A robber on the run chooses to lay low, away from prying eyes and the law. Unfortunately for him, the chosen hideout may not be the best – as the house is occupied by Mel (Rachel Meredith), an individual with autism and quite severe OCD.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Blue Jean’ (2023)
Little did I know, when swinging my limbs on the dance floor to Melodies of Love, in March 2022 – complete with 80s attire, shades and a cigarette in hand – I’d be on the film set for a groundbreaking piece of cinema.
Almost a year later, this week, I was honoured to attend the prescreening for Georgia Oakley’s, Blue Jean. Given that the feature takes place during the dreaded enforcement of Section 28, what better time to watch than LGBT+ month? And given its North East setting, what better place, than Tyneside Cinema?
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Babylon’ (2023)
With a trailer that promises quite the spectacle whilst simultaneously giving nothing away, it was hard to tell what awaited audience members when going to see Babylon.
Suffice to say, when the first ten minutes hits you with projectile diarrhoea from an elephant, a mass orgy and a grand (although, perhaps grand is too small a word) house party, from that point on, director Damien Chazelle has you in the palm of his hand.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘The Whale’ (2022)
After a long hiatus, audiences at Tyneside Cinema welcome the beautiful soul that is Brendan Fraser back to the big screen for Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Hellraiser’ (2022)
After a 4 year hiatus, a new Hellraiser dawns on the big (well, depending on the size of your television) screen and we brace ourselves, ready to be immersed in the sadomasochistic world of Clive Barker once again…
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ (2022)
Bungalow homes, cars that look like electric shavers and a round of Gibson’s for everyone. The ’50s immediately come alive in the opening for Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Crimes of the Future’ (2022)
After more than a twenty-year hiatus from body horror, the legendary David Cronenberg makes his long-awaited return to the genre with Crimes of the Future (which is completely unrelated to his previous 1970 feature of the same name).
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Nope’ (2022)
Similar to Jordan Peele’s last feature (Us), Nope opens with a subplot – the aftermath of a series of brutal attacks involving a chimp on a children’s television show. We aren’t given too much, just enough to make us feel a bit unnerved, and then we move on to the main story.
After suffering the loss of their Father due to a bizarre “accident”, siblings OJ (Daniel Kaluuya) and Emerald (Keke Palmer) take over the family business, the Hollywood Haywood Horses Ranch. Not only is the movie industry not all it’s cracked up to be without their Dad to take the (literal) reins but the Haywoods also seem to have a visitor in the form of a mysterious sinister cloud that doesn’t seem to move…
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Brian and Charles’ (2022)
Brian and Charles follows the story of Brian (David Earl), a lonesome, wannabe inventor, who resides in the Welsh countryside. Whether it be an acorn handbag or a flying grandfather clock – albeit most of his inventions aren’t very successful – Brian’s imagination knows no bounds.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ (2022)
As the story of Thor: Love and Thunder begins we get a compilation that fills in what Thor (Chris Hemsworth) has been up to between Endgame and now – namely working out and getting back in shape to his gorgeous god self once again. The opening tale is narrated by Korg (Taika Waititi) making the laughs pretty much start from the get-go. And with that, the tone for this instalment to the MCU is set.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘All My Friends Hate Me’ (2021)
All My Friends Hate Me is set over the course of a weekend, following the story of Pete (Tom Stourton), who is reuniting with some old college mates for his birthday. Slightly cautious, Pete isn’t sure if he will still get on with the gang after all these years… And he may be right.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Men’ (2022)
Following the passing of her husband, a young woman by the name of Harper (Jessie Buckley) decides to take a bit of time to herself and forks out for a plush getaway in the country. However, something is definitely a bit off about this countryside setting…
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ (2022)
As well as the trailer for Everything Everywhere All at Once being packed with variety, the tagline for this movie certainly builds expectations. However, not long after the movie’s opening, you understand the hype is real and this could very well be:
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ (2022)
Unlike previous MCU instalments, Multiverse of Madness sees Sam Raimi at the helm, the legendary director who, if it weren’t for his vision that brought us Spider-Man (2002), superhero movies might not have been what they are today.
In short, ever since the director for this movie was announced, expectations were pretty high.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’ (2022)
Trisha Yearwood’s How Do I Live begins to play over the opening credits and we are met with two stoners watching the finale of Con Air. Straight away you know this movie is going to give Nicolas Cage fans everything they want (and then some). Continue reading “Jacked In Reviews ‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’ (2022)”