Tag: 2021
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Spider-Man: No Way Home Review
10/10 Spider-Man: No Way Home is a massive undertaking, an epic trilogy ending film which ties together threads from the first two films incredibly well, while giving us a feast of multiverse villains from previous Spider-Man films not connected to the MCU. The film is alive with beautiful shots and brilliant direction from Jon Watts…
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Boxing Day (2021) Review
1.5/5 Aml Ameen’s debut directorial effort sees him star alongside Aja Naomi King and Leigh-Anne Pinnock in a Christmassy romantic comedy that doesn’t always get it right. There are some things here that make up for its downfalls. For example, Caroline Langrishe’s Brenda was some good comic relief for the few moments she showed her…
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The Unforgivable (2021) Review
2/5 Sandra Bullock is definitely the highlight of this film, her performance as the disturbed Ruth Slater is haunted by a memory of a sheriff who was shot and killed. The series is based on a TV miniseries from the UK which aired in 2009, which starred Suzanne Jones (Vigil, Scott & Bailey) as Ruth…
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West Side Story (2021) Review: A dazzling, pretty picture
4.5/5 Steven Spielberg’s remake of 1961’s West Side Story which itself was based on the 1957 broadway musical written by the late Stephen Sondheim is a dazzling film that is beautifully epic in scale. The original film gained ten Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Score, which means the latest adaptation has some big…
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