Tag: review
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Sam Raimi’s 1995 western, The Quick and the Dead is the director’s only attempt at the genre. But sometimes, you only need to do it once! The Quick and the Dead sees a motley group of gunslingers converging on the town of presumably Arizonian town of Redemption, which is ruled by the villainous former/current outlaw…
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Written and directed by James L. Brooks, 1983’s ‘Terms of Endearment’ is a ‘dramedy’ that has stood the test of time. Starring Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, Jeff Daniels and John Lithgow, the sprawling romance/drama/comedy/terribly-sad-film sees Winger’s ‘Emma’ getting married to Daniel’ ‘Flap’ Horton, much to the chagrin of MacLaine’s Aurora — nevertheless the…
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Corin Hardy’s Whistle (2025) is the director’s follow-up to 2018’s The Nun, this film sees the English director tackle the supernatural in a different direction — this time we’re dealing with a whistle which conjures the inevitable death of anyone who hears its tone. Starring Dafne Keen, Sophie Nélisse, Sky Yang, Jhaleil Swaby, and Ali…
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Sam Raimi’s Send Help (2026) is the famous American horror icon’s first foray into proper horror/thriller territory since Drag Me To Hell (2009). Rachel McAdams plays Linda Liddle, a workhorse employee working as a corporate strategist who routinely gets passed over for promotions, and when a new CEO is appointed, nothing changes. McAdams’ counterpart in…