Wednesday, 29 April 2020

Movie Musings: Why Cats is Such an Abomination


      Unless you’ve been living under a rock you have most likely heard about the severe drubbing the recent version of Cats received upon release. From the unfinished CGI that required the originally screened version to be recalled, to the grotesque ‘furry’ fetish designs of the characters that reportedly left cinemagoers feeling both horny and confused it was evident that there was a myriad of missteps along the way.
      However as always I like to make my own mind up on such matters so sat down to watch the film in its entirety.

Tuesday, 28 April 2020

Movie Musings: Gretel & Hansel - Can an Accent Derail a Film?


     Gretel & Hansel differentiates itself from the numerous other Hansel & Gretal adaptations not only by the flipping of the title but also as it focuses more on Gretal by making her older than her brother and is charged with looking after him as they are both cast out to wander the forest and... well, you know the rest.

Monday, 27 April 2020

Movie Musings: Horror Franchise Triple Bill


     Having watched the recently released 80’s horror movie documentary In Search of Darkness, it had reminded me of the many great horror franchises. Though as an avid horror fan I have seen quite a few entries in the various popular series such as Friday the 13th, Halloween, The Nightmare On Elm Street etc… there have always been the one or two films within each series that I have missed and have always meant to catch up on.
     So that’s what I did. And here are my off the dome thoughts on them:

Movie Musings: Intro


     Quarantine is a funny time – and for someone who complains they never have time to do any writing I find myself currently with an abundance of time, strange circumstances though it may be. So no excuses. I’m going to write a short film related article every weekday to keep things ticking over. I’ve completed my initial project of digitizing my 300+ CD collection as well as sorting through two hard drives worth of additional music, so this can be one of my next projects.

     I’ve been watching quite a few films recently (new and old) and instead of any kind of structured article I thought I would instead just offer my general unedited thoughts on whatever I have seen recently, hence: Movie Musings.
     I find that I too often agonize over what I have written and edit and rewrite far too often, ultimately resulting in me not wanting to write anything at all - so this will instead be more an exercise of just getting things down and put stuff out there, with minimal stress over it. So the ultimate aim is to just write for myself, but if you can get something out of it too then that’s a happy bonus.

First article should be up now here. Enjoy!

24th April 2020

Saturday, 28 December 2019

Films of the Year 2019 - The Alternative Awards!


       Now for the other stuff: Films of the Year 2019 - The Alternative Awards!

       If you want to just see what my Top 10 Films of 2019 were, click HERE. If you want some alternative fun categories, see below:

Friday, 27 December 2019

My Top 10 Films of the Year 2019


      Here we go - my Top 10 Films of 2019!

      To check out my preview of this article (which lists all the films I watched during the year) click HERE.

      Though I loathe having to put a disclaimer on my own opinion article, please note the following: This is my own personal favourite top 10 list. Not a definitive list that I expect everyone to agree with. Feel free to comment and offer your own alternatives. It’s all good. Just don’t be that person. Okay? OKAY?

      So let us commence!

Thursday, 26 December 2019

Preview: Top 10 Films of 2019 - Place your bets!


 
     Back once again with the ill behaviour!

      So much for the promise of more writing this year. What was actually written was zilch. Zip. Nada. But you know… stuff’s changed. Priorities and all of that. Work has stepped up a gear, bought a house, become an alcoholic… what else is new?
Anyway you aren’t here for my life story – you’re here for the Top 10 Films of 2019 Preview!

Sunday, 6 January 2019

Films of the Year 2018 - The Alternative Awards!


     Now for the other stuff: Films of the Year 2018 - The Alternative Awards!

      If you want to just see what my Top 10 Films of 2018 were, click HERE. If you want some alternative fun categories, see below:

Saturday, 5 January 2019

My Top 10 Films of the Year 2018


      Here we go - my Top 10 Films of 2018!

      To check out my preview of this article (which lists all the films I watched during the year) click HERE.

      To be fair, compared to some previous years I didn't watch all that many films that were actually released in 2018 (those in bold on that list) so my selection was somewhat limited. So please don't get outraged if your favourite film isn’t mentioned or have a go at me for putting The Meg at no.1!

Friday, 4 January 2019

Preview: Top 10 Films of 2018 - Place your bets!


      What the hell?

      Where have you been?

      Why are you so devilishly handsome and sport such youthful looks that belie your increasingly malfunctioning body, near-constant existential angst and a general accumulation of decrepitude?