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Review of Paddington (2014)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 20 Nov 2021

There's a lot of charm in this film - it has a comic book, surreal feel to it, seeming to be half way between cartoon and live action, in that…

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Review of Victoria & Abdul (2017)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 20 Nov 2021

I really enjoyed this film, with Judi Dench playing the titular queen, being very self assured and deciding to do things that surprise and…

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Review of Logan (2017)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 20 Nov 2021

This is quite a dark film, with some very tense and edge of your seat type action/drama moments…

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Review of The Deer Hunter (1978)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 20 Nov 2021

I can understand why this is regarded as a film classic - the 'Russian Roulette' scenes may well stay with me for some time…

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Review of Paper Moon (1973)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 20 Nov 2021

I really enjoyed this film - the young girl (Addie) takes control of the situation - I admired her. I liked the dialogue and the plot…

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Review of The Pianist (2002)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 20 Nov 2021

First off, this is much more a war film than a musical drama - there are perhaps surprisingly few scenes actually depicting the main characters…

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Review of Destroyer (2018)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 20 Nov 2021

This is a really quite edgy, gritty and raw type thriller film, with Nicole Kidman giving a strong performance in the main lead, as a very…

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Review of Dead Man Walking (1995)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 20 Nov 2021

I thought this was a very well made film - very much a thought provoking watch…

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Review of Wings of Desire (1987)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 20 Nov 2021

I wanted to see this after hearing one of my favourite films as a teenager, the 90s film City of Angels, was based on it…

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Review of Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 20 Nov 2021

This film features a lot of dry wit and is a good piece of political satire…

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Review of Wonder (2017)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 20 Nov 2021

I knew the basic story of Wonder before I saw it and I assumed it was aimed at kids but I think its the kind of film that works well for both…

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Review of A Monster Calls (2016)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 20 Nov 2021

I found this an engrossing and quite atmospheric watch…

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Review of Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 20 Nov 2021

This is a very dark and gritty urban drama - there's no feelgood factor here, thats for sure…

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Review of Is Anybody There? (2009)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 20 Nov 2021

This is a touching, amusing and sad watch. I really liked the interaction between Michael Caines character and the young boy…

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Review of Shoplifters (2018)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 20 Nov 2021

I found this quite a charming film from early on, with the characters being quite low key, not especially noticeable people, which allows them…

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Review of The Shining (1980)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 20 Nov 2021

This is a very atmospheric and distinctly chilling film, with an unsettling and somewhat claustrophobic feel to it throughout…

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Review of Rear Window (1954)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 20 Nov 2021

This is a classic film of course, a Hitchcock classic…

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Review of The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 20 Nov 2021

This is very much a modern day movie but with one scene harking back to the famous sorcerors apprentice scene/section from Disney's classic…

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Review of Blazing Saddles (1974)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 20 Nov 2021

This is a very silly and amusing film, with a heavy emphasis on slapstick comedy…

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Review of The World's Fastest Indian (2005)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 20 Nov 2021

Burt is a really nice guy, if not just a little naive and he has some funny encounters, when he first arrives in the US, driving on the wrong…

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