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From the Past

Films on the to-do list

  • Armageddon Time
  • Black Widow
  • Chimes at Midnight
  • The Killing of a Sacred Deer
  • Last Christmas
  • Remember Sunday
  • Shazam! 2
  • Thor: Love and Thunder
  • Spy Guys

Category: Dystopian Films

The Lobster (2015)

Film review: The Lobster (2015), directed by Yorgos Lanthimos tl;dr: WTF? Sooooo imagine a world where couples are the norm. Not just the norm, the

Battle Royale (2000)

Film review: Battle Royale (2000), directed by Kinji Fukasaku As I’ve heard Battle Royale being mentioned in the same breath as The Hunger Games, I

Dredd 3D (2012)

Film review: Dredd 3D (2012), directed by Pete Travis Some time in the dystopian future, there’s a “mega city”, a big, walled city stretching from

The Hunger Games (2012)

Film review: The Hunger Games (2012), directed by Gary Ross Based on the very successful Young Adult book trilogy by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

Logan’s Run (1976)

Film review: Logan’s Run (1976), directed by Michael Anderson And in the “classic sci-fi slash social commentary films from the past”, we have Logan’s Run,

Brazil (1985)

Film review: Brazil (1985), directed by Terry Gilliam The description for this film when pressing the info-button on our TV service was that Brazil is

Animal Farm (1999)

TV film review: Animal Farm (1999), directed by John Stephenson The Hallmark Channel takes on the George Orwell classic. At their own peril. Animal Farm

Sucker Punch (2011)

Film review: Sucker Punch (2011), directed by Zack Snyder Going to the cinema for the first time since Harry Potter 7 last year, and I