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Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQULXK3jUqg/?igsh=OHVldHBuNDVreHNn I grew up absolutely adoring this 1996 comedy adaptation of the classic seafaring adventure 'Treasure Island' , by Louis Stevenson. If there is one way to make a remake or adaptation worth it, it's to do it with the beloved band of puppets known as 'The Muppets' . This one was directed by Brian Henson, son of the legendary puppeteers Jim and Jane Henson, and, whilst not as popular as the Muppets ad

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQRtzhSjX7B/?igsh=MXBuaGozbHlzMXd6dA== This highly acclaimed Italian independent film, produced by Curzon, and directed by Alice Rohrwacher, has been on my watchlist for a long time. It is one of the highest rated films of the decade, and is very much revered by its fans. In fact, many people describe it as one of the best films of the decade, which, as we traverse the halfway point of said-decade, is no mean feat. I was always goin

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQPBptzjcPz/?igsh=MWx5a2t6NDF3YmJwOA== Also known as 'The Creeping Unknown' , this Val Guest directed science fiction horror, from the iconic Hammer Productions, is a film I've wanted to watch a fair bit ever since I started this odyssey into the iconic selection of classic British horror that is the Hammer filmography. I have seen this one advertised quite heavily on Hammer's website, and it seems to be well-regarded - all the impe

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQMiLCxDYrr/?igsh=MXJyZG9jb3kwanRleg== A24 has grown a reputation in the last few years for producing some truly excellent cinematic works, ranging in genre, budget, and scale. This 2024 erotic thriller, directed by Halina Reijn - the mind behind 'Bodies Bodies Bodies' , is not one of those cinematic works. Prior to watching it, I had hoped to see something daring, sensual, maybe a little cheeky, but above all I wanted it to be inte

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQJrnMIDFJI/?igsh=dnBycng1N3hzenFy Some films have a unique reputation that baffles as much as it entices, and this erotic thriller, which was based on the 1973 book of the same name by J.G. Ballard, and was both directed and produced by David Cronenberg, is most assuredly one of those films. I, like many before me, no doubt, was drawn into watching the film because of its reputation. I wanted to know just how out there it really wa

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQEozQVDAu3/?igsh=Z3A2cGl3Y2kzbG93 I have not been too bothered about the huge numbers of biopics that have been produced in the last few years - I tend to find they lack a purpose, beyond telling the inevitably chaotic and unhealthy stories of what are usually white men who made it big in their industry and acted like horrible people half the time. With that said, this independent effort, a British biopic from director Kirk Jones,

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQCKQ69jPDh/?igsh=MTR1b2dsZTN2YWhrcg== This 1957 black and white classic horror would mark my fifth foray into the world of Hammer horrors, an extensive collection of wonderfully varied creature features and supernatural horrors. This film would, however, mark my first Hammer film directed by somebody other than Terence Fisher, with this film instead being directed by Val Guest. I kept my expectations fairly similar to that of the o

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DP_eVQzjIty/?igsh=eGZjbmxqMm5tdXB6 There haven't been many Netflix original films that I've felt compelled to watch this year, but this crime thriller, from director Benjamin Caron, did interest me. My main motivation for watching it was because of the casting of Vanessa Kirby, who I think is capable of producing some stellar acting, at times. The reviews placed this film very much in the mediocre zone, but it didn't put me off too

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DP9ALh4jFrk/?igsh=MXY4Zm93M210cWN0NQ== As I have become more familiar with the entertaining filmography of the iconic Hammer Productions, I have had the opportunity to enjoy a number of classic horrors from a period of cinema that I am a little less well-versed in. It has also introduced me to the wonderful direction of Terence Fisher; the man behind a great many of these classic Hammer horrors, including this strange little creatur