Weekly Update
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Monday – Live and Let Die A much more successful introduction to a new Bond – rather than drawing attention to the change of face, we simply pick up with Moore as if it’s just another adventure, his first appearance onscreen being him waking up in (where else) the arms of a…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Monday – Diamonds Are Forever Lazenby gave it his best shot, but damn if it isn’t good to take one last ride with Connery. Less human but far more entertaining to follow, the unflappable professional whose borderline psychopathy becomes a part of the charm. There is a semi-serious attempt to establish continuity…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Short ones this week. I don’t have to justify myself. But I will because I’m just so darn nice. I’ve been on the go lately, especially over the weekend, with election coverage. I was actually out in the count centre with Cork City Community Radio, where I do the Saturday news bulletins…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Monday – You Only Live Twice Bond cuts straight to the chase this time, already loving up an exotic lady the instant he appears on screen. You Only Live Twice is very much playing the hits – a dangerous vacation to a stunning locale where Bond teams up with local intelligence, uncovers…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Monday – The Damned Now it can feel a little mean to make fun of someone’s first feature film, especially when it’s only playing in festivals and probably won’t be seen by any of the people who are reading this. Nevertheless. Tuesday – Withnail & I A classic ‘odd couple’ comedy with…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Monday – I Did Not Watch A Movie I watched two episodes of Takeshi’s Castle and then went to the pub and had a pint with my brother and there was supposed to be a comedy show but it wasn’t on but that’s OK. Tuesday – Uh Oh, No Movie Again I…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Monday – Inland Empire Plotless by its very nature, Inland Empire began life as a series of digital camera tests that Lynch enjoyed so much he decided to string them together into a feature film. Ostensibly a story about an actress whose sense of reality begins to drift as she films a…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan While I have your attention, why not watch my Youtube video after you’re done reading these reviews? Go on, you know you want to. Monday – The Sixth Sense A film that surely needs no introduction. Um. The Sixth Sense. M. Night Shyamalan’s breakthrough hit is famous for having a twist that…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Monday – An American Werewolf in London Stick to the road, stay off the moors. Simple instructions, but do our heroes follow them? Of course not. Cue two fatalities and one new werewolf. An American Werewolf in London is steeped in the tropes and mythology of werewolf films without feeling like a…
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by Oscar O’Sullivan Monday – Play Misty for Me Clint Eastwood was best known for playing cowboys and cops, so of course the logical choice for his directorial debut was this, a thriller where he plays a radio DJ tormented by a superfan who won’t take no for an answer. Eastwood’s deep, even tones make…
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