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“Flickering Dreams” Ep. 19: Reviews of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts; Chevalier; Simulant and Flamin’ Hot plus the featured director is Quentin Tarantino.

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In Episode 19 of Flickering Dreams I’m joined by Andy Godfrey of Sorted Magazine and Konnect Radio, Emma Sewell of Emma@TheMovies on Twitter and Scott Forbes of the Forbes Film & TV Reviews (https://www.facebook.com/theforbesfilmreview). In this episode Bob, Scott, Emma and Andy review the following films: And in the next part of our regular feature, … Read more

To Catch a Killer (15*): Female cop. Male Director.

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A One Mann’s Movies review of “To Catch a Killer” (2023). “To Catch a Thriller” feels like a title that has been much used before. And indeed there are a string of TV movies, series and documentaries with this, or a similar title. The original title was “Misanthrope” which is a much more novel and … Read more

Dead Shot. (15): Surprisingly Decent IRA Revenge Thriller (if you are not a dog lover).

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A One Mann’s Movies review of “Dead Shot” (2023). “The Troubles” have spawned a lot of films over the years from “The Crying Game” through “Patriot Games”, “Hunger” and “’71” to last year’s “Belfast“. And here’s another, moderately low-budget, effort to join that list – “Dead Shot”. Aside from the terribly vague and contrived (it’s … Read more

Marlowe (15): Scriptwriters that deserve to go for a swim with the fishies, capeesh?

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A One Mann’s Movies review of “Marlowe” (2023). As a production company, A24 have developed a fabulous reputation for releasing great stuff: “Everything Everywhere All at Once” being their latest Oscar winner. In contrast, Sky Original Movies seem to be a brand that, 8 times out of 10, deliver disappointments. And here’s their latest – … Read more