A brief Micro-post review and Decinemal rating of 3 recent Oscar nominated documentary features I watched. 2 of them won the Oscar and the one that didn't should have... Steven Bognar & Julia ReichartNetflix 2019 Intriguing on a political and cultural level... to a degree. I was mostly engaged, but found it cared a lot … Continue reading Documentary Feature Triple Bill
OK. It has never been my favourite show, right from the start. I could see the appeal, even admired the fact they were bringing back an 80s vibe for a new generation. But I have often found the writing and direction annoyingly weak. Of course, the production value and visual aesthetic made up for a … Continue reading Stranger Things S3/S4
I often like the idea of anime and adult animation much more than I actually enjoy it when I dive in. Many times I started a so called classic of the artform, like Ghost In The Shell or Akira, only to find I couldn't stay engaged with it to the end. So when I heard … Continue reading Arcane
In the spirit of the Micro-Post format, I am leaving this mini review here as a marker for a remarkable show I just finished. Number one on Netflix in the week of the Autumn Equinox, this strictly 18 plus show pulls no punches in courting controversy and sparking debate. A difficult and dark watch, it … Continue reading Dahmer: Monster
Shia LaBeouf. What is he about? There is a mysterious intensity going on there, and for sure he is watchable, but I don't quite "like" anything he does. I found this coming of age / unlikely buddy film a bit throw-away therefore, to be honest. It was absolutely fine and unoffensive but also didn't move … Continue reading The Peanut Butter Falcon
Great cast. Great script. I lapped up the Sorkin dialogue and breakneck political inteligensia. The big speeches got me in exactly the way they were meant to, and I found the whole subject fascinating from start to finish. It did feel quite made for TV rather than cinematic at times, but I can't find much … Continue reading The Trial of the Chicago 7
A quite slight distraction avaliable as an Amazon Prime release, featuring two of our most likable, talented and ever so British young actors - the versatile Felicity Jones. Who I adore, and Eddie Redmayne, who won me over with The Theory of Everything, after a period of mild skepticism regarding his talent. Enough adventure and … Continue reading The Aeronauts
More of the same that made the original so charming, but a bit meandering script-wise. Seems like they missed as many tricks as they pulled off - especially why on Earth it isn't called Ralph Wreaks the Internet??? Colourful and funny enough to be entertaining. Unmemorable enough to miss out on classic animation status. Decinemal … Continue reading Ralph Breaks the Internet
Stewart often really annoys me, but she does a bit of proper acting here and is well cast in a surprisingly effective ghost story drama, as much about loss and grief as it is about clothes. One scene in particular has an amazing creepy energy. Sadly, the whole decends into silliness by the end and … Continue reading Personal Shopper
With over 2 years backlog of cultural artifacts to rate and review it has been daunting getting around to full 5 paragraph reviews for everything since I started work full time. So, it occurred to me an alternative to giving up was to publish some micro-posts with a 2/3 sentence summing up, plus a decinemal … Continue reading Micro Posts
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