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Inglorious Bastards (1978) 3.5/5

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Mark

Rather good WW2 action flick, with some great locations (it really did look like war-torn Europe during WW2), great costumes, and some crazy adventures of army criminals who get free when their convoy is ambushed, and figure they will head … Continue reading →

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Invaders From Mars – Odd One Out 056

Posted on March 29, 2014 by GoodBadAndOdd

A podcast about a nice little time capsule of 50s invasion paranoia, Invaders From Mars.

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In The Loop 3.5/5

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Mark

Rather fine comedy, and a successful transfer of the small-screen ‘the thick of it’ to a big screen version. It never really flags, and because it’s so fast and furious, it stays fresh for a rewatch. Capaldi is brilliant in … Continue reading →

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It Conquered the World 2.5/5

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Mark

Passable scifi with a solid cast and one of the worst monsters I’ve ever seen. Lee Van Cleef in an early major role is solid, as is Peter Graves, and the acting quality is fine, and it was reasonably entertaining … Continue reading →

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Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United 1/5

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Mark

This was rather poor, but I admit I was kind of excited to see a Hulk/Iron Man pairing, so perhaps my expectations were too high. To break it down – Good: a few (a very few) of the shots and … Continue reading →

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Island of Lost Souls 4/5

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Mark

The is amazing. Whilst there are some slightly better horror movies made in the 1930s (I’m looking at you, Bride of Frankenstein), this is definitely among the handful of really great pulp/graphic horrors of the 30s, before the Hays code … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Idiocracy – Broad-stroke satire about future America that’s like crossing Sleeper with Fox News 6/10

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Mark

Idiocracy An interesting but not entirely successful satire of the state of America, where a reasonably likeable Army slacker and a prostitute are used in a cryogenics experiment that goes wrong, and they wake up 5 hundred years in the future. They … Continue reading →

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