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'My Man Godfrey' (1936) • 90 years old today!

"...will certainly appeal to fans of P.G Wodehouse’s & anyone who enjoys a top-hole classic screwball #comedy. But I don’t think its appeal is limited to nostalgia."

my #movie #review @framerated.co.uk

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four black and white film stills featuring William Powell and Carole Lombard in various moods - there is also a white goat.
September 6, 2026 at 10:41 AM
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'Forbidden Planet' (1956)

"...remains one of the finest works of cinematic #art in both aesthetics & themes."

my #movie #review of the stunning new 70th anniversary 4K restoration on #UHD + #Bluray from @arrowvideo.bsky.social

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the big 'flying saucer' United Planets Starship C-57D in the night of Altair IV in ‘Forbidden Planet’ - we can see a few cremen on nightwatch and two planets or moons hang in the sky
September 30, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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'The Invisible Boy' (1957)

"Robby the Robot's second feature film is a solid, if dated, family-friendly Saturday-matinee offering featuring 1950s gender stereotypes alongside prescient ‘hard’ #SciFi concepts..."

my #movie #review @framerated.co.uk

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four black and white stills: Richard Eyer as the still visible Timmie talks with Robby; the supercomputer room set; Diane Brewster as Mary & Philip Abbot as Dr. Tom Merrinoe look concerned at something off-screen; Robby the Robot approaches a classic 1950s rocket but armed soldiers stand between them.
September 30, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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Kenji Mizoguchi's 'Ugetsu' (1953)

"...the human cost of war and the motivations of power and profit behind it ... a poetic piece of #supernatural #cinema with a poignant finale that will haunt you..."

my #movie #review @framerated.co.uk

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four black and white film stills: a man lies face down on the floor, his exposed torso has text written on it; Machiko Kyô as Lady Wakasa raises her veil in the sunshine and smiles; two boats on a lake in thick mists; Kinuyo Tanaka as Miyagi applying slip to pottery vessels.
September 26, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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'The Andromeda Strain' (1971) • released 55 years ago

"...slow build of intense suspense ... to a great ‘nerve-shredding’ final act ... Robert Wise is perhaps the most underrated of the truly great directors."

my #movie #review @framerated.co.uk🎞️

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two figures in high-grade hazmat suits investigate a dusty deserted desert village
July 2, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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'Massacre Time' (1966) • is 60 years old

"...& still works well because of the fortuitous meeting of two of the genre’s top stars, Franco Nero & George Hilton, with a superb visual stylist in director Lucio Fulci..."

my #movie #review @framerated.co.uk🎞️

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George Hilton and Franco Nero wearing western costumes photographed against a blue sky
August 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Adam Savage (Tested) in the Academy collection looking at iconic concept #art #illustration for #movies including 'Alien' + 'Blade Runner + 'E.T'

+ my retro #moview review of 'E.T: the Extra-Terrestrial' (1982)
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Adam Savage Discovers Rare Movie Artifacts in The Academy Collection
YouTube video by The Academy
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August 4, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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2025's #movie mega-hit 'KPop Demon Hunters' won a Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature while its breakout anthem 'Golden' is named Best Original Song

my #review @framerated.co.uk 🎞️ ICYMI:

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#animation #KPop #music
Golden Globes: KPop Demon Hunters wins best animated film and best original song
The film's breakout anthem Golden was also named best original song at the awards on Sunday.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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'Ninja Wars' (1982)

"...convoluted chronicle of ninjas vs. sorcery as an outcast seeks to defeat a power-hungry samurai who is in the thrall of an evil sorcerer & his five magic monks."

my #movie #review of 4K restoration on #Bluray @framerated.co.uk

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four film stills: Hiroyuki Sanada & Noriko Watanabe as Ladu Okyo are in a dark place (they're hiding inside a giant Buddha statue); Hiroyuki Sanada as Jotaro faces down the five immortal monks in the pool at the foot of a very decorative waterfall; Noriko Watanabe parts her veil to look toward the camera; Sonny Chiba as Shinzaemon, Akira Nakao as Danjo Hisahide & Mikio Narita as Kashin Koji - all with very different attitudes conveyed in their expressions.
October 2, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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'Blood of Revenge' (1965)

Tai Katō’s seminal, stylish yakuza saga on #Bluray @filmsradiance.bsky.social - "a handsome hero torn between love & honour, fated romance, gangland machinations, despicable villains"

read my #movie #review @framerated.co.uk:

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four film stills: Kôji Tsuruta as Asajiro crouches in darkness, his shirt is off to reveal his yakuza tattoos on shoulders and upper arms; a group of men sit in a hall decorated with hanging scrolls; Sumiko Fuji as Hatsue smiles, with a tree in the background outlined by the last vestiges of golden sunset; a group of people gather at the bedside of a man who is clearly unwell.
January 23, 2026 at 11:14 PM
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'Perfect Blue' (1997)

- flawlessly crafted thriller dissects selfhood "...a superbly intricate plot where everything falls into logical place during the final act"

my #anime #review of @alltheanime.com's new restored 4K UHD & #Bluray

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four film stills from the anime feature film: maybe Mima with arms raised and blood spatter in front of a large video projection of the face of Idol Mima; Idol Mima fronts the J-Pop trio CHAM! on stage; Mima reclines on a bed in while a photographer leans in; Mima and her reflection as Idol Mima in a train window don't match up.
December 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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John Boorman's excellent 'Excalibur' (1981)

my #movie #review of the mythic epic masterpiece remastered
@arrowvideo.bsky.social 4K #Bluray & it's never looked better!

"For it is the doom of men that they forget."

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four film stills: Nigel Terry as King Arthur with his knights behind him under a red banner; Nicol Williamson as Merlin wearing his distinctive silver helmet and holding his staff, topped by twin silver snakes; an ethereal vision of a caped king; Helen Mirren as Morgana sprinkles glitter over Robert Addie as Mordred, clad in golden armour.
February 26, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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'Sana' (2023) + 'Sana: Let Me Hear' (2024)

Takashi Shimizu's compelling new #JHorror #GhostStory duology fits a subgenre featuring infectious media where an intangible image or sound can possess people

read my #horror #movie #review @framerated.co.uk
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four film stills: Nagisa Shibuya as Miss Kimijima looking perplexed with blood on her fingers; Tomoko Hoshi as Sana Takaya grinning in the darkness under a duvet; Alan Shirahama and Makita Sports as Tsugutoshi Gonda looking horrified by something we can't see; a classroom with Hayase Ikoi as Hitomi & Tomoko Hoshi in the background.
November 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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"...the BBC adaptation of John Masefield’s 1935 novel has become as integral a part of the festive season as sending cards or decorating the tree." Enjoy your annual rewatch of 'The Box of Delights' (1984)

read my #review of the #Bluray @framerated.co.uk

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four film stills from the restored Blu-ray: a spooky fox (mask) in close up; Devin Stanfield as Kay Harker & Patrick Troughton as Cole Hawlings, both looking concerned about something offscreen; animation cell of two stags in a magical forest with beams of sunlight slanting through the trees; two Kay Harkers, one reclined on a bed the other looking back at himself with Glyn Baker as Herne the Hunter watching, incongruously, the bed and bedroom side table are in a snow covered woodland...
December 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Mario Bava's 'Kill, Baby... Kill!' (1966) • 60 years old!

"...a suspenseful ghost story that sits just as comfortably alongside the psychological thrillers of Alfred Hitchcock as with Hammer's Gothic #horror..."

my #movie #review @framerated.co.uk🎞️

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Fabienne Dali as the witch, Ruth, preparing smokey potions and herbal remedies in the foreground with two more distant woman in the background of a period interior.
July 15, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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My extended reviews of those excellent box sets may be of interest?

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Maiku Hama Trilogy: medium.com/framerated/k...

@thirdwindowfilms.com release the most interesting physical media right now. Plus a forthcoming 2nd Nami box set too! #RemyReviews
Yui Natsukawa as Nami [Third Window Films] Masatoshi Nagase as Maiku Hama [Third Window Film]
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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Cruel Tales of the Bohachi:

Teruo Ishii's 'Code of the Forgotten Eight' (1973)
Takashi Harada's 'The Villain' (1974)

UK debut of 2 x stylish'n'shocking samurai sexploitation gems of the ero guro jidaigeki genre

my #movies #review @framerated.co.uk🎞️

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two widescreen film stills: Tetsurō Tanba as Shino in ‘Code of the Forgotten Eight’ stands his ground with sword at the ready during a snowy showdown against scores of adversaries; Reiko Ike as Monkumatsu raises her pistol as she supports the injured Gorô Ibuki as Kyushi-Issho in a nighttime battle against many attackers.
September 25, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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'The Abominable Dr. Phibes' (1971) • 55 year old!

"macabre without becoming morbid ... tempers #horror tropes with a knowing sense of humour. Rarely, if ever, have the two genres blended so successfully."

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four film stills featuring Vincent Price as Dr Anton Phibes and Virginia North as Vulnavia: the appear to be cooking up a big vat of Brussels sprouts; Phibes raises a white-gloved hand toward the portrait of his deceased wife; Vulnavia in an elegant white gown and Art Deco surroundings; Phibes at the pink glowing perspex organ wearing a white silk cape.
April 2, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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'Event Horizon' (1997)

"Gorgeous sets & model effects. A fusion of gothic horror & science fiction... atmospheric & fast-moving. What was there not to like? I was, apparently at odds with the majority of my fellow cinema-goers."

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four film stills: Sam Neill as Dr. William Weir in a corridor of backlit green circuitry boards; the cross shaped 'Event Horizon' spaceship silhouetted against luminous dust clouds; the futuregoth interior of the vessel; a man is apparently on fire yet unperturbed while staring at the viewer.
December 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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#RemyReviews another alternative #Christmas #Movie

'Day of the Beast' (1995) - darkly hilarious Satanic mayhem with heart & its central narrative encompasses the same hope of peace on Earth & goodwill to all

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erm... you're not a Julebukker are you?
December 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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'Wolfen' (1981) • released 45 years ago OTD

"...collision of ancient & modern in so many ways... a choice between plausible or poetic explanations... bloody, poetic, political, heartrending & hauntingly beautiful"

my #movie #review @framerated.co.uk

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a darkly beautiful and most majestic wolf
July 24, 2026 at 8:10 AM
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‘To Sleep So as to Dream’ (1986) • is 40 years old!

“...unconventional, black-&-white, mainly silent, low-budget, indie art film from mid-1980s #Japan. It’s also beautiful, poetic, poignant, witty, & surprising...”

my #movie #review @framerated.co.uk

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four black and white film stills: two men seem cramped in the cab of a small car heading toward camera with headlamps on; a lady in period dress stands in a doorway holding a wagasa paper umbrella -it appears to be snowing behind her; a woman bends close to a man who seems to be sleeping; two men pause at the doorway into an 'Electronics Museum'.
May 19, 2026 at 12:50 AM
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'Shogun’s Samurai' aka 'The Yagyū Clan Conspiracy' (1978)

Kinji Fukasaku's impossibly intricate & enthralling 'Shadow History' saga of devious samurai powerplay

my #movie #review of the newly restored #Bluray

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#Japan #cinema #history
four film stills: Sonny Chiba with one eye covered by a patch and looking horrified by the aftermath of battle; innosuke Nakamura as Yagyū Munenori in a lamp lit interior having just returned his katana to its sheath; Hiroki Matsukata as Tokugawa Iemitsu looks away from the candlelit shrine he is considering; Tetsurô Tanba as Ogasawara Gensinsai, a fencing master wearing a large domwed straw hat, stands ready with katana raised...
November 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Billy Wilder's 'The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes' (1970)
🔍released 55 years ago OTD

"...white canaries, missing midgets, hooded monks, German spies, ruined castles, a steam-punk submarine, the Loch Ness Monster!"

my #movie #review @framerated.co.uk

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four film stills: Robert Stephens as Sherlock Holmes wearing his iconic deerstalker hat and reading a note with interest; in a grey suit and matching trilby-style hat with Geneviève Page as Gabrielle Valladon also wearing a tilted hat and gesturing with her folded parasol, with Colin Blakely as Dr Watson in the background; a dishevelled Colin Blakely, with a flower behind his ear, gestures angrily at Robert Stephens; Robert Stephens and Geneviève Page look as if they may kiss in a moment...
December 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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'Brotherhood of the Wolf' (2001) is 25 years old

#horror & martial arts collide with romance, intrigue, political machinations in an action-driven period drama - Christophe Gans' take on the Beast of Gévaudan #folklore

my #movie #review @framerated.co.uk

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four film stills: the huge beast rear alongside a sinister, masked human and both are dark against a stormy sky; Émilie Dequenne and a veiled Monica Bellucci kneel at a chapel rail in a cathedral; a noble white wolf stands on an altar plinth in a ruined church; Mark Dacascos as Mani with ritual face and body paint opens his arms to the sky.
January 31, 2026 at 12:36 PM