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Monty Python

Godzilla: King of the Monsters movie review: gives new meaning to the phrase “disaster movie”

Sat, Jun 01, 2019
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An absolute mess, and nowhere near enough monster action. Does not give good disaster. No fun at all. Makes me long for guys in rubber monster suits awkwardly sparring. At least you could see them.

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Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts 2018 (90th Academy Awards) review

Sun, Mar 04, 2018
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My pick: I think the quietly shocking “DeKalb Elementary” may win for its very of-the-moment story about a school office worker’s attempt to de-escalate an invading gunman’s rage via patience and empathy.

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#LFF2017: Blade of the Immortal, Gemini, Makala

Thu, Oct 26, 2017
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Quick takes from the now-wrapped 61st London Film Festival.

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The Death of Stalin movie review: the great dictator

Wed, Oct 25, 2017
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Audacious, outrageous, bleakly funny. Not since Charlie Chaplin sent up Hitler and invited us to laugh at terrible reality has there been a movie like this.

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Sully movie review: he’s good people (and so is everyone else)

Fri, Dec 02, 2016
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The ultimate anti-disaster movie. A supremely gripping and powerfully emotional film about, paradoxically, what happens when everything works as it should.

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Doctor Who blogging: “The Girl Who Died”

Tue, Oct 20, 2015
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Ah, so that’s my problem with the show lately: it’s a bit too Monty Python.

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Absolutely Anything movie review: absolutely appalling

Tue, Aug 18, 2015
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Subjuvenile and offensive, sentimental and ridiculous. Every attempt at a joke falls flat. Every talent here is wasted. Save yourself.

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Boom Bust Boom documentary review: monkeys with money

Tue, Mar 31, 2015
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From Monty Python’s Terry Jones comes an amusing, informative breakdown of just what the hell is wrong with the economy and a few ideas on how to fix it.

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Seventh Son movie review: witches be crazy

Thu, Mar 26, 2015
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Like Monty Python without the comedy, or at least without the intentional comedy. Jeff Bridges’ saving throw against the Phoning It In curse fails!

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The Devil’s Violinist movie review: all the wrong notes

Tue, Feb 03, 2015
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A hilariously histrionic depiction of 19th-century superstar violinist Niccolò Paganini’s rise to fame, far more Monty Python than Mozart.

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