The Dark Flood Rises
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'The best novel I've read in ages. Ferociously well written, and hugely entertaining' Sarah Waters...
The Blue Line: A Collection of Blues Lyrics
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Transcribed from 78 rpm recordings and preserved here long after many of the records have...
A Legacy of Murder
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American antique dealer Kate Hamilton's Christmastime jaunt to a charming English village leads to...
LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated Blood Red Sky (2021) in Movies
Aug 1, 2021
Honestly, it's a shame that the marketing for this gave away the whole vampire aspect. Had it been advertised as a airborne hijack thriller with hints of a supernatural element, then the twist could have hit the same way that it did back in the 90s, when I was but a young boy innocently watching From Dusk Till Dawn, blissfully unaware of what was about to happen.
The pacing is so so. The narrative premise is a good and straightforward one, but it's dragged down by constant flashbacks that feel unnecessary and like padding. Whenever things get interesting, another flashback is thrown in. It's frustrating, mainly because everything surrounding these negatives are solid! The vampires themselves are brutal, and reminiscent of the creatures seen in 30 Days of Night. Lead actor Peri Baumeister puts in a fantastic performance, as does her onscreen son, Carl Anton Koch. The two of them make proceedings relatively impactful, especially during the closing moments. The whole climactic scene is pretty entertaining to be fair, and goes some way to making up for all of the faffing about.
Blood Red Sky isn't half bad overall, but it's could have done with dropping all of the unnecessary exposition and ultimately achieving a shorter runtime.
Beyond the Call: The True Story of One World War II Pilot's Covert Mission to Rescue Pows on the Eastern Front
Jeremy Dronfield and Lee Trimble
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As the Red Army advanced across Poland in 1945, thousands of freed Allied POWs - viewed by the...
Athelstan: The Making of England
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The formation of England occurred against the odds: an island divided into rival kingdoms, under...
David McK (3422 KP) rated The Flash (2023) in Movies
Jun 25, 2023
That's the basis for this film, which - indeed - at one point was event o be called 'Flashpoint'.
There's another one where Superman's pod arrives in Russia rather than the USA, and where he is experimented on and brought up by the Soviets.
Superman: Red Son.
There's elements of that in this too.
As - potentially - the last film in the current DCEU, this stars Ezra Miller's version of The Flash, alongside cameos from other DCEU characters and actors, and also - due the the 'multiversal' nature of the proceedings - makes no secret of the fact that it brings Michael Keeton's version of Batman into the fold. He's probably the best bit.
It's also rather surreal in parts - the term 'baby shower' takes on a whole new meaning - with Miller, IMO, not as good at embodying the role as Grant Gustin's version from TV.
That, I guess, is probably just a matter of taste ...