05/17 Middle Man (2016)

A slobby, middle-aged man with dreams of becoming a standup comic decides to quit work, hit the road and give it a go. The only problem is that he's not funny, his idea of comedy is stuck in the genteel humour of 1950's radio plays, therefore his attempts to make a modern audience laugh fail miserably.

That is until he accidentally becomes involved in murder and dismemberment and works such deathly mishaps into his act. Which, to his surprise and reluctant gain, go down a storm.

The film itself isn't actually that funny, but it is certainly one that holds your attention due to its unusual tale. Or maybe it won't. How should I know? I'm not your attention span. 

6.8/10

05/17 Get Out (2017)

A young chap meets his girlfriend's wealthy parents for the first time. Turns out that they're right dodgy fuckers.

People have moaned about the racial aspects of the film, some that they're underplayed, others that they're included at all.

As is pointed out later into the flick, the racial element is pretty much an irrelevance. The true moral of this flick is don't trust rich people.

Good advice, worth heeding.

8.2/10

05/17 Red State (2011)

Watched this again as Podd hadn't seen it since our first viewing and we both think it's rather good. Which it is. 

9/10

05/17 The Hunter's Prayer (2017)

Film about a hitman who decides he can't kill his latest target. Probably because he has a strange fondness for irritating children. Tries to be a bit Bourne, fails due to not being interesting enough. 

Like the last Bourne film.

05/17 XX (2017)

Four short horror films from assorted directors.

The second one was a bit pony, The Birthday Party, but the rest were pretty decent. Worth a go if that's your thing.

7.2/10

05/17 The Wolfpack (2015)

Documentary about a very strange family that had critics jizzing themselves blind but it is actually a fairly unremarkable story in a world full of fuck ups.

Not to say it isn't interesting and, by the end, very endearing, it is both. But, well, kinda forgettable.

5.5/10

05/17 Savage Dog (2017)

Film about a captive pit fighter in 1959 Indonesia who gets released after punching all the people then, after a short period of calm in his life, goes back to punching everyone or shooting those out of punching reach.

Takes quite a while to get to the main plot of the film, such as it is, yer basic revenge of a murdered innocent type thing, but actually enjoyable enough once it gets properly going. Very much like the dumb but fun action films of thirty years ago but with -slightly- better acting.

5.9/10