
Get out the hankies: weepies from the Eighties - The Fabulous Baker
Knowing your history, a blast from the past, part 3.
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Knowing your history, a blast from the past, part 3.
Knowing your history, a blast from the past, part 2.
Knowing your history, a blast from the past, part 1.
Destroyed critically, but is it really so bad?
Reign: Season 1
This 80s gem comes to us from the scenic island of Jersey and stars good old Cornish boy John Nettles (now better known for top German TV hit, Midsummer Murders) as recovering alcoholic Jim Bergerac.
The film’s vomit-inducing tagline, “this is not a true story, this is true love” should give seasoned film viewers a vague idea as to the kind of cheesy territory the film is headed towards. But nothing can possibly prepare you for the kind of bonkers rubbish Winter’s Tale has in store...
As if the vampire world was not crowded enough as it is, we get another young-adult literary adaptation that makes the Twilight franchise look appealing.
The second film this year starring Kellan Lutz, trying to launch him as a credible leading man in Hollywood, although so far neither have done him any favours. Both are tanking in terms of making money, as well as failing to attract any kind of praise.
Yes, the problems with the animation start early. Everything looks exactly the same.
The X-Men series has had its fair share of ups and downs over the years. The first two entries helped revive the comic book film industry (with X-2 being considered arguably the best of the genre pre-The Dark Knight), but the third film and the first spin-off received mixed reactions.
Richard Herring is one of the best British comedians. Fact. He is a comedian of the people, and I hate myself a bit for writing that. He performs for the love of it, always donating proceeds to Scope and putting the rest of the money into more projects.