Corrupted Records: Film Reviews
Analyzing Film's Source Code
I have made it no secret in previous reviews that I have a low opinion of modern American comedies with their boring cinematography, awkward improvised dialogue and lazy story telling. Judd Apatow, the man behind Knocked Up, 40-Year-Old Virgin and Trainwreck is not the worst in this regard, he has at least got a cast... Continue Reading →
Recorded at Somer Valley FM. Listen live on 97.5 FM or on their website http://www.somervalleyfm.co.uk where you can listen to me review movies every day either at 15:40 or 16:40 (give or take a few minutes) You Can Watch Cars 3 in Cinemas now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuaseSovWDY
Recorded at Somer Valley FM. Listen live on 97.5 FM or on their website http://www.somervalleyfm.co.uk where you can listen to me review movies every day either at 15:40 or 16:40 (give or take a few minutes) You Can Watch War for the Planet of the Apes in Cinemas now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxjPjPzQ1iU
The Planet of the Apes has been a part of our collective culture for almost 50 years, we know the classic lines "Get your paws off me you damned dirty ape", and that reveal of the statue of Liberty scene (spoilers for a 50-year-old movie). Since then our ability to render talking apes has gotten... Continue Reading →
People interested in or with a passion for film often get asked what their favourite film is. I hate this question, as anyone who cares about movies should, it boils an entire medium of different perspectives, genres, voices and styles into one homogeneous mess. I do however have a default answer to that question, and... Continue Reading →
Recorded at Somer Valley FM. Listen live on 97.5 FM or on their website http://www.somervalleyfm.co.uk where you can listen to me review movies every day either at 15:40 or 16:40 (give or take a few minutes) You Can Watch Despicable Me 3 in Cinemas now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euz-KBBfAAo
Recorded at Somer Valley FM. Listen live on 97.5 FM or on their website http://www.somervalleyfm.co.uk where you can listen to me review movies every day either at 15:40 or 16:40 (give or take a few minutes) You Can Watch Baby Driver in Cinemas now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2z857RSfhk
There has been a belief held by most in the West that animation is just for kids. I find this view to be limiting both for studios who won't produce thoughtful films using CGI, Stop Motion or traditional drawn animation. That is not to say that the animation produced for children and families is bad,... Continue Reading →
Edgar Wright is one of the people I blame for my current obsession with film. There are other people who are also at fault for causing a deep and almost creepy connection with the moving picture; Wes Anderson, The Coen Brothers and Peter Jackson are some other names, but none have done it in quite... Continue Reading →
Recorded at Somer Valley FM. Listen live on 97.5 FM or on their website http://www.somervalleyfm.co.uk where you can listen to me review movies every day either at 15:40 or 16:40 (give or take a few minutes) You Can Watch Transformers: The Last Knight in Cinemas now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AntcyqJ6brc
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