Films and TV programmes I've watched
Some notable things I've watched since I started this blog, along with ratings and, where I've written them, reviews.
Films
Avengers: Infinity War |
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| 4.5/5 | Film | IMDB | ||
| The best movie to come out of Marvel Studios. | ||||
No Time To Die |
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| 4/5 | Cinema Film | IMDB | ||
| A fitting and thrilling end to Daniel Craig's run as James Bond. I still think Skyfall was Craig's best Bond movie, though. | ||||
Birdbox |
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| 4/5 | Netflix Film | Review | IMDB | |
| Well-acted and well-executed. The film grasped the essense of tense horror. | ||||
Anna |
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| 3.5/5 | Film | IMDB | ||
| Think Atomic Blond with a smattering of Red Sparrow. Entertaining action flick. | ||||
Promising Young Woman |
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| 3.5/5 | Film | IMDB | ||
| I rarely like things that are BAFTA nominated, but this was on point. Powerful and sad. Stars Carey Mulligan. | ||||
The Silencing |
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| 3.5/5 | Film | IMDB | ||
| Dark and mood film about a former hunter who has lost is daughter. I enjoyed this. | ||||
Avengers: Endgame |
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| 3.5/5 | Film | Review | IMDB | |
| I love the Marvel stuff but felt this left itself too much to do. Better on the second viewing. | ||||
Equalizer 2 |
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| 3.5/5 | Film | Review | IMDB | |
| Pretty good action movie. Denzel Washington does a good OCD version of Robert McCall. | ||||
The Hunt |
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| 3.5/5 | Film | IMDB | ||
| To start with, this has the look of something the like of which you've seen before. But there's a bit more too it than that. | ||||
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood |
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| 3.5/5 | Film | Review | IMDB | |
| I enjoyed it but found it hard to rate. In some ways it's not typical Tarantino. | ||||
The Girl in the Spider's Web |
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| 3.5/5 | Film | Review | IMDB | |
| Good movie, but the Scandanavian originals are better. | ||||
The Invisible Man (2020) |
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| 3.5/5 | Film | IMDB | ||
| A good take on this old classic. Very tense but perhaps 20 minutes too long. | ||||
Focus |
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| 3/5 | Film | IMDB | ||
| One of those light but pleasant films. A conman/woman story starring Will Smith and the delightful Margot Robbie. | ||||
Birds of Prey |
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| 2.5/5 | Film | Review | IMDB | |
| Meh. Some decent acting but the film didn't really float my boat. | ||||
Hunter Killer |
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| 2.5/5 | Film | Review | IMDB | |
| Okay if you have nothing better to do, but it missed the mark in many areas. | ||||
Villains |
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| 2.5/5 | Film | IMDB | ||
| A generous 2.5 here. Allegedly a comedy-horror, but I think it's stretching the definitions of both comedy and horror. It's okay I suppose. | ||||
Great White |
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| 2/5 | Film | Review | IMDB | |
| A promising concept that ultimately fails to deliver. | ||||
In The Tall Grass |
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| 2/5 | Netflix Film | Review | IMDB | |
| A promising concept that ultimately fails to deliver. | ||||
Mandy |
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| 2/5 | Film | Review | IMDB | |
| I like bizarre and psychedelic but this didn't really work. | ||||
Locked In |
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| 1.5/5 | Film | IMDB | ||
| Poor story, wooden acting. This is one to miss. | ||||
Wonder Woman 1984 |
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| 1.5/5 | Film | Review | IMDB | |
| Shockingly bad. Give it a miss. | ||||
Serpent |
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| 1.5/5 | Film | Review | IMDB | |
| You'd have to be really, really bored to watch this. | ||||
The Fast and The Furious 8 (The Fate of The Furious) |
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| 0/5 | Film | Review | IMDB | |
| Ye Gods this needs burning. | ||||
Series
Stranger Things |
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| 4.5/5 | Netflix | 1-3 | Review | IMDB |
| The best television I've seen in a decade. It does take time for it to get under your skin, though. You need to push through until it does, but then you'll be hooked. | ||||
Ozark |
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| 4.5/5 | Netflix | 1-3 | IMDB | |
| Gripping thriller with some fantastic characters. Everyone's a baddie, just pick the ones you sympathise with most. | ||||
Mare of Easttown |
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| 4.5/5 | Sky | 1 | IMDB | |
| Awesome series. It's dark and gritty and Kate Winslet is fantastic in the lead role. I hope there's another series of this. | ||||
The Queen's Gambit |
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| 4.5/5 | Netflix | 1 | IMDB | |
| Excellent show. Don't be put off by this being about chess; if you like a good story and good drama, you'll like this. Anya Taylor-Joy is fantastic in the lead role. | ||||
Lucifer |
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| 4.5/5 | Prime/Netflix | 1-5 | IMDB | |
| Thoroughly entertaining; good concepts, good storylines and good humour. | ||||
WandaVision |
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| 4/5 | Disney+ | 1 | IMDB | |
| If you're looking for a Marvel fix after Endgame, this should serve. You'll wonder what on Earth is going on for the first few episodes. | ||||
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier |
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| 4/5 | Disney+ | 1 | IMDB | |
| More of the original MCU and I like it. | ||||
Star Trek: Discovery |
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| 4/5 | Netflix | 1-3 | Review | IMDB |
| It has taken over from The Next Generation as my favourite Star Trek. | ||||
Sex Education |
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| 4/5 | Netflix | 1-2 | IMDB | |
| I really enjoyed this, but 6th form wasn't like this my day. Stars Gillian Anderson. | ||||
Messiah |
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| 4/5 | Netflix | 1 | IMDB | |
| A great story. Disappointingly, Netflix don't have the balls for a second series. | ||||
Daredevil |
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| 4/5 | Netflix | 1-3 | IMDB | |
| Marvel, but a dark, gritty and brutal version of it. Vincent D'Onofrio is awesome as baddie Wilson Fisk. | ||||
The Flight Attendant |
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| 3.5/5 | HBO/Sky(UK) | 1 | IMDB | |
| Thriller starring Kaley Cuoco (Big Bang Theory). Very watchable indeed. | ||||
Jessica Jones |
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| 3.5/5 | Netflix | 1-3 | IMDB | |
| Entertaining Marvel adventure with good characterisations. | ||||
Away |
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| 3.5/5 | Netflix | 1 | IMDB | |
| The trip to Mars this is about is often incidental to the drama surrounding the characters. Pretty good. Stars Hilary Swank. | ||||
Devs |
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| 3.5/5 | BBC | 1 | IMDB | |
| Tech and quantum mechanics. Right up my street, this one. | ||||
Salvation |
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| 3.5/5 | Netflix | 1-2 | IMDB | |
| Meteor heading for Earth drama. This was on the cusp of 4 stars - an intriguing watch. | ||||
Designated Survivor |
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| 3.5/5 | Netflix | 1-2 | IMDB | |
| Fate makes last politician standing Kiefer Sutherland the US president. Worth a watch. | ||||
Travelers |
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| 3.5/5 | Netflix | 1-3 | IMDB | |
| Entertaining time travel romp. | ||||
Lost In Space |
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| 3.5/5 | Netflix | 1-2 | IMDB | |
| Danger Will Robinson! Enjoyable remake of the 60s classic. | ||||
Snowpiercer |
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| 3.5/5 | Netflix | 1-2 | IMDB | |
| Post-apocalyptic thriller. It starts getting properly good in series 2. | ||||
Jupiter's Legacy |
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| 3/5 | Netflix | 1 | IMDB | |
| Another dark and moral-questioning superhero outing. It's fine and I'd hope it improves from 3 stars in series 2. | ||||
Lupin |
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| 3/5 | Netflix | 1 | IMDB | |
| French series about a 'gentleman burglar' that's quite entertaining. | ||||
The Umbrella Academy |
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| 3/5 | Netflix | 1-2 | IMDB | |
| Entertaining and funny sci-fi/superhero romp. | ||||
Better Than Us |
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| 3/5 | Netflix | 1 | IMDB | |
| Russian series about androids, which is not as bad as it sounds. | ||||
The Boys |
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| 3/5 | Netflix | 1 | IMDB | |
| Gritty take on the superhero genre. This is probably what it would really be like if we had superheros. | ||||
Altered Carbon |
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| 3/5 | Netflix | 1-2 | IMDB | |
| I enjoyed this sci-fi series more than my rating suggests, it just went on a bit too long. | ||||
Titans |
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| 2.5/5 | Netflix | 1-2 | Review | IMDB |
| It’s okay — plenty dark and plenty gritty — but, I dunno, DC just isn’t as gripping as Marvel. | ||||
Warrior Nun |
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| 2.5/5 | Netflix | 1 | IMDB | |
| I can take it or leave it, despite being in love with Alba Baptista. | ||||