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Review - District 9

Among the very many hard-to-classify films I’ve seen in my time, District 9 is one of the hardest.  And that’s a good thing, because too many films these days are a high concept with no high plot to support it.
I really don’t want to give too much of the plot of this one away, so [...]

Review - Moon

Ooooh, this is an odd one.
A solitary worker operates a moon base which is the hub for a Helium-3 farming operation at a time when Helium-3, provided by the Lunar Corporation, has solved Earth’s fuel problems.  His only company is a computer/robot with the voice of Kevin Spacey and a display that conveys its ‘emotions’ [...]

Review - UP (in 3D)

Despite one or two comments from people who saw it at the weekend suggesting that I take tissues, I was in no way expecting UP to be one of the saddest films I’ve ever seen.
The story, while fantastic, is pretty straightforward.  Old man (former balloon seller at the zoo) faced with being consigned to a [...]

Review - Were The World Mine

I have been rubbish about my intention to review at least one thing each week on this here blog.  But I vow that this will change.  Starting now.
Went to see this unexpected gem last night on a whim of The Mrs’.
Plot:  Queer teen Timothy lives in small town America and attends an exclusive all-boys school [...]