Movies 2020
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False Trail
A Swedish thriller, this is a sequel to The Hunters which came out in the mid ‘90’s. This is the story of Erik a policeman from Stockholm who returns to his hometown after a brutal crime is committed. There he comes into conflict with an old foe and local police chief played by Peter Stormare.… Continue reading
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Happiest Season
Do not be put off by the title or that this film is a Christmas themed Rom com. It stars Kristen Stewart (Abby) and Mackenzie Davis (Harper) who are a couple who have been together for sometime and Harper invites Abby to her parents house for Christmas. Abby sees this as the perfect time to… Continue reading
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Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind
Watched this again last night. Such a great film. Its definitely one of my favourite films. Continue reading
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On The Rocks
When Laura’s husbands business started to take off she felt lonely and suspects he is having an affair. She turns to her likeable, impulsive father to find out the truth. As they start their investigations they soon find their issues with their own relationship. Bill Murray is excellent as Laura’s eccentric, womanising father. I am… Continue reading
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Woman at War
Halla seems to have a quiet existence however she is really an eco activist waging a private war on Iceland’s aluminium industry. However as the war heightens she receives the news that her application to adopt a child has been successful. A quirky, black comedy set in the wonderful Icelandic landscape – what’s not to… Continue reading
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Extraction
Chris Hemsworth plays “Rake” a black ops mercenary who has been hired to rescue the son of a jailed drug lord who has been kidnapped by Amir Asif Bangladesh’s biggest drug lord who controls the police and military. As an action film this really ticks all the boxes. With amazing fight scenes and some great… Continue reading
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Sea Fever
Siobhan a scientist is sent on a fishing trawler to conduct a study. Unbeknown to her and the rest of the crew the captain takes them into an exclusion zone in pursuit of a shoal of fish. While in the zone the run into an unknown creature and soon discover several breaches in the hull… Continue reading
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Recent Films
Great film, took a while to get used to the the hopping around in time. If it wasn’t for Jo’s haircut I would have got really confused! 9/10 What can I say – just great, and it’s on Netflix. Also we re-watched Once – such a good film. Continue reading
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Our Little Sister
Japanese film about three sisters who have been estranged from both their parents. At their fathers funeral they meet their half-sister Suzo and on the spot they decide to ask her to live with them. What follows is no real drama just a lovely film in the presence of these girls as they get to… Continue reading
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Jojo Rabbit
A lonely German boy’s world view of the Second World War is turned upside down when he discovers his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their house. On getting to know her he questions his imaginary friend and his opinions. We had a trip to the abbeygate in Bury to see this yesterday afternoon.… Continue reading
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Much needed Day Off
Although I have been taking all my rest weeks over the last few months most of my spare time has been taken up with loft related tasks. As the project is almost completed K and I took a day off and went for a lovely walk along the Roman River Valley which included a brew… Continue reading