For It Is Man's Number

Movie reviews, big and small, for anything that has passed before my eyes.

Saturday, 8 May 2021

Shudder Saturday: Fried Barry (2020)

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Barry (Gary Green) is a drug addict, a terrible partner to a woman named Suz (Chanelle de Jager), and a general waste of space. Which makes ...
Friday, 7 May 2021

Planet Of The Sharks (2016)

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If you wanted to remake Waterworld  for the cost of a few quid, and add a load of sharks, then you would probably end up with Planet Of The ...
Thursday, 6 May 2021

Nightwish (1989)

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Written and directed by Bruce R. Cook, his second of only two films he directed, Nightwish  is just the right kind of bonkers for anyone han...
Wednesday, 5 May 2021

Prime Time: Without Remorse (2021)

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A Tom Clancy adventure tale, which means a lot of military tactics and hardware on display, Without Remorse  is yet another vehicle for Mich...
Tuesday, 4 May 2021

Spookies (1986)

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Although I didn't know anything about the production history of the movie when I first saw it, as a teenager seeking out every horror mo...
Monday, 3 May 2021

Mubi Monday: Rules Don't Apply (2016)

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A drama loosely based on part of the life of Howard Hughes, Rules Don't Apply  allows the character of Hughes (played by writer-director...
Sunday, 2 May 2021

Netflix And Chill: Things Heard And Seen (2021)

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If the past year or so has taught us anything, impact of a global pandemic aside, it is never to move in to a house with Amanda Seyfried. Sh...
Saturday, 1 May 2021

Shudder Saturday: In Search Of Darkness: Part II (2020)

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I was quite clear when I discussed In Search Of Darkness  last year, a lengthy documentary about the horror movies of the 1980s. So many peo...
Friday, 30 April 2021

Relic (2020)

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Another horror movie that takes the idea of the very real horror of gradually losing a loved one to dementia, or something very similar,  Re...
Thursday, 29 April 2021

The Astronaut's Wife (1999)

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Part Quatermass movie, part Rosemary's Baby , The Astronaut's Wife  could easily be titled Rosemary's Space Baby and nobody woul...
Wednesday, 28 April 2021

Prime Time: Assassin (2015)

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Look, I don’t actually hate Danny Dyer. I rarely think he is the best actor for any role (one or two major highlights aside), and many of hi...
Tuesday, 27 April 2021

Superintelligence (2020)

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A comedy vehicle for Melissa McCarthy that is once again directed by her husband, Ben Falcone, Superintelligence  has a soft, sweet, centre ...
Monday, 26 April 2021

Mubi Monday: Compliance (2012)

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A stark lesson about why we should maybe remember that blindly following the lead of someone who seems to be in a position of authority isn’...
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Sunday, 25 April 2021

Netflix And Chill: Love And Monsters (2020)

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No matter how often it happens, it can always be surprising to see the Netflix effect in action. Everyone and their dog, ironically, seemed ...
Saturday, 24 April 2021

Shudder Saturday: Mother's Day (1980)

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Co-written and directed by Charles Kaufman (arguably best known for being the brother of Lloyd "Troma" Kaufman), Mother's Day ...
Friday, 23 April 2021

I Blame Society (2020)

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I don't blame society. I blame Gillian Wallace Horvat. And that's my review done.  Okay, I guess I should say a bit more. Gillian Wa...
Thursday, 22 April 2021

Promising Young Woman (2020)

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You're probably already familiar with Promising Young Woman , either after seeing the impressive trailer or just hearing about the excel...
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Wednesday, 21 April 2021

Prime Time: Palm Springs (2020)

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The feature film debut from director Max Barbakow (who has a number of shorts and a documentary already to his name), Palm Springs  is a tim...
Tuesday, 20 April 2021

A Little More Flesh II (2021)

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While I liked A Little More Flesh , the second feature from writer-director Sam Ashurst, I had some issues with it that held it back from be...
Monday, 19 April 2021

Mubi Monday: This Boy's Life (1993)

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A fairly standard coming-of-age/memoir tale, This Boy's Life  is a film you may have heard of before, mainly because of the celebrated p...
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I've been through a lot in my years here, and not all of it was good. In fact, some of it was horrible. So I try to reflect some of that learning curve, and some of my many life experiences, in the movie reviews here on my blog.
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