13: Cheri (DVD)
Despite appearances, Michelle Pfeiffer’s character is not called Cheri. This is distracting.
I kind of regret not seeing Cheri in the cinema. I like Stephen Frears anything goes approach to his recent directing career, bouncing […]

I’ve seen 79 films this year and have written about 11 of them. Can I catch up?
12: Sucker Punch (cinema)
sucker punch ~ n.
1. a sudden surprise punch, esp from behind
2. a sudden unexpected defeat or setback
Whilst there is much wrong with Sucker […]

I’ve seen 76 films this year and have written about 10 of them. Can I catch up?
First a bit of housekeeping: the two films I had already written about this year were both in Narnia week and were:
9: The fantastic Rare Exports (cinema)
10: The more […]

I’ve seen 74 films this year and have written about 8 of them. Can I catch up?
8: Oranges And Sunshine (cinema)
There is something nice about knowing that Jim Loach, Ken’s son, despite being a regular director of Footballers Wives back in the[…]

I’ve seen 73 films this year and have written about 7 of them. Can I catch up?
7: Pavement Butterfly (Großstadtschmetterling) (British Silent Film Festival)
I’m pretty oblivious and forthright when it comes to expounding opinions. In the end[…]

I’ve seen 72 films this year and have written about 6 of them. Can I catch up?
6: Ninja Cheerleaders (DVD)
The golden era of the exploitation movie is well past, but it was never that much of a golden age in the first place. As Al and Sarah are dis[…]

I’ve seen 69 films this year and have written about 4 of them. Can I catch up?
4: Season Of The Witch (cinema – for shame)
So back to Nic Cage. Maybe he got all of his being nuts out of his system in last years Bad Lieutenant. I don’t k[…]

I’ve seen 68 films this year and have written about 3 of them. Lets see if I can catch up
3: Source Code (cinema)
*Source Code is a very confident confection of idiocy. Duncan Jones has hit what works (make a modern sci-fi film with a grab bag rai[…]

I’ve seen 67 films this year and have written about 1 of them. Lets see if I can catch up
1: From Paris With Love (On TV)
Who’d have thought, when John Woo made Face/Off, that the fortunes of its two stars Cage & Travolta would be so[…]

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