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Better Man review

I saw Better Man a few weeks back, but never got around to writing down my thoughts on it until now. It is the biopic of the British music legend Robbie Williams, and I think it is probably the best biopic I've seen in recent years. I really enjoyed it, he did indeed entertain me. But I can certainly see why it hasn't done so good. The main "gimmick" of the film, is that Robbie is played by a CGI chimp. He isn't actually a chimp in the movie - it is a metaphorical representation of how he sees himself. But I think a lot of people watching the trailer were baffled by this and didn't understand what he was doing, so they didn't go see it. Especially in the US which apparently is possibly the only country he hasn't made a name for himself. Which is a shame because it is a damn fine movie that I would be more than happy to see many times over. #MovieReview

Mini review of Companion

I went and saw Companion last week. I was kind of thinking it was more towards the horror genre, but thankfully I was mistaken. Sure, it is full of bloody violence, but it is much more of a comedy than anything. Or at least I found parts of it funny. I thought it was very good. It is basically about a sexbot gaining autonomy over her life, by murdering her abusive jerk of a owner/boyfriend. The how and why I'll leave people to find out by watching it. Most of the cast are unknown to me, but I think they did a stellar job. The main actor I recognised was Jack Quaid, but it was bugging me where I recognised Lukas Gage from so I had to look it up - he's the Cat King in The Dead Boy Detectives. The SFX were also excellent. You don't get to see much in the way of robot bits, but what they did have was very well done.

More movie thoughts

It feels kind of weird, but I've removed all the various hooks Failbook had into my wishlist website https://www.thingsilove.org.uk/. Don't see any reason to work with what is now in a race to the bottom with Xhitter.

We Live in Time

I caught We Live in Time at the cinema finally (I've been wanting to see it since I saw the trailers) and it was very good. It's about two people, who meet by accident...car accident in fact...fall in love and then have to deal with the tragedy of cancer. It is a little messy in terms of how the story plays out, as it doesn't stick to a linear timeline. It bounces back and forth in time and I wonder how viewers who went in cold found it, as it doesn't give any indication when a given scene is happening. You have to get a feel for it based on contextual clues, like where they're living etc... so it isn't impossible to follow, it just requires a bit more effort I suspect. I felt both leads - Pugh & Garfield - put in stellar performances. I also suspect the ending is meant to be a sad one, but I'm putting on my optimists goggles and picturing it otherwise. #MovieReview

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