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About MovieBrit
Known to many as Wet Dark and Wild (aka Kate), I've blogged about Jake Gyllenhaal and his movies for years. As a result, I've discovered I'm opinionated about other films too. MB began at the end of 2009.
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Places to visit
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The latest
- W.E. (or should that be Non?)
- The Avengers Assemble (not too shabbily at all)
- Salmon Fishing in the Yemen – definitely worth catching
- Battleship – does exactly what it says on the box
- The Cabin in the Woods – Spoiler Free Zone
- Anonymous – Emmerich blows up Good Queen Bess!
- Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists
- Wrath of the Titans – Believe me, I feel the Wrath
- The Hunger Games – nails it
- John Carter – a secret jewel
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Drive – Make sure your seatbelt is fastened
As I sit here listening to Drive‘s excellent soundtrack, I’m unable to help my mixed feelings when I think about the film itself. I had avoided reviews (which, on reflection, may have been a bad thing) but the buzz surrounding … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tagged Albert Brooks, Bryan Cranstone, Carey Mulligan, Christina Hendricks, Drive, Nicholas Winding Refn, Oscar Isaac, Ron Perlman, Ryan Gosling
13 Comments
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy – 2011
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy has undergone a bit of a transformation over the years. When an adaptation appeared on the small screen back in 1979, it was a mere five years after the publication of John le Carré’s novel. In … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tagged Alec Guiness, Benedict Cumberpatch, Ciaran Hinds, Colin Firth, Gary Oldman, John Hurt, Mark Strong, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Toby Jones, Tom Alfredson, Tom Hardy
4 Comments
Priest – plus Paul Bettany and the Dan Brown Legacy
When Paul Bettany took on the role of the mad monk in The Da Vinci Code back in 2006, he may as well have signed a contract that said he would play every mad monk going on the big screen … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Cam Gigandet, Karl Urban, Legion, Maggie Q, Paul Bettany, Peter Sarsgaard, Priest, Scott Charles Stewart, The Da Vinci Code
2 Comments
Fright Night 3D – ‘He’s not broody or lovesick…he’s the shark from Jaws!’
Before I embark on a review of Fright Night 3D, I must begin with a couple of disclaimers. I should point out that this is not a review for experts in horror movies. I’m lucky enough to count the odd … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tagged Anton Yelchin, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Colin Farrell, Craig Gillespie, David Tennant, Fright Night, Imogen Poots, Toni Collette
2 Comments
