How I Lost It At The Movies

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I have being seeing films once a week for over 20 years. Listen up for film reviews, thoughts on cinemas past, present and future.

Shane Dillon

  • Feb 4, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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The Phantom Thread

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2018 4:52


My review of the superb film that is Daniel Day-Lewis final film. Despite him as the star this is a women’s film with his character manipulated with a touch of Hitchcock.

Film review: Downsizing (2017)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2018 4:56


My review of this ambitious but ultimately failing film

Film review: The Post

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2018 4:50


My discussion about The Post as a homage to seventies cinema.

All The Money in the World

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2018 4:59


My review of this Ridley Scott film talks about its pace, acting and the dramatic release of the film.

Star Wars. Last Jedi review

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2017 4:57


My take on the latest Star Wars film Last Jedi. An underwhelming instalment after the freshness of Rogue One.

Review of The Death of Stalin

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2017 4:59


My thoughts on a film hailed as the funniest of 2017. I argue it is also a great drama in part due to Simon Russell Beale’s performance as Beria

North By Northwest 4K version

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2017 4:48


Review of a Hitchcock classic restored in a 4K digital print.

Review of Blade Runner 2049

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2017 4:55


My review looks at why Blade Runner 2049 is bigger, bolder and asks even bigger questions of its audience.

Mother! (2017) film review

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2017 4:59


This is a extreme film in the spirit of Ken Russell but more influenced by Brunel and Polanski.

It (2017) film review

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2017 4:59


Based on the novel by Stephen King. This is an effective horror film with a truly frightening clown who loses his ability to frighten the longer the film goes on.

Wind River (2016) review

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2017 4:40


Snow eats the soul in this film that's has a strong sense of the environment it depicts. The crime case is secondary.

Review of Hotel Salvation film

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2017 4:59


A film that explores death and dying Indian style.

Detroit film review

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2017 4:59


Detroit is an effective and sometimes powerful film about race riots in Detroit in 1967. At its best its depiction of the riots is Kathryn Bigelow at her best. The Algiers hotel focus less so.

A Ghost story film review

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2017 4:59


Despite its title I found this film to be humanist. Listen to find out why.

Film review England is mine

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2017 4:59


My film review of England is mine. It looks at the lead singer of the Smiths in his early 70s as he rubs up against working class Manchester of the 1970s.

The Big Sick film review

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2017 4:24


This film could have been called Girlfriend in a Coma. I discuss the films comedy as it grow a big emotional core.

Overlord (Stuart Cooper 1975)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2017 4:54


I discuss Overlord as a companion piece to Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk.

My review the film Dunkirk

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2017 4:45


My review looks the film as a kind on anti-traditional war film done at scale.

Review. The Beguiled (2017)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2017 4:57


My review of Sofia Coppola film The Beguiled (2017) with reference to the original Don Siegel version from the early seventies.

Spiderman Homecoming review

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2017 1:59


This is my review of the film that I liked. Hear why I Iiked it and the one flaw of the film.

Are Marvel films to long?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2017 1:46


Why are Marvel films to long? Or are they? Spider-Man Homecoming is 2hr 13 mins. Is this to long?

Review of Baby Driver

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2017 4:26


Film review of the overrated Baby Driver • Baby Driver. Why it might not be good listening to the soundtrack before seeing

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