mulligan, who is very sweary!
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American Assassin (2017) Distinctly bland revenge thriller. Disapponting, but Michael Keaton quite entertaining (MrMole)
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The Dark Tower (2017) I enjoyed it, but felt there was so much more that could have been done with it based on the source material (Mr Mole)
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Lady Bird (2017) Saoirse Ronan, love her. Beautiful coming of age story and very strong performance from Laurie Metcalf as her mum too. G
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Pokemon Detective Pikachu (2019): A kid-friendly spin on well-worn noir tropes which just about scrapes by on Ryan Reynolds's boundless screen charisma. (VP)
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019): While not without moments of majesty, this long-awaited follow-up to the Gareth Edwards-helmed Godzilla is a royal disaster. (VP)
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Shin Godzilla (2016): Toho's vastly superior reboot of the franchise. Undeniably silly and featuring some ropey CGI in the first half, it nonetheless succeeds in bringing the character back to his roots. (VP)
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Ghost In The Shell (2017) US remake of original 1995 Japanese anime of the same name, Scarlett Johansson and especially Juliette Binoche inject human emotion into a fairly standard, if beautifully realised, cyborg story. G
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The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017) Surprisingly enjoyable adult action comedy with Ryan Reynolds as the uptight bodyguard and Samuel L Jackson as his foul mouthed hitman client, wherein the hitman learns the pleasure of helping another, not just killing them, and the bodyguard learns to say I'm sorry to his GF. Really, that isn't a spoiler! G
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Stan and Ollie (2018) That was lovely - a really warm and poignant look at the late lives of a couple of comedy old timers. G

New Section - please review if you've seen it!!

Matchstick Men
Hell or High Water
Widows
Smashed (2012) Mary Elizabeth Winstead, I like her. It's about alcohol, which I might not like?!
Faults (2015) Mary Elizabeth Winstead again - any good?
Untouchable (2011) French irreverent, uplifting comedy?
The Draughtsman's Contract (1982) Peter Greenaway's most conventional movie - 17th century tale?
My Name is Joe (1998)
Caravaggio (1986)
Whisky Galore (2016) Eddie Izzard and Gregor Fisher, remake of 1949 classic. Web reviews say "tame". Maybe good Sunday afternoon viewing?
My Feral Heart (2016) A recommendation by Kermode
J Edgar (2011) Clint Eastwood directed. From an interview with Adam Driver.
Lincoln (2012) Scorsese directed. From an interview with Adam Driver.
Silence (2016) Scorsese directed. From an interview with Adam Driver.
While We're Young (2014) Noah Baumbach directed. From an interview with Adam Driver.
Primal Fear (1996) A court room movie that sounded quite good. Sunday afternoon?!
Dark City (1998) I put it here, because Wikipedia said The Matrix referenced it? Please review if you've seen. Ta. G
... List is ongoing, come on folks, you've seen some of these, add your 1 line review! Thanks. G

And NEW!! Categories of stuff I haven't seen but you can tell me if I should...?

Wim Wenders - The American Friend (1977), Paris, Texas (1984), Wings of Desire (1987)...?
Werner Herzog - Aguirre, Wrath of God (1972) (epic jungle river raft madness), Nosferatu (1979), Fitzcarraldo (1982) (epic jungle river boat madness)...?

Reviewers and review sites we like?

Guardian reviewers' "Favourite Films" list Link (roll over me to see where I go)
Ebert (I like him, I know he's dead but most movies are pre 2013 anyway. G ) Link (roll over me to see where I go)
Dr K, obv. Link (roll over me to see where I go)
I dunno, I'm just going to use it as a bucket list of movies that you guys have suggested to inform my Fri night viewing! G