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The Three Musketeers: Milady
(Martin Bourboulon, 2023) Martin Bourboulon’s The Three Musketeers: Milady is the second part of his new two-film adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers following last year’s The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan. We pick up the story with D’Artagnan (played by François Civil), now a musketeer, on the trail of his sweetheart, Constance Bonacieux (played by…
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Substack- the new home of Cinema, Film, Action!
Big news! Substack is now a new second home for this blog. This site will continue to have free content available for all, but I will be regularly publishing exclusive subscriber-only content over on Substack. I hope you enjoy what I have to offer!
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Wonka
(Paul King, 2023) Wonka, the new film from Paul King, serves as a prequel to the 1973 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, brilliantly paying homage to the world of Roald Dahl, musicals and its 1973 predecessor with an origins story of the eponymous character. Timothée Chalamet stars in the role of the famous…
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Gun City
(Dani de la Torre, 2018) There has in the past few years been a surge in TV and film depictions of Europe in the 1920s, a period of European History which has until lately been relatively neglected on screen. Gun City deals with the political tensions between the conservatives and liberals and those on the…
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Buena Vista Social Club
Wim Wenders, 1999 I have loved Latin-American music since I was about twelve so this documentary, directed by Wim Wenders, which depicts the recording of an album and two concerts (in Amsterdam and at Carnegie Hall in New York) by retired Cuban folk musicians and organised by music producer and guitarist Ry Cooder (a friend…
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The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan
(Martin Bourboulon, 2023) The French film industry has produced some outstanding films this year, including this one- a two-part adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel (the latter of which is to be released at the beginning of next year) which is far from your typical action swashbuckler. This version really gives the viewer a contextual…
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Full Metal Jacket and Saving Private Ryan
I thought I’d do something different and do a short round-up of two films that I have seen lately- Full Metal Jacket and Saving Private Ryan- both remarkable films. Saving Private Ryan is a grimly realistic and visceral portrayal of the 1944 Normandy Campaign from the perspective of an American officer (played by Tom Hanks)…
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How The Menu does something different with the horror genre
Having seen a few films considered to be horror films, I have realised that I am really beginning to warm to the genre, having never been a fan of horror previously. The Menu takes a fresh approach to the genre, espousing traditional horror tropes like jump scares in favour of a psychological thriller approach. The…
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A Note to my Readers
I wanted to take the opportunity to give you, my readers, a little life update. I am sorry that I have not written regular reviews for a few weeks now. I have spent quite a lot of time dealing with family matters over the last few weeks. I hope to start writing regular reviews for…
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LOLA
(Andrew Legge, 2022) LOLA is the latest picture from director Andrew Legge. An innovative take on sci-fi using the found-footage format, this counterfactual history flick set in the 1940s follows two sisters, Martha and Thomasina Hanbury (played by Stefanie Martini and Emma Appleton) who invent a machine that can receive radio and television broadcasts from…
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