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The Second Annual James Proclaims Advent Calendar of Christmas(ish) Films – Door 21

For a movie that is based on the premise of middle aged men abusing their status and power to conduct extramarital affairs with their younger…

December 21, 2018

Humour, review
The Second Annual James Proclaims Advent Calendar of Christmas(ish) Films – Door 20

2011’s cinematic adaptation of John Le Carré’s 1974 novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is not the easiest of movies to follow. It might have helped…

December 20, 2018

Humour, review
The Second Annual James Proclaims Advent Calendar of Christmas(ish) Films – Door 19

David Cronenberg’s Eastern Promises is not the cheeriest of films. Indeed it’s all pretty dark and unpleasant really, dealing with matters such as sex-trafficking, rape and…

December 19, 2018

Humour, review
The Second Annual James Proclaims Advent Calendar of Christmas(ish) Films – Door 18

In last’ year’s James Proclaims Advent Calendar of Christmas(ish) Films writer/director Shane Black was responsible for no less than 6 of the films included. Some…

December 18, 2018

Humour, review
The Second Annual James Proclaims Advent Calendar of Christmas(ish) Films – Door 17

I first saw The Royal Tenenbaums when it hit cinema screens in 2001. And I hated it. I rarely leave the multiplex angry at a…

December 17, 2018

Humour, review
The Second Annual James Proclaims Advent Calendar of Christmas(ish) Films – Door 16

When the opening scene of a film concludes with the brutal killing of two prisoners of war, one might assume that it’s not the most…

December 16, 2018

Humour, review

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