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Poor Things
~Review~ An undeniably lavish and frequently hilarious voyage, its choppy waters promise a fun time although its thematic ambitions are...
Ben Jackson
Feb 7, 20245 min read
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Boy Swallows Universe
~ Review ~ A series of two distinct halves, what begins as a profound and refreshing perspective on the crime drama becomes a rushed and...
Ben Jackson
Feb 1, 20243 min read
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The Boy and the Heron
~ Review ~ A glorious celebration of Miyazaki, as well as his most personal film, which is a treat for the senses although it may not...
Ben Jackson
Jan 8, 20245 min read
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The Sweet East
~ Review ~ A freewheeling road-trip whipping us through vignettes with different companions, The Sweet East is a bit all over the place,...
Ben Jackson
Dec 2, 20232 min read
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The Holdovers
~ Review ~ A brilliantly realised film that struggles to resonate as much as it wants to. Paul Giamatti plays Paul Hunham, a curmudgeonly...
Ben Jackson
Dec 1, 20233 min read
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V/H/S/85
~ Review ~ Eleven years down the line, the longest-running horror anthology film series of our times has reached its sixth entry. By...
Ben Jackson
Nov 3, 20235 min read
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Killers of the Flower Moon
~ Review ~ I've wondered recently about suitable audiences. And I don't mean protecting kids from adult content. I've wondered at films...
Ben Jackson
Nov 3, 20236 min read
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I am Death
I am Death. I go forth into the garden, after sickness. I am Destitution. I go to the job centre, after I wake up. I am Debt. I am...
Ben Jackson
Nov 1, 20232 min read
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For Ella
My love. Twas on that day we twere together, I carefully unfolded my heart and removed the plastic covering, and laid it twixt us on the...
Ben Jackson
Nov 1, 20231 min read
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Bond Beyond Belief
Nu-Bond Review
Ben Jackson
Oct 25, 20237 min read
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Wanderers
Fiction
Ben Jackson
Jan 19, 20232 min read
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Outside Your Window
Poetry
Ben Jackson
Oct 11, 20221 min read
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Handwritten Pigeon
Fiction
Ben Jackson
Oct 10, 20222 min read
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We Do Not Mourn
Poetry
Ben Jackson
Oct 9, 20221 min read
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