The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes

Charlotte explained to me that she really liked it because if you are really in to The Hunger Games then there's tonnes of cool references to the story, and if you're only a casual watcher then there's still plenty of references to get. I can reliably inform that there are no references for watchers who just could not give a fuck about The Hunger Games.

The Night Of The Devils [La notte dei diavoli]

An extended version of the Wurdulak story from Bava's Black Sabbath that revels in its Italian Gothic stylings and goes admirably freaky at the end.

The Edge Of Everything

Contextualises some of Ronnie's wankier behaviour whilst giving a clear idea of what it's like trying to live in his headspace and where some of that wankier behaviour comes from. Fascinating stuff.

23 Seconds To Eternity

A feature length compilation of all the short films and music videos from The KLFs music making days, so no million quid burning etc but a clear demonstration of what The KLF* is about nonetheless.

*Also known as The Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu, furthermore known as The JAMS.

The Killer

I didn't like it but I can't seem to put my finger on why. Charlotte said it reminded her of documentaries that she had to watch in History at school and would have preferred to have had a desk to put her head on and sleep.

The Marvels

Fun bit of Marvel comfort food. No heavy demands on the viewer just goodies, baddies, cats, explosions and silly jokes. Om nom nom etc.

Resident Evil: Welcome To Racoon City

Characters that have no back story, but that do have clearly stated first and last names, move from location to location shooting things until it all ends and you can go do something far more meaningful with your life.

Five Nights At Freddy's

I'm sure if you understand the many internet pages of lore about this, or if you love the zillion video games that this sprang from, or if you're twelve you'll love this. I'm none of these things, it's shit.

The White Dog

I know there's a heavy exploration of whether racism can be unlearned going on here, but this dog keeps on killing people as other people obsessively try and cure it. It's a fucking dog, just put it down. In fact we should do this with racists too.

The Murder Secret [Non aver paura della zia Marta/ Don't be Afraid Of Aunt Martha/ The Broken Mirror]

Utterly ludicrous trash approximation of a Giallo that just can't help but be entertaining for all the wrong reasons.

Mother Of Tears: The Third Mother [ La terza madre]

I know it must be hard to create a second sequel to a movie. Even more so if that movie is one that defines your entire career. And even more so if you're trying to do this thirty years after the first movie. And even more so if in the intervening thirty years you've entirely forgotten how to make a good movie. And even more so if you're insistent on casting your daughter who just cannot fucking act in the main role. And yet with all of that in mind it's still difficult to see this film as anything other than an unfortunate skidmark on a great director's career.

The Brain

For a film called The Brain this is actually very stupid indeed.

Magic Cop [Qu mo jing cha]

Absolutely superb Hong Kong action comedy that's jam packed with more of the endlessly entertaining Mr Vampire mystical nonsense. Not sure why tricks with incense sticks is so entertaining, but it really is.

The Ark Of The Sun God [I sopravvissuti della città morta]

Unbelievably dull. Everything just slipped straight off your brain as soon as it passed through your eyes. Couldn't even tell you what happened, or whether that scene on the poster is actually in the film or not.