The Search for the Perfect Pub: Looking for the Moon Under Water
Paul Moody and Robin D. Turner
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Inspired by George Orwell, Paul Moody and Robin Turner take a nostalgic road trip around Britain in...
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 1
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The iconic police procedural series "Law & Order" is perhaps best known for its two-part structure....
Terry Gilliam recommended The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde inseglet) (1957) in Movies (curated)
The Power of the Heart: Finding Your True Purpose
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Baptist de Pape had just finished law school and was about to start his legal career when, plagued...
American Titan: Searching for John Wayne
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From the veteran New York Times bestselling biographer comes a major, in-depth look at one of the...
Bruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon
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A behind-the-scenes look at the life of the most extraordinary martial artist of all time--Bruce...
English Cathedral
Martin Barnes and John Goodall
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Among the most magnificent buildings of England are its Anglican cathedrals, great symbols of...
Darren (1599 KP) rated Pod (2015) in Movies
Oct 14, 2019
Performances – The performances in this film are focused on the three main actors, if we are being honest none of them set the world alight here, with Lauren Ashley Carter being completely over the top with her reactions, Dean Cates being very bland with his actions and Brian Morvant never hitting the marks of a true crazy person.
Story – The story here feels like it should be focusing on the relationship between the siblings, as we have the two left to decide whether their brother is insane or there is something happening in the cabin, the balance is shown early on but then soon just becomes a creature feature which fails to deliver because of the abrupt style of anything happening. There was a large part of potential here, but the bickering doesn’t make you care and the conspiracy theory all becomes something we have seen.
Horror/Mystery – The horror in the film comes in the final 15 minutes and never draws us into being scared and like the mystery side of the film just doesn’t become the important side of things like it should do.
Settings – Most of the film is set in the cabin which does plan into the isolation and paranoid idea.
Special Effects – The effects are used well and only when needed with most being practical dealing with creating the pod.
Scene of the Movie – What is in the basement.
That Moment That Annoyed Me – We didn’t explore the different life styles of the two siblings.
Final Thoughts – This is a lacklustre horror mystery movie that doesn’t use its strengths well enough through the film.
Overall: Lacklustre Horror Movie.
Whisperin' Bill Anderson: An Unprecedented Life in Country Music
Bill Anderson and Peter Cooper
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Whisperin' Bill: An Unprecedented Life in Country Music presents a revealing portrait of Bill...