So, 2022 is over. Time to get geared up for more fun film drama. And I’m not talking about the genre. I’m talking about THAT moment involving the actor Chris Pine and a certain member of One Direction. You know what I’m talking about. It barely needs explaining. Did he spit, or did he not spit? To spit or not to spit. That’s the question that a famous bard definitely didn’t ponder. Anyway, the reason I reference that moment is because Harry Styles also features in Nolan’s 2017 epic war film. And, like Don’t Worry Darling, he’s pretty…meh. Not terrible, exactly, but not great either.
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My knowledge of Foghorn Leghorn is somewhat limited. While I’m aware that he’s a cartoon character with a distinct southern American accent, my main references derive from my father’s finely sharpened impressions, usually a mix of ‘I say I say boy’ and ‘Put a bit of pepper on it, son’. But the accent took on a persona of its own when Daniel Craig shed the suit of Bond in favour of the charismatic Benoit Blanc. It was accent that waxed lyrical about the mysteries of donut holes and their inception-like complexities.
Continue reading “Review: Knives Out – Glass Onion”Minimalist Moments: SpongeBob SquarePants, ‘The Snowball Effect’, Season 3
The main festive period might be over, but at least we can look forward to some potential snowy weather, what with our old friend global warming shaking things up and probably making the chances of some decent snow more likely.
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Christmas is a rollin’ round. It’ll be here in less than a week now. And just as we enjoy our annual visit from Chris Cringle, so too do we enjoy our annual movie debate. Is Die Hard a Christmas film?
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I’ve been out of the poké fandom for a while. There was a time when my nerdy self could name every pokémon from every generation, but there were only four generations then. And now there’s nine. I’ve placed Legends Arceus and enjoyed it, but I hadn’t played any game since gen 5 before then. To echo the sentiments of Grandpa Simpson, I used to be with it, but then they changed what with it was.
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