Booksmart (2019) – A Quick Capsule Review
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Phil’s Quick Capsule Review: Booksmart is one of 2019’s best films. I could stop the review there (after all what more do you need to know?) but there’s so much ... Read more
Ghost Stories (2017) – A Quick Capsule Review
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Phil’s Quick Capsule Review: Ghost Stories is a pretty decent attempt at recreating the old school horror anthology that was pretty popular in the 1980’s. Anchored around a myth busting ... Read more
The Shark is Still Working (2007) – A Quick Capsule Review
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Phil’s Quick Capsule Review: The Shark is Still Working is a fascinating look at the making and impact of Spielberg’s classic horror film Jaws. From it’s never before highlighted behind ... Read more
Solo: A Star Wars Story – A Rewatched Quick Capsule Review
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Phil’s Quick Capsule Review: I liked Solo. It has issues for sure but overall it’s a thumbs up. But it’s production issues (fired directors, massive reshoots, more reshoots) do shine ... Read more
Podcast: Ross And Phil Talk… Cannes, X-Men and Killer Sofa
Ross and Phil Talk Movies The Podcasts
On this episode of the podcast we talk about the 2019 Cannes market, X-Men movies (including recently released Dark Phoenix) and, er, Killer Sofa… More Crazy Posters Here Hosted by Award winning ... Read more
Full Metal Jacket (1987) – A Rewatched Quick Capsule Review
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Phil’s Quick Capsule Review: Full Metal Jacket is one of the best of the raft of late 80’s/ early 90’s Vietnam films, a brutal look at the journey of the ... Read more
X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)- A Quick Capsule Review
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Phil’s Quick Capsule Review: X-Men: Dark Phoenix brings this latest chapter of the X-Men franchise to close with a whimper rather than a bang. It’s not bad (and it’s ... Read more
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008) – A Quick Capsule Review
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Phil’s Quick Capsule Review: Ozploitation is a thing. The low budget exploitation cinema of Australia may have rarely troubled our shores but the films, filmmakers and actors were too important ... Read more
Us (2019) – A Quick Capsule Review
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Phil’s Quick Capsule Review: Following the Oscar winning Get Out, Jordan Peele returns to the horror genre once again with Us – a film so hard to describe without giving ... Read more
X-Men Days Of Future Past (2014) – A Quick Capsule Review (Revisited)
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Phil’s Quick Capsule Review: This is a strange one. Whilst the film is undoubtedly excellently made and is now considered by most to be one of the two best X-Men films ... Read more
Tolkien (2019): Review by Motion Picture Maniac
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If I were going to make a film about J R R Tolkien, a question would occur to me – I know there is no middle ground when it comes ... Read more
The Secret Life Of Pets 2 (2019) – A Quick Capsule Review
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Phil’s Quick Capsule Review: The Secret Life Of Pets was a great concept in need of a better film. Thankfully The Secret Life Of Pets 2, whilst far from perfect, ... Read more