Category: Humour
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The Expendables franchise may not be everyone’s cup of tea but it could never be accused of pretending to be anything that it isn’t. An…
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1995 teen comedy Clueless just happened to come out when I was still a teenager, so I was quite possibly its target audience at the…
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I know, objectively, that 2012’s The Perks of being a Wallflower is not a bad film. Indeed there is quite a lot to recommend it,…
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2012’s DreamWorks feature Rise of the Guardians is a fun little adventure movie that doesn’t require a great deal of effort on the part of…
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2011’s Bad Teacher is not as funny as it promises to be and also boasts a fairly predictable plot. But if you lower your expectations…
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I didn’t really expect to enjoy 2015’s Daddy’s Home, but surprisingly didn’t hate it. It even made the cut for last year’s Christmas countdown. But…
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1944’s The Curse of the Cat People is notionally a sequel to the 1942 horror movie Cat People. And it does help to have seen…
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Of all the movies in the Rocky franchise, Rocky III is probably my third favourite. It’s hard to beat the original Rocky which is just…
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Despite the fact that Arthurian legend seems to be the perfect source material for a Hollywood epic, there really aren’t too many King Arthur movies…
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1996’s 101 Dalmatians is technically the second ‘live action’ remake of an earlier animated feature if you consider 1994’s The Jungle Book to be the…
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2019’s ‘live action’ update of Disney’s Lady and the Tramp doesn’t have any offensive racial caricatures masquerading as cats, which is a notable improvement, but…
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2010’s The Kings Speech picked up its fair share of awards, not least Best Picture and Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 2011…
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For much of 2022 I have been absent from this blog. This has predominantly been due to the fact that I became a dad for…
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It’s the afternoon of Saturday 25th June 2022, as I sit down to write this, and thus attempt to mark the end of a three…
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It’s been a while since last I blogged and in that time the world has gone from being predominantly concerned with a pandemic to being…
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As January comes to an end, much to the relief, no doubt, of people who like to blame arbitrary measures of time for all the…
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I tried explaining That money isn’t everything That it can’t buy you happiness That it can’t buy you love That it is, in fact The…
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It’s Sunday evening as I write this and thus the end of the first weekend after the post-Christmas return to work. It was not a…
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It’s an old adage That honesty is the best policy But one doesn’t often find honesty In many policies One may find statements With synonyms…
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It turns out That pandemics are not just about Highly infectious diseases They are also about Competency Logistics And cooperation Either exemplary Or a lack…
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In the early hours of A crisp January morning I went for a run My way was initially lit By street lamps Whose reflections sparkled…
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Damien awoke with a start to discover another person in his bedroom. At first he thought he was dreaming as the other person, though considerably…
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This poem is not about Christmas So please don’t mistake it for that I’m already back into ‘work mode’ And considering being less fat No…
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Back to work after Christmas break It’s all downhill from here Can’t dress in festive loungewear Can’t start the day with a beer My suit…
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So we’ve reached the end of Christmas (Well we’re there or thereabouts) And somehow I’ve survived Though at times I had my doubts But as…
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Epiphany is still yet days away The fridge contains leftover roast But it’s clear that the holiday’s over Christmas Spirit has given up the ghost…
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It’s New Year’s Day and thus time to lift myself out of the pit of Christmas excess and make some empty promises about how much…
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It’s New Years Eve and tradition dictates that I must review the year gone by for fear that no-one else will think to do it…
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Can it still be 2021? It’s almost but not quite yet done ‘Twas no 2020 But still I’ve had plenty And I hope that next…
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As I get older I’m not sure I get wiser But sometimes my perspective can shift And views I once held Now seem as alien…
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Though Christmas is over It still lingers on There remain treats aplenty To feast upon I’m not sure I can stop With so much to…
James Proclaims! 