The Midnight Ramble

A blog by Tim George. Follow my other work at http://www.tewahanui.nz/by/tim.george, http://www.denofgeek.com/authors/tim-george, and theatrescenes.co.nz.

Thursday, 31 May 2018

Other May viewing/reading

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The Gilded Age (book; Karin Tanaba, 2016) Inspired by the true story of Anita Hemmings, an African American woman who passed as white to...

Wednesday, 30 May 2018

IN THEATRES: Upgrade

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After a brutal attack leaves him disabled and his wife murdered, Grey Trace (Logan Marshall-Green) has nothing to live for - that is, until ...

Tuesday, 29 May 2018

NOIR WATCH 2018: Ossessione (Luchino Visconti, 1943)

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When drifter Gino (Massimo Girotti) arrives on the doorstep of innkeeper Giuseppe (Juan de Landa), he expects a drink and a meal. Instead, h...

Sunday, 27 May 2018

BITE-SIZED REVIEW: The Girl With All The Gifts (Colm McCarthy, 2016)

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A fungal infection has caused an outbreak of zombies. In a walled-off facility, a scientist, Dr Caldwell (Glenn Close), oversees tests on a...

Friday, 25 May 2018

IN THEATRES: Solo

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The story of how Han became Solo, and Chewbacca became Chewie. There's more to it than that, but damned if I can remember what it was. ...

Saturday, 19 May 2018

IN THEATRES: Deadpool 2

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Unable to come up with a satisfying emotional arc for Deadpool's second movie, screenwriters Paul Wernick, Rhett Reese and Ryan Reynold...

Wednesday, 16 May 2018

NOIR WATCH 2018: Night and the City (Jules Dassin, 1950)

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Directed by Jules Dassin with the heat of the Blacklist on his neck, Night and the City tells the story of Harry Fabian, an American grift...

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