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I work as a teacher and in my spare time run the film themed (pretty obvious if you look at the name) Film Pigeons podcast. We're on the web at the film pigeon's blogOccupation: Teacher
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Haven review


Soul (2020) review


The Iron Mask review


Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs review

Some ok humor and mixed messaging about accepting yourself make for a relatively entertaining film. Don't go into it looking for an animation classic and you will find something to enjoy.

Desperate review

Desperate was largely forgettable until the ending sequence that feels like a masterclass of shadowy noir closeups and suspense.

Non-Stop review

Sadly, the movie is deeply stupid. The plot is ramshackle, Neeson is flat and wooden - both arguably predictable results. The biggest sin of Non-Stop is that it fails to make use of its setting,which was the one selling point differentiating Non-Stop from all the other Neeson action flicks. However, the fact that they're on a plane really only contributes to one set piece during the climax of the movie. Everything else is piecemeal and could easily take place in literally any setting.
In short, if you're looking for a unique action-thriller look elsewhere. If you are simply looking for what equates to Unknown 2 then you might be happy.

Night Train to Munich review

Night Train to Munich is, however, a classic wartime romp. It is a thriller that masterfully weaves an impending World War II into a well written script heavy on the cat and mouse chase between British agent Gus Bennett (Rex Harrison) and the Nazis as they seek to secure advanced armor plating technology invented by the father of convenient love interest Anna Bomasch (Margerte Lockwood).
The film really shines when the characters board the titular night train and the chance of survival for Bennett and Bomasch decreases as the stakes become greater. The interplay between the major characters takes on a palpable tension, specifically in what is probably the most dramatic eating of tea and biscuits ever.
The only drawbacks here might be a slightly icky "love story" where the agency of the female lead is in question and some rather dated set pieces that lack the gravitas of Reed's train scenes.
Overall though, Night Train to Munich is an exciting addition to classic wartime dramas/thrillers.

Mr. 3000 review


Larry Crowne review


Detropia review

It also features many interviews with the inhabitants of the city but fails to find any real standout personalities despite its desperate search for one. Fascinating but largely empty.

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“Cool style, cool concept neat story with very likeable characters. The game consists of a lot of gliding from place to place collecting different items to help you survive in the alien world you are stranded upon. My only real negative is that the navigation can get difficult to track over time as” read more
“As a teacher and a Pixar found I had high expectations for Soul. While it does have some moments and some interesting artistic design choices it doesn't land in the upper pantheon of Pixar films. Great animation, some interesting ideas about the afterlife that never fully come to fruition. My big” read more
“Utterly unwatchable. Perhaps an undubbed version of it might be tolerable but even the mid 90s kitsch and intrigue of having Arnold and Jackie Chan in the same "film" does nothing for it.” read more
“Digging through the dregs of Redbox offerings when I stumbled upon this film. Out of the recent second tier animated films (Scoob!, Trolls, Addams Family etc.) this is one that actually has some interesting things happening in it. The story doesn't seem to have much to do with the horribly morbid ” read more
“A noir that kind of meanders along following that classic code era trope where our unlikely hero must commit conveniently forgivable crimes (for example "stealing" a car he paid for) to keep the plot moving forward.
Desperate was largely forgettable until the ending sequence that feels l” read more
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