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The Founder (2016) 7/10
The story of the bloke who diddled the brothers who founded McDonald's.
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Little Big Man (1970) 7/10
Dustin Hoffman as a 121-year-old reminiscing about his life, in which he witnessed some of the key events in the history of the West. Okay, but not worth adding to the list of greatest Westerns. As seen in the trailer, also includes a preview of the accent he'd later use in Tootsie.
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120 battements par minute (BPM) (2017) 9/10
The Battle of Algiers if it had turned its attention to left-wing direct action activist groups in the early 1990s against the backdrop of the AIDS crisis and apparent indifference from the French government and pharmaceutical companies.
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Little Big Man (1970) 7/10
Dustin Hoffman as a 121-year-old reminiscing about his life, in which he witnessed some of the key events in the history of the West. Okay, but not worth adding to the list of greatest Westerns. As seen in the trailer, also includes a preview of the accent he'd later use in Tootsie.
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Loved this when I watched it in the 80's, haven't watched it since.
But it occurs to me that Forrest Gump took the idea, converted it for modern times and made it sh1tter.
 
American Gigolo (1980) 7/10
Paul Schrader directs Richard Gere in a star-making role. One of a gigolo's clients is murdered and he's the prime suspect, but his alibi would mean having to betray the woman he loves. A darker, gender-flipped forerunner to Pretty Woman (Hector Elizondo, the hotel manager from that film appears here as a detective).
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Proof of the Man (1977) 6/10
Japanese thriller set in Tokyo and New York. A GI baby from Harlem is apparently murdered in a hotel lift in Japan, setting off an investigation in both countries. Despite the geographic scope, the characters are all unconvincingly inter-connected.
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Living in Oblivion (1995) 8/10
Low-budget indie film about the making of a low-budget indie film. Pretty well done. Peter Dinklage great as an actor with dwarfism rebelling against his typecasting.
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The Founder (2016) 7/10
The story of the bloke who diddled the brothers who founded McDonald's.
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Little Big Man (1970) 7/10
Dustin Hoffman as a 121-year-old reminiscing about his life, in which he witnessed some of the key events in the history of the West. Okay, but not worth adding to the list of greatest Westerns. As seen in the trailer, also includes a preview of the accent he'd later use in Tootsie.
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120 battements par minute (BPM) (2017) 9/10
The Battle of Algiers if it had turned its attention to left-wing direct action activist groups in the early 1990s against the backdrop of the AIDS crisis and apparent indifference from the French government and pharmaceutical companies.
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I think diddled them out of it is a bit strong, they would have had one outlet and McDonald’s would never have been a thing (not a bad thing). He came across as a bit of a tw*t like

Thinking of going to see The Long Walk, never been to the pictures for ages.
 
Thunderbolts - decent enough addition to the MCU. presume it’s a bit of a reset of the post endgame mess they’ve made of things.
7.75/10
 
Weapons 8/10

Really enjoyed it

28 years later 3/10

Utter gash, CGI has gone back 20 years and to top it off some toss pot in a Newcastle shirt singing Blaydon races. Awful
 
The Meg 2.

I thought this was hideous. I was so bored from about 15 minutes until the bitter end.

2/10
The House Across the Lake (1954)

Sid James is married to Hillary Brooke. A writer (Alex Nicol) moved into a nearby cottage and instantly becomes obsessed with her. Also features Paul Carpenter and Alan Wheatley.
A reasonable distraction for fans of 50s stars.

5/10


The Gambler and the Lady (1952)

Dane Clark is a rich nightclub owner trying to climb the social ladder. He bollockses it all up by getting tied to ne’er do well toffs.
Really enjoyed this. Clark plays the everyman well.

7/10

Highly Damgerous (1950)

Margaret Lockwood has to travel abroad to steal insects used in the creation of biological weapons. She is helped by reporter Dane Clark.
A curious setting and narrative keeps the whole thing feeling more fresh than it had any right to be. The leads work well together.

6/10


Port of Escape (1956)

John McCallum and Bill Kerr are on the run for various misdemeanours. McCallum inadvertently kills an attacker near the river, witnessed by Google Withers. She flees to her riverboat but he follows, holding them hostage until he can escape. Also features Joan Hickson (1980s Miss Marple) and Alexander Gauge (Friar Tuck in the 50s Robin Hood series).
Neat little thriller mostly filmed in one location, with the character development and ensemble keeping things enjoyable.

6/10

Thunderbolts* (2025)

Pretty good. Requires a lot of prior knowledge concerning tv series and films, but works well on its own due to a decent cast and straightforward story.

7/10
 
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The Long Walk (2025)

Adaptation of the first book Stephen King ever wrote (though not the first he managed to get published). Very simple but compelling story of a twisted gameshow where 50 people have to walk non stop until they're last man standing, and he gets the prize of untold wealth. The twist is that those who slow down/stop are executed on the spot.

Set in a fictional 1960s era, but feels eerily up to date with it's story of a society broken and divided by an enormous wealth gap, with those in poverty pushed to desperation.

Short, punchy and pretty darned effective. The two lead actors in particular are excellent.

8/10
 
Pool of London (1951) 8/10
Gritty drama set around customs area of the Thames. Multi-stranded story, including diamond smuggling and a mixed-race relationship.
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The Cat (1988) 6/10
Really strong start: a heist in Germany that involves taking hostages. It then loses its way.
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The Man from Majorca (1984) 6/10
As with the above film, a neglected 1980s Euro crime thriller (this one from Sweden) recently released by Radiance. Very obviously inspired by The French Connection, but without a proper climax. It tapers away at the end.
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Sleeper [1973] 3/10
Hated this. It felt like he was bored and couldn't be arsed to write something clever so did a by-the-numbers slapstick 'comedy'.

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Bastards [2013] 7/10
Grim neo-noir from Claire Denis. Staccato editing and a lack of exposition deliberately misleads leaving you questioning everyone.

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Little Women [2019] 8/10
I've never read the novel nor seen any of the previous film adaptations. I found this charming and particularly well edited.

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Weapons - 7 / 10
A bit disappointed and the trailer is misleading, as others have said not an out and out horror probably about 40% thriller and tries to be too clever using a similar setup to Pulp Fiction as in told in a number of differnet stories around the same arc. I say I'm disappointed as I was expecting an 8.5+. Worth a watch but I possibly expected too much. Expect a similar review next week as I'm really looking forward to the long walk...
 
Weapons (2025)
Really enjoyed it, a bit different to usual type of horror film. Thought it was entertaining throughout. 8/10

Naked Gun (2025)
A bit too stupid, not really very funny either. 4/10
 
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