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Oscar Nominations 2023
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It’s that time of year again! The nominations for the 95th Academy Awards have been announced. And, guess what…we’re a cinema-centric organisation, so we do tend to take an interest in this sort of thing. Of all the titles mentioned in the most prestigious categories we’ve seen and reviewed around half so…what did we think…
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Netflix Edition: Popular Reality Shows to Watch With Friends
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in ListNetflix’s foray into reality TV creation and licensing have been met with success and failure, much like the company’s attempts to adapt other forms. Yet, while some of its shows may be too far out, many have become cultural touchstones since their debut, ushering in fresh takes on the genre and more grounded sensibilities. So,…
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Best Of British Biographies – Bill Nighy
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Ah, Bill Nighy. I’ve used phrases like chameleonic before but Bill Nighy is not quite that sort of actor. That doesn’t mean he isn’t versatile though. He has played a wide range of characters: a formerly addicted pop star, the minister for magic, a Regency gent, the embodiment of the oceanic abyss, a Victorian detective,…
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Movie Review – The Silent Twins
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Adapted from the 1986 book by Marjorie Wallace. The Silent Twins is a creative but strange biopic of June and Jennifer Gibbons. That is quirky and whimsical in some places, yet cold and somber in other places. The British twins communicated only with each other and through their creative play/stories/writing. Text at the end of…
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Movie Review – The Woman King
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The Woman King is a historical epic story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen. Inspired by true events, The Woman King follows the emotionally epic journey of General Nanisca (Oscar®-winner Viola…
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Best of British Biographies – Ewan McGregor
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in BiographyA long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… Well, a bit over fifty years ago on the banks of the River Tay in Scotland, Ewan Gordon McGregor OBE was born. His parents were both teachers so we are very lucky that he didn’t decide to follow in their footsteps. If he had, we…
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Five great movies that give us excellent essay subjects
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in ListGreat movies are outstanding works of art. Mastered and the start of the last century, the visual arts have come to shape the modern world. Humans are primarily visual creatures and few things will ever be as stimulating as actually looking at a scene, instead of reading about it in a book. However, it is…
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Best of British Biographies – Gary Oldman
Throughout this series of Best of Brit articles, there has been a relatively common theme; a lot of the people I’ve spoken about have spent some of their earlier years in one of the renowned theatrical training grounds such as the RSC, the National, or RADA. This chap is a bit different in that he…
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Indie Movie Review – Caveat (2020)
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Anybody who’s seen many of my reviews will know by now that horror films are not my most favourite of genres. The jump cuts and use of mood music do little for me and I don’t subscribe to the religious and supernatural mythology that underlie the reasons why things are supposed to be scary. However,…
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Movie Review – The Tragedy Of Macbeth (2021)
I don’t think there is anyone out there who is unaware of William Shakespeare. You might not have actually been to a theatre to see a production but, paradoxically, that isn’t the only place to see Shakespeare’s words being performed. I don’t think it’s over pushing the point to say that most people haven’t necessarily…