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The Invisible Man (2020)
A most unwelcome return to 70s / 80s / 90s paranoia nonsense
Very well shot and very well acted, but stupid, cliched plot.
Doctor Sleep (2019)
Best film I've seen for a long time
Great film in its own right, and completes the story of The Shining nicely. In some ways, it's more like Twin Peaks than The Shining, but that's fine by me.
Excursion (2018)
Great ending - I think...
Great bit of proper sci-fi. Not sure there were any special effects - more of a dramatised thought experiment. Production values pretty good given the obvious low budget. Without getting into spoiler territory, if you got to the end without any lingering thoughts, then watch/think again - I think there's an important conclusion to be drawn that many might miss.
It (2017)
Rubbish
What on earth were they thinking? Taking a perfectly good story, with an albeit unimaginative end, and ruin it with stupid, pointless, 'scary' rubbish. Absolute nonsense from start to finish.
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (2014)
Awful
Cynical garbage, completely lacking in Christmas spirit. This is an affront to Jon Favreau's wonderful film. I'm ashamed to be sitting here watching it with my daughter, but now I've started, I don't want to draw any more attention to it by turning it off and causing a scene. The two stars I have given it are for the animation and the actors, who can't be held responsible for the tone of the film. Being a short animation, it should be even more suitable for small children than the film, but with its emphasis on fake Santas and not believing, it should carry a warning that it's not suitable for small children. I can only hope I remember not to make the mistake of watching this a second time.