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Pygmalion 4.5/5

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Mark

Terrific movie based on the play by George Bernard Shaw (and later adapted into the musical My Fair Lady), with funny, sad, angry scenes all mixed up together, and a great performance by Wendy Hiller as the brave, put-upon Eliza. … Continue reading →

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Pontypool – Odd One Out 055

Posted on March 26, 2014 by GoodBadAndOdd

The nicely original horror movie about an unusual form of zombification, Pontypool

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Pontypool 4/5

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Mark

Ferocious and very original, this shows what someone with talent can do with a small cast, a single set, and an idea seen through to the end. I have to confess I did not follow what was going on in … Continue reading →

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The Place Beyond the Pines 3.5/5

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Mark

A rather overambitious movie that actually chops its 3 acts into 3 related, continuous but distinct stories, looking at fatherhood, and how absence and presence of a father (both literally, and absent by not paying attention) can affect the son, … Continue reading →

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Pusher 2012 3/5

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Mark

A remake of the Nicolas Winding Refn movie of 1996, this does not reach the same levels of intensity and claustrophobia as that one, but it’s not a bad crime thriller in its own right. Richard Coyle is pretty damn … Continue reading →

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Plague of the Zombies 3/5

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Mark

Pretty solid Hammer movie exploring Haitian zombie lore, with some tense scenes. The scene were huntsmen cut cards over a trapped woman is tense as was the scene where they hunt her down in the woods beforehand), and the old … Continue reading →

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The Poseidon Adventure 4/5

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Mark

Despite a few cheesy moments (especially in the build-up to the tidal wave), this was pretty damn thrilling. Everyone seemed to be giving it their all, and it kept me totally engaged from the point the tidal wave hit, right … Continue reading →

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Paperhouse 3.5/5

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Mark

This is a weird and subtle British horror movie that is really about a child’s dreams. The acting is generally quite poor from the children (who are essentially the leads), but it static quality actually works fine in this movie, … Continue reading →

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Patton 4/5

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Mark

A magnificent performance from George C. Scott as the magnificent bastard blood and guts general Patton. Sometimes this gets lumped in with the antiwar movies of the early 70s (MASH, Catch 22) but this is a horse of a different … Continue reading →

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TV: PSYCHOVILLE – Very very dark comedy with horror elements 6.5/10

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Mark

PSYCHOVILLE Season 1, Halloween Special, Season 2 Spawned from half the team that brought the world ‘The League of Gentlemen’, Psychoville occupies a similarly-dark universe to the village of that show. Indeed, ‘Psychoville’ is named after the Japanese title of … Continue reading →

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Phantom of the Opera and most anticipated new movies Episode 013

Posted on September 15, 2011 by GoodBadAndOdd

In this episode, Mark and Sam talk about Dead Island, Army of Two, the movies they’re most looking forward to in the coming year, The Phantom of the Opera, and Joel Schumacher.

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Paul and Favourite Movie Aliens Episode 010

Posted on August 8, 2011 by GoodBadAndOdd

In this episode, Mark and Sam talk about Paul starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, Sam tells about the videogame Alice, and the guys compare their favourite top 5 movie aliens

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