Category Archives: movies

Best kids DVD movies 2009

Posted on July 4, 2009 by

1. Bolt its hard to fault Pixar – I don’t think they are the masters of Computer Generated Animation and i don’t think they have made a duff movie yet. This is a winning combination of a cute canine hero, … Continue reading →

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Gone Baby Gone

Posted on September 20, 2008 by

It’s been a while since Ben Affleck has been in a good film. Good Will Hunting – was a great way to make a debut Changing Lanes – was an interesting piece Sum of all Fears – was pretty poor … Continue reading →

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Best kids movies on DVD in 2008

Posted on August 15, 2008 by

Here’s my pick of the best kids movies on DVD in 2008. I am thinking of primary school aged children. There’s a similar list for 2007 and i have just made a 2009 list. 1. Wall-e Irresistably good movie – … Continue reading →

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Cloverfield

Posted on June 25, 2008 by

Don’t read this if you don’t know anything about this movie. It’s best watched in ignorance. Sometimes a film that is a great concept doesn’t really work in reality – Sliding Doors, 300, Sin City – visually arresting or philosophically … Continue reading →

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Warrior Sages

Posted on May 12, 2008 by

Just been to a very interesting evening at the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity. Jason Gardener was presenting an overview of his new book Mend the Gap. The big question it raised was that if you look at the best … Continue reading →

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The illusionist

Posted on October 15, 2007 by

So here is my second straight movie about 18th century theatrical illusionists. Timed to hit the cinemas at the same time as The Prestige this movie features another great cast. On paper this was a good cast: the normally excellent … Continue reading →

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The Prestige

Posted on October 4, 2007 by

By some strange quirk the excellent AMAZON DVD service has sent me both “The Prestige” and “The Illusionist” in the same week. It does seem strange that movie producers bring out essentially the same films out at the same time. … Continue reading →

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Last King of Scotland

Posted on September 19, 2007 by

The Last King of Scotland is a powerful movie based around the life of the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. It uses the plot device of a fictional young Scottish doctor (played by James Macavoy) who goes to Africa escape an … Continue reading →

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Sunshine

Posted on September 18, 2007 by

I was looking forward to watching this Danny Boyle directed movie for a while. It had some really good reviews. But the more i watched the more this film felt like we’d been here before. 1. Alien – the long … Continue reading →

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Bourne Ultimatum

Posted on September 12, 2007 by

Jason Bourne has been on a long search to find his identity. Found as a floating amnesiac. Bourne has been discovering that he was programmed to be a killing machine by a black ops department in the US government. In … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Posted on August 29, 2007 by

(see the harry potter and the halfblood prince). This is part 5 of the Harry Potter series. I must confess I have never read a whole Harry Potter book and so my review is based around the film as a … Continue reading →

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Evan Almighty

Posted on August 24, 2007 by

This film features the newsman from Bruce Almighty (played by Steve Carrell). It is a sequel but doesn’t link in any way to the previous movie. Except for the fact that God is played again by Morgan Freeman. Things to … Continue reading →

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Bridge to Terebithia

Posted on August 23, 2007 by

I was expecting a predominantly fantasy based film along the lines of the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. Especially as it was made by Walden Media. What you get instead is a very intense drama about two children who … Continue reading →

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Next

Posted on August 23, 2007 by

This film had such a good cast. Peter Falk, Julianne Moore and Nicholas Cage. It is based on a short story by Philip K Dick – the brains behind some of the all time great Science Fiction movies:Blade Runner, Total … Continue reading →

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The Hoax

Posted on August 23, 2007 by

I had a bit of a film binge on the plane back from Malaysia. (it’s now on DVD) The Hoax was the stand out movie. Starring Richard Gere who plays Clifford Irving the man who conned McGraw Hill the US … Continue reading →

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The Waitress

Posted on August 19, 2007 by

This is the last film to be made by the director/ actress Adrienne Shelly who was tragically murdered in November 2006. It is a sweet movie.  It reminded me of the excellent “Amelie.” The film is based around the life of Jenna … Continue reading →

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Review of Children’s movies

Posted on August 15, 2007 by

Ok so a combined effect of a rainy August, 25p DVDs at Blockbuster have meant our family has watched a lot of children’s movies this Summer. Here’s some of our views on children’s DVDs. See also my 2008 recommendations. You … Continue reading →

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