Is it me or are comedies getting progressively worse? Maybe it’s my old age, 26 not exactly being THAT old however, I find it a rarity for me to now go and see a comedy and leave the cinema with a belly ache from laughing so hard. Don’t get me…
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Barton’s Movie Reviews | KONG: SKULL ISLAND
Kong: Skull Island serves as the second film in Legendary’s MonsterVerse, following the monster hit that was Godzilla back in 2014. With an up and coming director at the helm, a mightily impressive cast in tow and, of course, the iconic Kong himself on full show, the ingredients were there for this to be…
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Barton’s Movie Reviews | xXx: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE
Fifteen years after the xXx franchise first burst on to screens and twelve since the second film showed us that Ice Cube didn’t really have what it took to be an action movie star, a third film has arrived in cinemas and with it comes the return of the man who started…
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Barton’s Movie Reviews – THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Settling down to sit through Quentin Tarantino’s eight film, The Hateful Eight, I was both excited and a little cautious. Excited because Tarantino has made some of my favourite films yet cautious because The Hateful Eight had a three hour runtime and there was a chance it could become a little self-indulgent. Tarantino…
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Barton’s Movie Reviews – AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON
It’s been seven years now since Nick Fury appeared after the end credits of Iron Man to discuss the Avengers Initiative with Tony Stark. Seven years and ten films later, Marvel Studios has built up the Marvel Cinematic Universe to be one hell of a beast and with Avengers: Age of Ultron, they…
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Barton’s Movie Reviews – KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE
It is fair to say that January has been a fantastic month at the cinema. There’s been plenty of great movies to feast on however, the one thing they’ve all had in common is that they fit into the ‘awards bait’ category so often associated with this time of year. Not…
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Barton’s Movie Reviews – CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is well underway. With Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World proving that Marvel Studios is growing stronger and stronger, next in line is Captain America: The Winter Soldier. If I am being honest, Captain America has never really interested me…
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