Richard Purdom Reviews

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FILM REVIEWS

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FILM REVIEWS 〰️

FEATURED REVIEW - Unfrosted

FEATURED REVIEW - Civil War

FEATURED REVIEW - Challengers

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“For about fifteen seconds there, we were actually playing tennis. And we understood each other completely. So did everyone watching. It's like we were in love. Or like we didn't exist. We went somewhere really beautiful together.”

— Tashi, “Challengers”

SPOTLIGHT

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SPOTLIGHT 〰️

Spotlight is an occasional feature in which we champion low budget films that may have passed us by on release. Whether this be because of a lack of screenings, it going straight to streaming, or any other reason. Our featured spotlight this time round is the low budget, scarcely distributed drama Mass. Directed by Fran Kranz in his directorial feature debut.

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My Top Ten Films of 2023

  • 1. Rye Lane

    Directed by Raine Allen Miller

  • 2. Wonka

    Directed by Paul King

  • 3. Guardian of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    Directed by James Gunn

  • 4. John Wick: Chapter 4

    Directed by Chad Stahelski

  • 5. Polite Society

    Directed by Nida Manzoor

  • 6. Barbie

    Directed by Greta Gerwig

  • 7. Napoleon

    Directed by Ridley Scott

  • 8. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1

    Directed by Christopher McQuarrie

  • 9. Gran Turismo

    Directed by Neill Blomkamp

  • 10. They Cloned Tyrone

    Directed by Juel Taylor

SONG OF THE WEEK

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SONG OF THE WEEK 〰️

Each week I aim to highlight a song from a films soundtrack. Sometimes this will be an original song, written specifically for the film, other times a song from elsewhere that enhances a scene. This weeks entry is O Children from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

ABOVE THE ONE INCH BARRIER

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ABOVE THE ONE INCH BARRIER 〰️

In our occasional feature - Above The One Inch Barrier - we look to celebrate Non-English Language Movies.

This time, we have Netflix’s new Indian Hindi language film Bhakshak.

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In Rewind we take a look at films that I did not review at the time of release, but still have something to say about. For better of worse…

This time around we have John Carney’s 2023 musical Flora & Son

I’ve been a huge fan of Carney;s previous work.

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REWIND

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REWIND 〰️

 BLOG POSTS

If you are on social media site such as TikTok you will have likely seen the rise of the GentleMinions, the latest trend in the “behaving poorly for the sake of entertainment” style meme.

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