Basically this was just watching Baywatch again because it was so gloriously ridiculous the first time – except this version had extra bits that weren’t considered good enough to be in the film for the first time around. The good
Queenpins
I’ve no idea why. Not Kristen Bell’s finest film, tbh. Actually, though it was “inspired by true events” (which sounds like some kind of weaselly way of getting out of some kind of corner that “based on a true story”
Don’t Look Up
The film that everyone’s calling “the most insightful bit of satire in years”, and which the critics are complaining about – I think it was just excellent. Some great performances by A-listers in non-blockbuster roles, spinning a tale dripping with
Love Hard
Another christmas film for the “it’s shit, but I like it” column – the usual utterly ludicrous premise and totally unbelievable plot development, and a punchline telegraphed loudly by the film’s title. But, it was fun. Stupid, stupid fun. 👍
A Castle for Christmas
Every now and again there’s a film that we don’t finish because it’s too thunderingly shit – but I write about it here as a warning to whoever chances past to avoid it at all costs, in the hope that
Last Christmas
If you’re going to watch a christmas film which will inevitably be total crap, then you might as well pick the one with Emma Thompson, Michelle Yeoh, Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding in it. Is it that christmas romcoms all
Red Notice
This film was basically the same concept as The Hitman’s Bodyguard: that is to say, take a couple of fun-to-watch actors, then loosely give them a plot to hang from as they fanny about being over the top & ridiculous
The Heist
There’s a lot of shit out there on the streaming services, isn’t there? I mean – you FEEL like you’ve got all the media in the world at your fingertips, and yet you find yourself going “Muuuuuh… I DON’T KNOW
Big Night
I’ll be honest – I don’t think I “got” this. I was attracted by the names… Stanley Tucci and Tony Shalhoub make for an attention-grabbing casting, for sure. Throw in Alison Janney, and it seems a cert. But pastiche characters
Knives Out
Complex whodunnit with quite the cast – certainly no linear solution for Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc to solve… I did find the Southern Gentleman accent a bit distracting, snapping my mind back to the chicken lawyer from Futurama. The characters