Retrospectives

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Butterfly Kiss

May 1, 2020

Despite the film's weirdness, I couldn't keep my eyes off it. It somehow all works, which is something I don't entirely understand. Perhaps it's in part due to Plummer and Reeves terrific performances, the artful photography by Seamus McGarvey, or how Butterfly Kiss successfully asks the viewer to involve themself in such deplorable characters.

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by Oliver Woodings

An Introduction to Robert Newton

February 5, 2020

As of a couple of months ago, I didn’t know who Robert Newton was. During the over 100 years of cinema history at this point, there have been thousands of actors, male and female, that have come and gone. Whilst the most popular lead actors of yesteryear may have a place in our modern popular […]

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by Oliver Woodings

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7.8

Nuking The Fridge: A look back at Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

May 13, 2019

Oliver re-evaluates the much maligned fourth entry in the Indiana Jones franchise and weighs up whether it deserved the backlash it received upon its 2008 release.

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by Oliver Woodings

7.0

Beetlejuice at 30: A Retrospective Review

November 2, 2018

What better time to revisit Beetlejuice than on it's 30th Anniversary. The film has recently been given the 4K remaster treatment and been playing in cinemas around the country, making this the perfect opportunity to dig it up, blow off the cobwebs, and reevaluate its place in cinema.

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by Oliver Woodings

7.0

9.3

John Carpenter’s The Fog (1980): 4K Restoration Blu-Ray Review

October 19, 2018

If it's a classic ghost tale you're after on those dark Autumn evenings, there's no excuse to not let The Fog's eerie atmosphere (now in 4K!) roll into town with one more story before midnight.

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by Sean Burton

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9.5

Don’t You Forget About This: A Breakfast Club Retrospective

February 10, 2018

The Movie Bastard reflects on the lasting appeal of John Hughes' quintessential teen comedy The Breakfast Club

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by The Movie Bastard

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