Awix (3310 KP) rated The Wicker Tree (2012) in Movies
Apr 30, 2019
Any follow-up to The Wicker Man has a lot to live up to, and the good fortune of Wicker Tree is that it was preceded by the Nic Cage remake ('a ****-up', according to Hardy). It's better than the remake, but by any other standard this is a blunderingly crass and unsubtle semi-remake of the 1973 film, filled with painfully broad humour, gaping plot holes and a cheery anti-Americanism it's difficult to get on-side with. A huge disappointment in all kinds of ways, but Robin Hardy was a true gent.
Sarah (7800 KP) rated Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017) in Movies
Oct 18, 2018
This is a fascinating, if not slightly disturbing, tale of the creation of Winnie the Pooh and a large part of the life of A.A Milne. It's disturbing mainly for how badly Christopher Robin was treated and used by his parents, and I found this a little difficult to watch and at such a contrast with the happier scenes around the creation of the characters. Domnhall Gleeson is very good and convincing as the very prim and proper author, but I think my only issue is that this film takes the British stiff upper lip much too far. Whilst I don't doubt that this is how people were during this period of time, the stiff English accents really got on my nerves - especially Margot Robbie's, which was a little too proper and English.
Tragedy: The Ballad of the Bee Gees
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The rise and fall of the brothers Gibb-Barry, Robin, Maurice, and younger brother Andy-is perhaps...
The Infinite Monkey Cage: Series 4
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The first four episodes of Series 4 of the Sony Award-winning BBC Radio 4 show, presented by Brian...
If You Can't Trust the Living
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In an effort to escape unwarranted and adverse media attention, Robin Tyler rents a house in Cushlow...
Career of Evil
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When a mysterious package is delivered to Robin Ellacott, she is horrified to discover that it...
Batman Forever (1995)
6.6
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Brace for excitement as Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman and Chris O'Donnell...
Chrominance Decoder by April March
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Credits Backing Vocals – Bertrand Burgalat (tracks: 3,4,6,11,13,14), Elinor Blake (tracks:...
Kevin Phillipson (10072 KP) rated The Princess Bride (1987) in Movies
Apr 7, 2019
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2478 KP) rated Merciless (Dominion, #3) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/04/book-review-merciless-by-robin-parrish.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.