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January 25, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Hateful Eight: Film
The Hateful Eight Director: Quentin Tarantino FilmColony/The Weinstein Company Where the last two Tarantino films have left me cold – Django almost worked, but it was too long and had no real point despite claiming it might – The Hateful Eight lingers; heck it might actually be the best QT film of all. Like Jackie […]Archive
June 16, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
A Million Ways To Die in the West: Film
A Million Ways To Die In The West Director: Seth MacFarlane Bluegrass Films/Fuzzy Door Productions From The Guy Who Brought You Ted, as far as warnings go that’s the cinematic equivalent, surely, of from the person that gave you herpes. And if you were ever a fan of Family Guy, and perhaps you’ve grown up, […]Archive
May 14, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Movies of My Life # 3: The Proposition
Charlie Burns (Guy Pearce) is an outlaw given the film’s titular proposition; Captain Stanley (Ray Winstone) releases him while holding his baby brother Mikey (Richard Wilson) prisoner. The deal? Charlie must kill the leader of the Burns’ gang, brother Arthur (Danny Huston) or else Mikey will hang on Christmas Day. The setting is the Outback […]Archive
August 21, 2013 by Simon Sweetman