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10.Dracula (1992) The centuries old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker’s fiancée Mina Murray and inflict havoc in the foreign land. I grow up watching this film and this is well made, it is well casted and this is like a gothic type of film, this is intriguing andContinue reading “Article: Top 10 Period Horror Movies”

10.Pearl Harbor (178 minutes) A tale of war and romance mixed in with history. The story follows two lifelong friends and a beautiful nurse who are caught up in the horror of an infamous Sunday morning in 1941. I got this film from my public library and I still remember this film, it is wellContinue reading “Article: Top 10 Lengthy Movies”

Aftersun Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn’t. Firstly, the story is there and this is well casted, I alsoContinue reading “Mini Film Reviews Volume 78”

5.28 Days Later Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary. I got this film from my public library and I still remember this film, it feels like I grow up watching this film as it draws you in, it never feels too predictableContinue reading “Article: Top 5 Cillian Murphy Films”

10.Spirited Away During her family’s move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches and spirits, a world where humans are changed into beasts. Underneath the weirdness and the surreal moment, there is a beautiful coming of age film which like you go on a journey with theContinue reading “Article: Top 10 Coming of Age Animation Films Volume 2”

10.Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood A coming-of-age story set in the suburbs of Houston, Texas in the summer of 1969, centred around the historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Might not be for everyone but this film tries to be something different which I admire, this is intriguing from start to finish and itContinue reading “Article: Top 10 Coming of Age Animation Films Volume 1”

10.Benji Two school kids strike up a friendship with an orphaned puppy named Benji. When danger befalls them and they end up kidnapped by robbers who are in over their heads, Benji and his scruffy sidekick come to the rescue. It might not be a five-star film but this is a well-made film, the storyContinue reading “Article: Top 10 Dogs Films Volume 2”

5.The Lost King An amateur historian defies the stodgy academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III’s remains, which were lost for over 500 years. One of those film that will silently draw you in from start to finish, this is well casted and they all convince in their roles, it might beContinue reading “Article: Top 5 Sally Hawkins Films”

Mack is an adventure loathing duck who does not intend to leave his New England pond anytime soon. However, he is convinced by his more adventurous wife, Pam, to head south for the winter. Firstly, the story is there and the idea behind this film is superb, the scenery looks amazing as this is eyeContinue reading “Migration Movie Review”

10.Fantastic Fungi Fantastic Fungi is a descriptive time lapse journey about the magical, mysterious, and medicinal world of fungi and their power to heal, sustain and contribute to the regeneration of life on Earth that began 3.5 billion years ago. Eye catching documentary and Brie Larson is stunning as the narrator, this documentary try toContinue reading “Article: Top 10 Favourite Documentaries”