Welcome to Take Two, a collection of cinematic viewing habits, snapshot thoughts on films both new
… and not so new. Some reviews are wordy, some mercifully brief, some are constructive,
some are mere one line opinion, but all are spoiler free.

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Horse Girl (2020)

Alison Brie stars, I like Alison Brie. Small town America, always an interesting backdrop for a repressed socially awkward lead character and... horses. Well...

The Andromeda Strain (1971)

I’ve been itching to watch this ever since the coronavirus news hit and people started ruminating on what the best infection movie was, the answer is of cour...

Monos (2019)

I’m not sure how to begin with Monos. Thrown in at the deep end, we’re introduced to a wild cast of 8 young adults, their older commander and a woman held ho...

What Did Jack Do? (2017)

I don’t usually review short films, but this is written by, directed by and starring David Lynch, so I’ll make an exception. Not only that, it features Lynch...

Uncut Gems (2019)

I don’t like Adam Sandler, the films I’ve had the misfortune to watch with him in have been atrocious. So it’s with some trepidation that I’m watching this, ...

Doctor Sleep (2019)

So this is a stupid idea surely? A sequel to The Shining. I know the book existed, but that doesn’t mean we need the film. It is lovely to be back in the Ove...

Knives Out (2019)

Who doesn’t love a whodunnit? Especially a really good one. Knives Out has all the hallmarks right from the outset. Police interviewing individuals in the hu...

Midsommar (2019)

I was expecting The Wicker Man. Creepy goings on in broad daylight. Although this starts much darker and doesn’t have that diy aesthetic, it’s hewn from the ...

Joker (2019)

My distain for ‘comic-book-superhero-franchise’ movies is well documented. This though I’m pleased to say is an altogether different beast and okay it’s an o...

Parasite (2019)

There’s quite a bit of hype around this film already, but going in I knew nothing about it. I prefer this, I rarely watch trailers for this very reason (the ...

Tenebrae (1982)

I’m back on the Argento back catalogue. Within the first minute I’m sold, simply because the opening music is fantastic! Now okay, it feels a touch dated, th...

Hereditary (2018)

The tone is set here within the opening camera track, a slow pan across an attic room with elaborate plans pinned to the wall and an epic diorama style model...

‘71 (2014)

I remember recording this on the telebox years ago and having it sit on the planner for months before eventually deleting it unwatched. What a bloody stupid ...

Suspiria (2018)

I was expecting slick. Slicker than the 70s original. The trailer suggested slick. There’s a good level of grit here though and it’s more of a reimagining th...

Suspiria (1977)

I’m not a horror aficionado, but right from the outset this hooked me. The colour, the music, the menace, it’s fantastic, if not a little cheap in places. Th...

Luz (2018)

Not the easiest film to find, I’d wanted to watch this for a while after the trailer did what all good trailers should do. I’m hooked to start, with a openin...

Gravity (2013)

It’s been a while since I watched this, but it’s a nice brief (by today’s standards) 90 minutes that fit well into the afternoon. I first watched this in a c...

Timecrimes (2007)

Ah Spanish Cinema, often confusing at the best of times, but crikey this is an absolute belter! A man caught in a time loop, seems a little tame by movie goi...

The Babadook (2014)

Tension is fun isn’t it. Right from the outside this has it in spades. Sparse swathes of near silence punctuated with loud noises, innocent at first, but con...

Us (2019)

Expectations. They’re a bugger aren’t they. Horror has never interested me, but a good thriller, that’s another thing. This is a good thriller... but not a g...

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