The Roses (Disney+)
That was... Odd, to say the least. Remake of the 1989 War of the Roses, this time featuring Olivia Colman and Benelux Snozzcumber.
I don't know what it tried for, apart from remaking another film, but it didn't carry much with it, and came across as very shallow. Pegged as a "dark comedy", but mostly it was just swearing and weirdness, rather than funny. Best bit was the very end where it, *just*, managed to tie it together.
4/10 stunning seaviews.
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DeskJockey
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Driving a Galaxy far far away
Driving a Galaxy far far away
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Yeah, I enjoyed this yesterday evening. Surprisingly grim and gory in places (I didn't know Sam Raimi directed so that explains it) but well made and well acted and a great endingAscender wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2026 11:59 am Send Help - Sam Raimi-directed movie about two coworkers (one douchebag boss-bro and an overlooked-for-promotion woman) who are stuck on a deserted island is also utterly excellent and now on streaming.
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I rarely go to the cinema but this morning I went and saw Backrooms. Deeply unsettling & disorienting.
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Supergirl
Milly Alcock is good, but otherwise, it's a 5/10 movie at best. Incredibly odd meandering plot, pointless baddy, no idea why Mamoa is there, the girl who plays Ruthye really struggles with her lines, and it all plays out exactly as you'd expect.
Definitely one to wait until it hits streaming platform....which given how empty our cinema was, and the sales have been, I guess everyone else thought the same.
Milly Alcock is good, but otherwise, it's a 5/10 movie at best. Incredibly odd meandering plot, pointless baddy, no idea why Mamoa is there, the girl who plays Ruthye really struggles with her lines, and it all plays out exactly as you'd expect.
Definitely one to wait until it hits streaming platform....which given how empty our cinema was, and the sales have been, I guess everyone else thought the same.
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Kids saw Supergirl and we're scathing.
Unexpected delight was The Sheep Detectives which had an excellent cast and voice cast. Talking sheep have no right to punch with that level of emotional weight. Memorable.
Over your dead body all over the place and too long. Once it commited to gore comedy in the final act it was okish but then the feel-good coda spoiled even that. I'm not sure if the rape scene was meant to be being played for laughs but just... No.
In Bruges after literally billions of recommendations I sat down with this. Not my regular thing but it was ok.
Unexpected delight was The Sheep Detectives which had an excellent cast and voice cast. Talking sheep have no right to punch with that level of emotional weight. Memorable.
Over your dead body all over the place and too long. Once it commited to gore comedy in the final act it was okish but then the feel-good coda spoiled even that. I'm not sure if the rape scene was meant to be being played for laughs but just... No.
In Bruges after literally billions of recommendations I sat down with this. Not my regular thing but it was ok.
