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2013 Movie Reviews

‘The World’s End’ brings Edgar Wright’s Cornetto trilogy to a brilliant close

worldsendA few years ago, “Shaun of the Dead” took us all by surprise and made Edgar Wright a household name in the in the United States geek kingdom. Now, with the appropriately titled “The World’s End”, he wraps up his Cornetto Trilogy, which began with “Shaun of the Dead”, continued with “Hot Fuzz”.

Much of the same cast returns. Of course, the main two players, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are back. What is amazing about Edgar Wright’s movies, is how even though he brings the same actors back, they are always playing totally different characters. Continue reading ‘The World’s End’ brings Edgar Wright’s Cornetto trilogy to a brilliant close →

2010 Movie Reviews

‘Burke and Hare’ (2010) movie review

You know those movies where you watch and think, this isn’t bad, but everyone one involved with this movie has done something much better. So, you stick around through the end hoping by some magical act of faith, the cast and crew will produce a humdinger of an ending that will justify the existence of the movie you’re watching. “Burke and Hare” was exactly one of those movies. The one you’ve never heard of until you see it on the shelf at Blockbuster and think, hey that looks promising….famous last words.

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