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The Hound Of The Baskervilles (1902) By Arthur Conan Doyle
"There is nothing more stimulating than a case where everything goes against you." After a couple of months off, I returned to the world of Victorian era investigative mysteries, with this, the fifth book in a series of 'Sherlock Holmes' stories, of course, from the acclaimed British author; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This is arguably his most famous tale - most everyone has heard of the infamous hound - but it was still a case I was not particularly familiar with. This only ma
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Nov 24, 20252 min read
X: The Unknown (1956) Dir: Leslie Norman
Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DRcYkQoDTrE/?igsh=OW44bjR6d2x3aXBh Next up on my journey through the various classic horrors of Hammer Productions was this 1956 film, directed by Leslie Norman. Ironically, considering the name of the film, this was one of the Hammer horrors that wasn't particularly known to me, either by name or reputation. Indeed, it's definitely not one of the higher rated films on Letterboxd, or anywhere online, for that matter, though those ra
Ridley Coote
Nov 24, 20252 min read
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) Dir: Christopher McQuarrie
Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DRXO2_BDTMz/?igsh=MXNzNm01ODl5bnMybA== Although it has been a staple of Hollywood for almost thirty years, it was only really in the last two that I began to work my way through the 'Mission: Impossible' franchise. Some of them have been great, some have been, well, 'Mission: Impossible 2' , but most of them have been extremely fun in their own way. It was now time for me to watch the final film in the franchise, once more directed
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Nov 22, 20253 min read
Tron: Legacy (2010) Dir: Joseph Kosinski
Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DRUxYuXjUUe/?igsh=MTFhZzd5NDVicjJybQ== Almost thirty years after the first 'Tron' film inspired audiences with its futuristic, computer game-like visuals and hopeful, anti-capitalist story, Disney produced a legacy sequel, with Joseph Kosinski at the helm, and a new, sleeker vision for what the 'Tron' universe could be. I hadn't realised quite how long it had been since I'd last watched this legacy sequel, but, with 'Tron: Ares'
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Nov 21, 20253 min read
Ballerina (2025) Dir: Len Wiseman
Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DRR-aN2jIuc/?igsh=MXFkNXliYXlrbXRubw== After the monumental successes of the four 'John Wick' films, which redefined modern action films with their incredible action sequences, and breathed new life into one of Hollywood's most loved actors, spin-offs were inevitable. First came the Prime original series; 'The Continental' which didn't quite achieve the popularity of the films, and then it was the turn of this Len Wiseman action fi
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Nov 20, 20253 min read
The Hurt Locker (2008) Dir: Kathryn Bigelow
Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DRPZpgzDah6/?igsh=ZWk4bGg5ZWcwZDM0 This 'Best Picture' winning war film, from acclaimed director Kathryn Bigelow, has been on my watchlist for some time now, particularly because of its Oscar-earned credibility. However, one major thing kept my expectations grounded, and its something that always keeps my hopes in check for war films, and its the near-constant glorification of war as a topic, as a theme, and as an action. The abun
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Nov 19, 20252 min read
Five Nights At Freddy's (2023) Dir: Emma Tammi
Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DRM1-1hjImu/?igsh=MXB2bTU1enFxenJ1Mw== The 'Five Nights At Freddy's' video game series is one that has proved both successful and popular in the gaming community, especially for those who enjoy the horror genre. It felt inevitable that there would be a cinematic adaptation some day, and in 2023, that became a reality, with Emma Tammi directing. I had only briefly played the original game, and not in a long time either, so my knowle
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Nov 18, 20252 min read
Shutter (2008) Dir: Masayuki Ochiai
Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DRKW4HljCtE/?igsh=NHN0cHI2aXR4aTd5 Sometimes, I like to watch a film from the often very random selection of mediocre-looking horror films on whatever streaming service I'm using at the time. In this instance, it was this 2008 supernatural horror, directed by Masayuki Ochiai, which was a remake of a 2004 Thai horror film of the same name, that admittedly holds a much higher score on Letterboxd. I didn't need this film to be good tho
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Nov 17, 20252 min read
Keeper (2025) Dir: Osgood Perkins
Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DRHzIwyDYLO/?igsh=YTR6NHhqa2VpM2V1 If there's one time and tested way to attract an audience to your film, it's through the marketing, and one of the most vital elements of that is the trailers. Now, this supernatural horror was directed by Osgood Perkins, the man behind both 'Longlegs' , which I loved, and 'The Monkey' , which I didn't - so, really, I had no idea whether I'd enjoy it or not - but what I did know is that the initial
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Nov 16, 20253 min read
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