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Captain Marvel

The Plot

The Marvel Cinematic Universe bring its first female fronted superhero movie to the franchise with this 90s set sci-fi romp that sees Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) try to regain her memory with the help of a young Nick Fury (Samuel L Jackson)

The Good

It’s obvious to anyone with even the slightest knowledge of comic book movies that Marvel Studios has been a hell of a long time coming.…

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Wildlife Review

Wildlife Review #LFF #LFFReviews #FilmReview

The Plot

A boy (Ed Oxenbould) witnesses his parents’ marriage falling apart after his mother (Carey Mulligan) finds another man.

The Good

Paul Dano’s directorial debut sees a 60s set drama that gives audience absolutely no qualms about his talent behind the camera in comparison to the talent he has in front of it. Based on the book by Richard Ford, Dano partners with real life partner Zoe Kazan,…

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Climax Review

The Plot

French dancers gather in a remote, empty school building to rehearse on a wintry night. The all-night celebrations morphs into a hallucinatory nightmare when they learn their sangria is laced with LSD

The Good

Opening with the shot of a bloody woman crawling through snow and leaving a streak of blood behind her, Gaspar Noé’s latest offering promises a dramatic finale before it even…

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Final Score Review

The Plot

On the night of West Ham’s final match at Upton Park, Russian terrorists invade the stadium in search for a previously thought to be dead revolution leader (Pierce Brosnan). What they weren’t counting on was Michael Knox (Dave Bautista)

The Good

One glance at Final Score’s poster, trailer or indeed synopsis and most people would be pretty quick to call this film out for what it’s clearly…

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Frightfest Blog - Day Five

Frightfest Blog – Day Five

And so Frightfest comes to a close for another year! Before I retreat to Ireland and catch up on all the sleep I’ve missed out on check out my reviews for the final two films of the festival below:

The Golem – Main Screen

Directors Doran and Yoav Paz (Jeruzalem) return to Frightfest this year with a horror that brings an often maligned religious character to the forefront. Set in Lithuania in…

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Frightfest Blog - Day Four

Frightfest Blog – Day Four

The penultimate day of the Arrow Video Frightfest has just come to a close and the lack of sleep is starting to kick in. Check out my mini-reviews for the 4 films I managed to catch today below:

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot – Main Screen

When the programme of films was released back in June, as is often the case most of the films I’d not yet heard of. It’s all part of the…

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Frightfest Blog - Day Three

Frightfest Blog – Day Three

With Frightfest’s hump day officially over, read below for my mini reviews on the  6 films I managed to catch for day 3:

Ravers – Main Screen

As a self confessed energy drink addict, Ravers felt made for me. Set in an abandoned factory which is taken over for a massive rave night, things soon turn dangerous as a crate of discontinued energy drinks are discovered, turning all who drink them into…

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Frightfest Blog - Day Two

Frightfest Blog – Day Two

As day two of the Arrow Video Frightfest comes to a close here are my reviews of  just 5 of the selection of 23 films that were available to watch. With three discovery screens to choose to break away from the main screen at each screening, it’s days like this I wish the premise of last nights Mega Time Squad were possible…

Frightfest:  Beneath The Dark Heart of Cinema – Discovery Screen

Kicking…

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Frightfest Day One Blog

Frightfest Day One Blog

Now in its 19th year running, the annual 5 day blood curdling binge has officially begun, with the Arrow Video Frightfest having just wrapped up its opening night of screenings. Actors Steve Oram and Alice Lowe kicked things off with an introduction before handing things over to messrs Alan Jones, Paul McEvoy, Ian Rattray and Greg Day. Read my mini reviews of the opening night’s films below and…

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Oscars 2018 Predictions

Oscar Predictions are now officially up! Time for a walk in St. Louis before the pizza is ordered for the big night!

Well it’s finally time, folks! The Oscars are a mere three hours away and with it of course comes my annual prediction for tonights winners! As usual, I’ve noted which films should win and which will inevitably win. I’ve also added the films I’ve not seen in each category. Join me on twitter as I live tweet the event at @movie_mad and let me know what your predictions are! BEST PICTURE Should…

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BAFTA 2018 Predictions

It’s that time of the year again folks! With the BAFTA’s mere hours away I’ve finally narrowed down my predictions of tonights winners. As usual you’ll find my predictions below of what SHOULD win and what WILL win. Also, because it was a bit of a shitty year last year I didn’t quite manage to see as much of the nominees as I usually would have, so the ones I’ve not seen are noted. And I’m unable…

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Had to get a copy of Unbreakable from cex to watch tonight because of reasons. Surely this is false advertising?

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November 21st I'm finally gonna be in The Room Where it Happens! #Hamilton #WestEnd #Musical

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First podcast recording of the year! #SynecdocheNewYork #AlmostFamous @areyoumovie_mad

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All ready for my belated Christmas present from @j_handsman and my first ever film with a live orchestra! #TaxiDriver #Scorsese #Film #BFI #YouTalkinToMe

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Top 10 of 2016

Top 10 of 2016

As is customary with New Years Eve here at Movie Mad Reviews, here is my personal top 10 films released in the UK in 2016: 10. The Hateful Eight I struggled with this one. Being a Tarantino fan ever since I came across Pulp Fiction back in 2009, I’ll be the first to admit I have a biased opinion when it comes to the mans movies. Instantly assuming that by January 8 I’d already have my number 1…

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Bottom 10 of 2016

Bottom 10 of 2016

As 2016 draws to a close, it’s time for the annual tradition of the top and bottom 10 films of the year. And since it’s been such a shitty year all round what with Brexit’s, elections, and deaths (oh my!) it feels right that we start with the worst films, so we can at least end the year on a bit of a high with the next post. So, without further ado: 10. I Saw The Light Being a huge fan of musical…