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Blindspot 2015: Jacob’s Ladder (1990)
I chose to place Jacob’s Ladder (1990, dir. Adrian Lyne) on my Blindspot Series list as I’d always heard people saying things to the effect of, “This film is a ripoff of Jacob’s Ladder“, or “That ending was pretty similar to Jacob’s Ladder except…”, et cetera. Having never seen the film, I always felt in […]
The “Against The Crowd” Blogathon – 2015 Edition!
I partook in this most excellent blogathon last year and it looks like we’re back for round two in 2015! Wendell of Dell on Movies is revisiting the “Against the Crowd” Blogathon – where us film connoisseurs can vent our spleens regarding overrated and underrated films. Here are the rules if you wish to take part: […]
Thoughts on… Super Size Me (2004)
I recently re-watched Super Size Me (2004, dir. Morgan Spurlock), a documentary film about our troubled relationship with a certain red and yellow fast food restaurant chain, and one man’s quest to push his body to the limit of its saturated fat intake. A synopsis: While examining the influence of the fast food industry, Morgan […]
House (1977): The strangest horror film ever?
Originally posted on FILM GRIMOIRE:
If I can promise you one thing about House (1977, dir. Nobuhiko Obayashi), it’s that this will be one of the most bizarre horror movies you will ever experience. It’s a cult film that must be seen to be believed. Six schoolgirls (with ridiculous nicknames) travel to a girl named…
“Is it worth paying for a ticket?”: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)
The fifth in the Mission: Impossible film franchise, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015, dir. Christopher McQuarrie) is a fast-paced and action-packed tale of two groups trying to out-espionage one another. Its synopsis is as follows: Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate – an International rogue organization as […]
My Top 7 James Bond Opening Title Sequences
I’ve mentioned it a million times before, but my partner is a massive James Bond fan, and is probably the most fanatical Bond fan I have ever known in my entire life. He does a marathon of the films approximately twice per year (sometimes more), and since we live together, I generally get to marathon […]
Search & Rescue #9
It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted a Search & Rescue post, where I respond to some strangely specific search queries in order to help the good people of the internet in their quest for knowledge. This time around I got a lot of queries about sex scenes in Game of Thrones, and a […]
July 2015 Favourites
Holy moly did I find a lot of excellent things to cast my eyes upon this month. As per usual it was a pretty quiet month for me due to work being nuts (which is my usual excuse). I’ve been averaging about 10-12 posts per month lately, which I suppose isn’t too bad, but it’s […]
Shitfest Summer 2015: The Starving Games (2013)
One of my very favourite blogging events of the year has returned! The one and only Shitfest (Summer 2015 edition), masterminded by brainchild Eric of Isaacs Picture Conclusions, is all about celebrating and ripping shreds off bad films, and I love it. Here’s what I wrote about a (somewhat) humble film named The Starving Games. […]
The Master (2012): “I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist, a theoretical philosopher, but, above all, I am a man.”
Generally known for its parallels with Scientology, Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master (2012) is a fine film. A story of a wandering and tempestuous man searching for a purpose, The Master follows Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix) as he is pulled in by the charm and charisma of the leader of a special group entitled The […]
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