Groundhog Day gave the cinematic world a nicely wrapped gift when it appeared on screens back in 1993. A simple gift, but an effective one nonetheless. The central character experiences a fairly standard day, goes to bed as per usual, then wakes up to find that they’re stuck in that exact same day. Nothing changes, characters say the same things, events play out exactly as they did the day before. Then it’s up to the character to try and see if they can change things.
Continue reading “Review: They Cloned Tyrone”Review Round Up: Super Mario RPG, Napoleon, Kin, (Series 1), Takeshi’s Castle Ep1 (2023
Another month, another round up. A decent range of video games, movies and TV. On we go.
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I wasn’t sure what to think of Bodies going into it, having little to no context about the plot. From the vague things I’d seen advertised, it seemed like a standard period crime drama, but I gradually realised there’s a lot more going on once the story progressed. A conventional set-up where a Victorian police officer discovers a dead body turns into something more complex when said body is also found in the same location by detectives in the 1940s war-torn England, our modern day England, and once more in a dystopian futuristic England.
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If you’re readying yourself for a Nicolas Cage film, then it’s worth considering what level of Cage you’re going to get. You might get a fairly Mild Cage (think Pig, Into The Spiderverse). You might get Medium Cage (Kick-Ass, Colour Out of Space). You could get Hot Cage (Face/Off, Wild at Heart), and you might even stumble upon some golden Extra Hot Cage (Vampire’s Kiss, The Wicker Man). Yes, some have rated Cage on their own Nicolas Cage scale. I’ve just rated a few of his films on a Nando’s sauce level scale. Groovy, hm?
Continue reading “Review: Dream Scenario”Review: The Killer (2023)
After a swift opening credits montage accompanied by electronic beats, a focused man looks out of a window and lists a series of mantras, throwing a few autistically precise numerical facts out there for the audience to chew. My immediate thoughts went to the opening scene in Drive, even though the guy here is talking in a monologue rather than out loud.
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