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Am I watching #ProjectHailMary again now that it’s available on PVOD? Yes, yes I am.
This is not a way to procrastinate on my review, I swear. #BadBadBad #MessyMessyMessy
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#DailyStream: a house that love builds (with a lot of help). In #Herself, a Dublin single mom escaping an abusive ex decides to build a house for herself and her small daughters. An absolute treasure of a social-justice drama. @PrimeVideo US, @CurzonCinemas Home UK
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#DailyStream: what is war good for? profit! (say it again). Andrew Niccol’s 2005 satire #LordOfWar follows Nicolas Cage’s arms dealer as, among other crimes, he holds a fire sale of Soviet munitions in 1990s Ukraine. It’s very laugh-until-you-cry. @hbomax US thru 2/28; @NetflixUK
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#DailyStream: what is war good for? profit! (say it again). Andrew Niccol’s 2005 satire #LordOfWar follows Nicolas Cage’s arms dealer as, among other crimes, he holds a fire sale of Soviet munitions in 1990s Ukraine. It’s very laugh-until-you-cry. @hbomax US thru 2/28; @NetflixUK
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#DailyStream: what is war good for? profit! (say it again). Andrew Niccol’s 2005 satire #LordOfWar follows Nicolas Cage’s arms dealer as, among other crimes, he holds a fire sale of Soviet munitions in 1990s Ukraine. It’s very laugh-until-you-cry. @hbomax US thru 2/28; @NetflixUK
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#DailyStream: what is war good for? profit! (say it again). Andrew Niccol’s 2005 satire #LordOfWar follows Nicolas Cage’s arms dealer as, among other crimes, he holds a fire sale of Soviet munitions in 1990s Ukraine. It’s very laugh-until-you-cry. @hbomax US thru 2/28; @NetflixUK
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Just finished my third reread of #JoWalton's #SmallChange, alt-history about a Britain that appeased Hitler and descended into genteel fascism in 1940s/50s. Agatha Christie x Orwell. Terrifying and oh-so relevant in the 2020s. Well worth your time. https://amzn.to/3VIHgaj
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#DailyStream: one of the best films about modern motherhood I’ve ever seen. 2018’s #Tully rolls its eyes and barks out snark in the face of all the clichés. Brilliantly wise and funny, and profoundly moving. @netflix US, @primevideouk
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#CuratedCinema: two great movies by #RobReiner. 1984’s #ThisIsSpinalTap and 1987’s #PrincessBride beautifully represent the director’s gentle genius. More + VOD links: https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2025/12/curated-cinema-two-great-movies-by-rob-reiner.html
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#DailyStream: a society of the snow... with wolves. Hey, it’s yet another oh-no-we-crashed-in-the-snow-how-shall-we-survive? adventure thriller to accompany #SocietyOfTheSnow. 2012's #TheGrey also has apex predators! (Liam Neeson probably counts as one too.) #Max US, #Prime UK. More+links: https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2024/01/daily-stream-a-society-of-the-snow-with-wolves.html
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Smart, sophisticated spy-versus-spy nonsense makes for a perfect little cinematic contraption. #BlackBag is tense and tricksy, but much more deliciously, its espionage mind games come with a sexy screwball vibe. My 🟢 review: https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2025/06/black-bag-movie-review-committed-to-the-cloak-and-dagger.html #BlackBagFilm [VOD/#Peacock US, PVOD UK]
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Have finally just seen #SasquatchSunset. Oh my, I’m gonna have some things to say…
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A real aspect of boxing — dangerously fast weight loss — sports films have ignored becomes body horror we have not seen before in #TheCut. The genre’s motivational clichés get twisted, nastily and poignantly. My 🟢 review: https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2025/09/the-cut-movie-review-head-not-in-the-game.html [premium VOD US now, UK Oct 6th] 📽️
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A real aspect of boxing — dangerously fast weight loss — sports films have ignored becomes body horror we have not seen before in #TheCut. The genre’s motivational clichés get twisted, nastily and poignantly. My 🟢 review: https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2025/09/the-cut-movie-review-head-not-in-the-game.html [premium VOD US now, UK Oct 6th] 📽️
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A real aspect of boxing — dangerously fast weight loss — sports films have ignored becomes body horror we have not seen before in #TheCut. The genre’s motivational clichés get twisted, nastily and poignantly. My 🟢 review: https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2025/09/the-cut-movie-review-head-not-in-the-game.html [premium VOD US now, UK Oct 6th] 📽️
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A real aspect of boxing — dangerously fast weight loss — sports films have ignored becomes body horror we have not seen before in #TheCut. The genre’s motivational clichés get twisted, nastily and poignantly. My 🟢 review: https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2025/09/the-cut-movie-review-head-not-in-the-game.html [premium VOD US now, UK Oct 6th] 📽️
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A real aspect of boxing — dangerously fast weight loss — sports films have ignored becomes body horror we have not seen before in #TheCut. The genre’s motivational clichés get twisted, nastily and poignantly. My 🟢 review: https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2025/09/the-cut-movie-review-head-not-in-the-game.html [premium VOD US now, UK Oct 6th] 📽️
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I may not have been able to manage to write much about film in recent months, but I *have* seen most of this year’s #AcademyAwards2026 nominees... and here are my guesses for who will win tomorrow night: https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2026/03/my-picks-for-tomorrow-nights-98th-academy-awards-the-oscars-for-2025s-films.html (I promise that I *am* trying to find the headspace to write again) #Oscars
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#DailyStream: the ethics of war on a nuclear-armed planet. Brilliant documentarian Errol Morris’s 2003 #TheFogOfWar makes for an excellent companion to #Oppenheimer for its insight into the atomic brinkmanship of the Cold War. @PrimeVideo and @AppleTV US/UK
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#CuratedCinema: taking “Christian film” (but not Christians) down a notch. Delightful 2020 indie #FaithBased punches up, not down, in its gentle skewering. Stream free (with ads) on #Tubi US, #wedotv UK. More+links: https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2024/04/curated-cinema-taking-christian-film-but-not-christians-down-a-notch.html
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Sure, the humor may be bitter, the horror may be audacious, and the overriding genre may be “anti-romance.” But this hugely original, grimly delightful howl of feminine rage is actually kinda sweet. My 🟢 review of #YourMonster: https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2024/10/your-monster-movie-review-embrace-the-beast.html [US cinemas Fri, UK Dec]
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#DailyStream: what is war good for? profit! (say it again). Andrew Niccol’s 2005 satire #LordOfWar follows Nicolas Cage’s arms dealer as, among other crimes, he holds a fire sale of Soviet munitions in 1990s Ukraine. It’s very laugh-until-you-cry. @hbomax US thru 2/28; @NetflixUK
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Watching #DontLookUp again. As one does when shit is about to hit the fan. Again.
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#CuratedCinema: the monster in the basement is your pain. 2014’s #TheBabadook is on @netflix (and lots of other #streaming services) on both sides of the Atlantic. More+links: https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2024/10/curated-cinema-the-monster-in-the-basement-is-your-pain.html #DailyScream
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#DailyStream: don’t look down? The Earth’s core has gone wonky. Scientists say not to worry. But that’s precisely what They *would* say. We should send Aaron Eckhart and Hilary Swank to check it out. Like in 2003’s better-than-you-think-it-is #TheCore. @hbomax US, @NetflixUK
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#DailyStream: finding necessary purpose in elderhood. Chilean filmmaker Maite Alberdi’s Oscar-nom'd doc #TheMoleAgent -- about a man who goes undercover in a nursing home to suss out possible abuse -- is an unusual combination of clever and touching. #Hulu #Kanopy US, #BFIPlayer #DogwoofOnDemand UK
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Just rewatching #OnlyLoversLeftAlive for spooky season. As one does.
https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2014/05/lovers-left-alive-movie-review-full-blooded.html
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Just rewatching #OnlyLoversLeftAlive for spooky season. As one does.
https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2014/05/lovers-left-alive-movie-review-full-blooded.html
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Just rewatching #OnlyLoversLeftAlive for spooky season. As one does.
https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2014/05/lovers-left-alive-movie-review-full-blooded.html
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Just rewatching #OnlyLoversLeftAlive for spooky season. As one does.
https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2014/05/lovers-left-alive-movie-review-full-blooded.html