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LASTFM: heavy rotation 2008
Soul
Another touching Pixar tale from Pete Docter. Stylish and inspiring.
29th Dec 2020
Read more 4 star reviewsThe Christmas Chronicles
Perfect Christmas movie that sails close to the wind of parody without getting swept away.
26th Dec 2020
Read more 4 star reviewsBack to the Future III
Stirring, straight shooting, well rounded finale to a classic trilogy.
13th Dec 2020
Read more 4.5 star reviewsBack to the Future II
Note perfect, brisk, entertainingly convoluted classic.
13th Dec 2020
Read more 5 star reviewsBack to the Future
Genre defining 80s classic that still hits all the right notes.
13th Dec 2020
Read more 5 star reviews@elliotgoldner I'm not sure you're actually going to sleep - that's pretty much everything.
27th Nov 2020
Read on TwitterRT @BRXTNHILLSTUDIO: Morning!
Meet Lost FM, they wrote and rehearsed the songs for their new, debut EP here at BXHS. You can find the disar…
25th Nov 2020
Read on TwitterOn the Rocks
Unsurprisingly slight, but the one thread of plot is held together by an enjoyable Bill Murray.
21st Nov 2020
Read more 3.5 star reviewsRichard Jewell
Incredibly straightforward Clint drama, anchored by some great central performances.
10th Nov 2020
Read more 3.5 star reviewsThe Witches
Not exactly imaginative re-imagining, but it gets the job done in the right spirit.
1st Nov 2020
Read more 3 star reviews1917
Ambitious, stagey epic. Plenty of tropes and it falls in all the usual 1-take potholes.
27th Oct 2020
Read more 3 star reviewsA Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood
Thoughtful, stylish drama with a zen central performance.
17th Oct 2020
Read more 4 star reviewsWho Framed Roger Rabbit
Stiff, poorly paced innovative film that hasn’t aged well.
11th Oct 2020
Read more 3 star reviewsOnward
Inspiring, tightly scripted gem - overlooked by lockdown.
4th Oct 2020
Read more 4 star reviewsThe Informer
Standard-issue airplane movie, with Joel Kinnaman standing in for Vin Diesel.
3rd Oct 2020
Read more 3 star reviewsMotherless Brooklyn
Sub LA Confidential gumshoe thriller - with an underplayed USP. Ed Norton misses again.
27th Sep 2020
Read more 3 star reviewsGlass
Over explained threequel, that undermines a low key original.
18th Sep 2020
Read more 2.5 star reviewsSnowpiercer
Intriguing, but generally incomprehensible sci-fi gobbledegook.
31st Aug 2020
Read more 3 star reviewsJumani
The Next Level
Marginally less fun sequel, but still plenty of laughs.
16th Aug 2020
Read more 3 star reviewsThe Deer Hunter
Beautifully imagined and lovingly restored, but it still alternates between a snail's pace and feeling like a trailer edit.
12th Aug 2020
Read more 4 star reviews21 Bridges
Surprisingly enjoyable plane movie, though it owes a lot to the magnificent Copland.
8th Aug 2020
Read more 3 star reviewsAd Astra
Incredibly stylish and wannabe cerebral sci-fi, that’s ultimately a little thin.
19th Jul 2020
Read more 3.5 star reviewsFirst Man
Underwhelming space drama that’s a bit too intimate and not very epic.
5th Jul 2020
Read more 3.5 star reviewsBlue Story
Dire, tension-free postcode gang drama. Just add drama.
21st Jun 2020
Read more 1 star reviewsApollo 11
Magnificent documentary, re-assembling the moon landing from beautifully remastered footage.
14th Jun 2020
Read more 4 star reviewsOnce Upon A Time In Hollywood
The 8th slow-paced Tarantino pic. Literally half entertaining / boring.
24th May 2020
Read more 2.5 star reviewsYesterday
Entertaining Brit-com, though it’s a bit on-the-beaten-path for Danny Boyle.
13th Apr 2020
Read more 3 star reviewsJuliet, Naked
Mildly enjoyable, thoroughly forgettable Nick Hornby pic ...once you get past the contrived set up.
4th Apr 2020
Read more 3 star reviewsThe Lion King
Impeccably realised remake, but it’s emotionally flat.
15th Mar 2020
Read more 3 star reviewsGalveston
Standard festival thriller, with some style and decent moments - but it’s all a bit thin.
10th Mar 2020
Read more 3 star reviewsAlladin
Surprisingly enjoyable, Guy Ritchie-fied Disney remake.
10th Mar 2020
Read more 3.5 star reviewsMapplethorpe
Cookie cutter biography that could literally have been written from his Wikipedia page.
7th Mar 2020
Read more 1.5 star reviewsTotally saddened to hear of Andrew Weatherall passing. We shared a corridor at Chimp HQ and heavy beats would reass… https://t.co/QExRbO7uPC
17th Feb 2020
Read on TwitterRT @chanian: 🤯 The origin/making of the Seinfeld theme.
So much to unpack here...
First: This dude.
Second: He re-recorded it for every s…
17th Feb 2020
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