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LASTFM: heavy rotation 2008

Soul

Another touching Pixar tale from Pete Docter. Stylish and inspiring.

29th Dec 2020

The Christmas Chronicles

Perfect Christmas movie that sails close to the wind of parody without getting swept away.

26th Dec 2020

Back to the Future III

Stirring, straight shooting, well rounded finale to a classic trilogy.

13th Dec 2020

Back to the Future II

Note perfect, brisk, entertainingly convoluted classic.

13th Dec 2020

Back to the Future

Genre defining 80s classic that still hits all the right notes.

13th Dec 2020

Twitter

@elliotgoldner I'm not sure you're actually going to sleep - that's pretty much everything.

27th Nov 2020

Twitter

RT @BRXTNHILLSTUDIO: Morning!
Meet Lost FM, they wrote and rehearsed the songs for their new, debut EP here at BXHS. You can find the disarâ€¦

25th Nov 2020

On the Rocks

Unsurprisingly slight, but the one thread of plot is held together by an enjoyable Bill Murray.

21st Nov 2020

Richard Jewell

Incredibly straightforward Clint drama, anchored by some great central performances.

10th Nov 2020

The Witches

Not exactly imaginative re-imagining, but it gets the job done in the right spirit.

1st Nov 2020

1917

Ambitious, stagey epic. Plenty of tropes and it falls in all the usual 1-take potholes.

27th Oct 2020

A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood

Thoughtful, stylish drama with a zen central performance.

17th Oct 2020

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Stiff, poorly paced innovative film that hasnâ€™t aged well.

11th Oct 2020

Onward

Inspiring, tightly scripted gem - overlooked by lockdown.

4th Oct 2020

The Informer

Standard-issue airplane movie, with Joel Kinnaman standing in for Vin Diesel.

3rd Oct 2020

Motherless Brooklyn

Sub LA Confidential gumshoe thriller - with an underplayed USP. Ed Norton misses again.

27th Sep 2020

Glass

Over explained threequel, that undermines a low key original.

18th Sep 2020

Snowpiercer

Intriguing, but generally incomprehensible sci-fi gobbledegook.

31st Aug 2020

Buffaloed

Fun, textbook indie comedy.

30th Aug 2020

Jumani

The Next Level

Marginally less fun sequel, but still plenty of laughs.

16th Aug 2020

The 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

21 Bridges

Surprisingly enjoyable plane movie, though it owes a lot to the magnificent Copland.

8th Aug 2020

The Switch

Tension-free Bateman rom com. Lacking rom and com.

8th Aug 2020

Ad Astra

Incredibly stylish and wannabe cerebral sci-fi, thatâ€™s ultimately a little thin.

19th Jul 2020

First Man

Underwhelming space drama thatâ€™s a bit too intimate and not very epic.

5th Jul 2020

Blue Story

Dire, tension-free postcode gang drama. Just add drama.

21st Jun 2020

Apollo 11

Magnificent documentary, re-assembling the moon landing from beautifully remastered footage.

14th Jun 2020

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

The 8th slow-paced Tarantino pic. Literally half entertaining / boring.

24th May 2020

Yesterday

Entertaining Brit-com, though itâ€™s a bit on-the-beaten-path for Danny Boyle.

13th Apr 2020

Juliet, Naked

Mildly enjoyable, thoroughly forgettable Nick Hornby pic ...once you get past the contrived set up.

4th Apr 2020

Shazam

Kid-friendly(ish), super fun superhero movie.

23rd Mar 2020

The Lion King

Impeccably realised remake, but itâ€™s emotionally flat.

15th Mar 2020

Galveston

Standard festival thriller, with some style and decent moments - but itâ€™s all a bit thin.

10th Mar 2020

Alladin

Surprisingly enjoyable, Guy Ritchie-fied Disney remake.

10th Mar 2020

Mapplethorpe

Cookie cutter biography that could literally have been written from his Wikipedia page.

7th Mar 2020

Twitter

Totally saddened to hear of Andrew Weatherall passing. We shared a corridor at Chimp HQ and heavy beats would reassâ€¦ https://t.co/QExRbO7uPC

17th Feb 2020

Twitter

RT @chanian: ðŸ¤¯ The origin/making of the Seinfeld theme.

So much to unpack here...
First: This dude.
Second: He re-recorded it for every sâ€¦

17th Feb 2020