Tuesday, 28 February 2012

Major Barbara - Reviews #103

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This is probably the most personal review I've ever put on here. Uh-oh. "Drunkenness and murder! My God: why hast thou forsaken...
Wednesday, 22 February 2012

Nothing Lasts Forever, Woody at his best and Douglas Sirk in the noughties - Reviews #102

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"I like a Gershwin tune/How about you?" Yeah, loads, and there are plenty in Woody Allen's Manhattan , which wowed me for the ...
Friday, 17 February 2012

The Wrestler, the Talmadges, and Troy and Abed in the morning - Reviews #101

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A film, a short and a TV series, because I am lovely. The Wrestler (Darren Aronofsky, 2008) reminded me a little of Anvil , in its portrait...
Wednesday, 15 February 2012

Sherlock: Series 1 Revisited

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I dug out the DVD and wrote short-and-therefore-essentially-pointless recaps of the opening three episodes, and the one the BBC threw in the...

Silent film. And Buster Keaton singing - Reviews #100

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For our 100th reviews round-up, we present The Artist , The Circus and Buster Keaton's spoof of '30s musicals. To mark the centenar...
Monday, 13 February 2012

Deanna Durbin - Reviews #99

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I've talked about Deanna Durbin before, because she is awesome. For a quick potted history, go here . Here are a couple more reviews, de...
Sunday, 12 February 2012

Idiocy, Show People and an excruciating Christmas - Reviews #98

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In our latest update: the future is run by idiots, a cage fight turns gay and Douglas Fairbanks fences like a five-year-old. You're welc...