Author: robdeb
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Tampopo
Tampopo Food has always been a weird subject for film to me. My relationship with it has been up and down the charts with my emotions and weight, but never from cinematic periods. There was one period in my late teens when I thought I was Rorsarch and had a habit of eating cold beans…
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The Giggle
The Giggle Russel T Davies We often hear how we are more connected and divided than ever. I don’t know how that works; it’s more that we are connected with others and divided from those around us. I would refute it, but recently, I lost a friend over arguments, which came down to me wanting…
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In this world (Michael Winterbottom)
n this World (20th Anniversary edition), Michael Winterbottom As I type this in 2023, immigration is being pushed as a concern again. The difference between 2002 and now for me is coming to better terms with my background, immigration and heritage and the quality of it all, and secondly, having friends and acquaintances go through…
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Wild Blue Yonder
Wild Blue Yonder. Many years ago, I was at a sci-fi charity fundraiser in Croydon. Nicholas Vince was there taking a Q and A. It was all ages. Paul McEvoy was there from Fright-fest hosting the Q and A. A 9-year-old was in the audience, and Nicholas was asked. “Could you explain Hellraiser to my…
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Crimson Peak Guillermo del Toro
Crimson Peak Guillermo del Toro I spend a lot of my time in the Victorian age. It is where the monsters come from. Kind of. Al, so my mother was a massive fan of Costume Dram, and in the lockdown and a couple of years preceding it, we binged the likes of Downtown and Austen…
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Doctor Who: Star Beast
Doctor Who Star Beast (Russel T Davies) I was already upset at the end of the last episode. It’s not that Jodie was my favourite Doctor, but between her, ‘The Fam’ and Chibnall, that series was the one that changed the whole show for me. Mum had recently had treatment for breast cancer; Dad was…
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The Innocent (1961)
The Innocents (1961) (Jack Clayton) I am typing this while alone in the house. My father has left for an urgent family business. I am, of course,e in supreme charge. I am a 47-year-old man. I also have not lived alone for over 20 years, and while this is a temporary moment , I am…
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The Marvels
The Marvels. It was Rich’s idea. It’s a Marvel film, I get Disney Plus for free. I get Netflix free. I feel my film going should be with my art house pretensions when it comes to the weekends. And after a few less worth than the trouble of Marvel lately…But He convinced me and booked…
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How to Have Sex (Molly Manning Walker)
Kebin and Perry go Large, revenge of the nerds, American pie. Even as a young t early middled man, the Hangover trilogy has all dominated the go large and party frat boy fuckwits of my film life. Kevin and Perry are probably the most symbolic as this sees the reality of the girls they pursue…
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Dead of Night (1945)
Dead of Night, Basil Dearden et all. Port manteau horrors are a staple of my film diet. My first was Creepshow and the slew that came in its wake, it was not until later I discovered the British fingerprints of Amicus and the hammer in the form. I’ve always had a fondness for them. If…
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