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Joe Bloggs About Films

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13:52

Renfield

Joe Bloggs About Films ·

2023/04/21

Nicholas Hoult and Nicolas Cage star in this latest release from Chris McKay; 'Renfield’. Being the Count’s familiar, Renfield is manipulated and controlled leading Renfield to breaking point and wanting out of this toxic relationship – cue the laughter and body count, as the film has a good chunk of both!Penned by Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead), the film does have that comic book feel within this world, as well the editing and action (and blood) that the film showcases. The performances from the

46:03

Godzilla: King Of The Monsters

Joe Bloggs About Films ·

2023/04/14

Released in 2019, 'Godzilla: KOTM' had a good run at the box office; grossing $386.6 million, however, it didn’t get as much high praise from critics as its 2014 predecessor.Though the film does have some extremely good highlights, with its terrific visual and special effects for the monster action, as well as gorgeous cinematography, the sequel for me was underwhelming with its story and characters – and at times felt like a bit of a rewrite of what we had seen before.Full spoiler thoughts in this

14:41

Air

Joe Bloggs About Films ·

2023/04/13

Directed by Ben Affleck and starring Matt Damon, ‘Air’ brings the story of how Nike managed to create the iconic Air Jordan trainer for the, then rookie, Michael Jordan – and the rest they say is history!I have to say that the script and performances are absolutely excellent – there’s no filler, no fat, and you’re hanging off every sequence. Given the films simple premise, this film is a perfect example that you don’t need huge explosions or CGI, and that if you have a great story and great actors

11:16

Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves

Joe Bloggs About Films ·

2023/04/02

'Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves' is now out in cinemas everywhere. Written and directed by the team behind 2018’s ‘Game Night’, things are taken to a whole new level with this adaptation of the popular board game – and though they had some interesting ideas and concepts, overall, I sadly wasn’t its biggest fan.This fantasy heist flick has a great cast who all have bright moments, and aided with some brilliant cinematography, the film has its high points - but with every high point, the

21:57

John Wick: Chapter 4

Joe Bloggs About Films ·

2023/03/27

It’s been a minute, but we are back talking about the Baba Yaga on the podcast as 'John Wick: Chapter 4' has finally hit cinemas and is literally kicking ass on all fronts. The film has grossed an incredible $137.5 Million in its first weekend worldwide, already making its budget back of $100 million. Everyone loves Mr Wick.The stakes are raised even higher for this latest instalment; Wick is angry, and is taking on the High Table in the hope for his freedom – queue the gunfire! The scope in Chapter

32:25

John Wick: Chapter 3: Parabellum

Joe Bloggs About Films ·

2023/03/24

If you want peace, prepare for war – and John Wick: Chapter 3 is ALL out war. Diving more and more into the lore of the underworld, Chapter 3 has fantastic scope, as well as action sequences that are some of the biggest the franchise has. With adjudicators, ninjas and plenty of bullets, JW3 grossed $327.3 Million at the box office globally making it the best received Wick so far.With spoilers, catch all my thoughts on JW3 as we close off the revisits in time for Chapter 4!

26:59

John Wick: Chapter 2

Joe Bloggs About Films ·

2023/03/20

Directed once again by Chad Stahelski, 'John Wick: Chapter 2' goes in bigger and bloodier than the first. Not only do we get some extraordinary set pieces, including my personal favourite of the entire saga; The Room of Mirrors, but we also dive further into the ‘Wick-verse’, elaborating on The Continental and the High Table. Chapter 2 grossed $171.5 million at the box office, earning twice as much as John Wick 1 – easy to see why Chapter 3 was eventually greenlit!With spoilers, catch all my

18:11

The Last Of Us – Episode 9 Review

Joe Bloggs About Films ·

2023/03/16

We have finally reached the conclusion of the first series for 'The Last Of Us', and I have been saying regularly just how much I have enjoyed this adaptation! The finale brings together yet again top performances and cinematography, all the while leading us to an exciting action set piece for its final moments. Pascal and Ramsey once again steal every scene they’re in, however, I did find myself for the first time this season, a little underwhelmed with the episode and how it was all done and

19:26

Scream VI

Joe Bloggs About Films ·

2023/03/15

The sequel to the 'requel'… 'Scream VI' has taken audiences and the box office by STORM. Credit to the creative team collectively known as 'Radio Silence', as I feel they were really unshackled on this instalment. 'Scream VI' does still fit the mould of a Scream movie – with its classic meta horror/humour etc, however, they managed to breathe new life into the franchise with this instalment - whilst still honouring the film franchise as a whole. It is easily my favourite since 'Scream 2', OR it

14:30

Joe Bloggs About Films ·

2023/03/13

Adam Driver crash lands on earth 65 million years ago – and dino sci-fi action unfolds…ish.'65' has such a great premise and concept that from the trailer I was all on board. Its just a shame that though the film has good Dino action and some excellent suspense, it is a tad dull. The film mainly centres around the relationship between Driver and young co-star Greenblatt, which is fine – but this at times sucks the air from the film, and also left me questioning ‘where the heck are these

34:03

John Wick

Joe Bloggs About Films ·

2023/03/10

Released in 2014, 'John Wick' stood out amongst the many mindless action films audiences had seen over the years. With some top performances and incredibly choreographed fights (and of course, plenty of gunfire), John Wick has become many peoples favourite hero – spawning sequel after sequel and only getting better with each release. With Chapter 4 due at the end of March, I thought I’d revisit the films to get even more excited for the return of the Baba Yaga on the big screenFull spoiler thoughts

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The Last Of Us – Episode 8 Review

Joe Bloggs About Films ·

2023/03/09

Undoubtedly the darkest episode of the show so far. Not in terms of visuals or gore, which we know the show can do when it wants to, but the themes and motives and desires of characters – or character – that we meet are extremely dark and puts our heroes, in particular Ellie, in grave danger.The show continues from strength to strength, with the aid of wonderful cinematography yet again in this episode – as too a fantastic performance from Scott Shepherd as David, who gave me the creeps from start

13:32

Cocaine Bear

Joe Bloggs About Films ·

2023/03/06

Loosely based on true events, 'Cocaine Bear' pits residents and gang members etc against a drug fuelled bear. As silly goes, this isn’t exactly the silliest film you will ever see, and to be honest, I was expecting to have more of a fun time with this than I did. There’s laughs and gore, but there’s too much going on for you to really have a fun time with a film centred around a cocaine induced bear. There’s a sentence I didn’t think I’d be saying!

14:01

The Last Of Us – Episode 7 Review

Joe Bloggs About Films ·

2023/03/01

After a wonderful performance last week from Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey in this week’s episode is exceptional. I loved the relationship and chemistry between Ellie and Riley (shout to Storm Reid, who also was fantastic), both were so great together and to see them discover themselves was beautiful. As I’ve mentioned in pretty much every episode, ‘love’ is the biggest theme of the show, and this episode showcased that in a number of ways.Full spoiler thoughts in this episode

12:04

Luther: The Fallen Sun

Joe Bloggs About Films ·

2023/02/25

Idris Elba is back as John Luther, and boy oh boy is it good to see him. 'The Fallen Sun' finally brings Luther to the big screen, as he not only fights for his freedom, but also bringing down the latest threat in Andy Serkis’ serial killer. With some great set pieces and suspense, the film definitely has high points that Luther fans will bask in – there are slight negatives, but overall, this film adaptation is certainly one of the better ones

14:26

The Last Of Us – Episode 6 Review

Joe Bloggs About Films ·

2023/02/23

Family reunites in the latest episode of 'The Last Of Us', as Joel and Ellie finally find his brother, Tommy, and the community he currently resides in. Pascal truly excels in some scene stealing performances with such raw emotion, as too does Ramsey; who not only brings the high-level energy, but in contrast the sense of doubt whether any of their plan involving her will work. Pascal and Ramsey really shine together in what is probably the best performances from them both so far - making the final

64:34

Joe Bloggs Drove Me to Daytime Television

Joe Bloggs About Films ·

2023/02/22

Joined in this weeks episode by my good friend Martin of Sheffield based band; Seconds Apart – talking all things film, tv and especially daytime quizzes, where Martin has appeared on a few of UK game shows. Want to hear what its like on set? Want to know why the people of Twitter have such a problem with him? Check out this episode for all the details

35:17

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Joe Bloggs About Films ·

2023/02/18

MCU have finally kicked off Phase 5, sending us spinning into the Quantum Realm where we finally meet Kang the Conqueror. Joined in this episode by my very good friend Ben M, as we discuss our mixed thoughts on the latest story involving Ant-Man, and how the Ant-Fam cope with Kang.

28:54

10 Cloverfield Lane

Joe Bloggs About Films ·

2023/02/17

Released in 2016, this claustrophobic thriller was a sheer roller coaster of suspense and mystery. Questioning throughout whether John Goodman’s Howard (who is outstanding) is telling the truth, with his theories about the outside being uninhabitable, or whether he has a sinister motive for Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s Michelle (also, absolutely fantastic) who is being kept against her will within his bunker. The film was such a change in pace and direction from its original blood relative, that it

23:16

The Last Of Us – Episode 5 Review

Joe Bloggs About Films ·

2023/02/16

Just when you think there’s hope for certain characters, The Last Of Us reminds us that ‘happy endings’ are very few and far between. ‘Endure and Survive’ not only had top performances from newcomers Lamar Johnson and Keivonn Montreal Woodard, but also included an incredible set piece which had my jaw on the floor. Catch full spoiler thoughts in this bonus bloggs episode

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