Monthly Archives: July 2021

Jungle Cruise – Film Review

Posted on July 31, 2021 by ashleymanningwriter

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Jack Whitehall and Jesse Plemons Rating: ★★★★ It’s strange that there is a sub-genre of Disney films based on their theme park rides. Most of them have been pretty good as well. … Continue reading →

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) – Film Review

Posted on July 30, 2021 by ashleymanningwriter

Director: Philip Kaufman Starring: Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum and Veronica Cartwright Rating: ★★★½ Taking old b-movies from the 1950s and re-imagining them as more serious horror films is a trend that started in the late 70s … Continue reading →

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My Top 50 Films Part 4

Posted on July 30, 2021 by ashleymanningwriter

Thank you for stopping by on the 4th entry to my top 50 films list. If you haven’t read parts 1 – 3, you can do here: PART 1  PART 2  PART 3 Just to repeat myself, these aren’t in … Continue reading →

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Old – Film Review

Posted on July 29, 2021 by ashleymanningwriter

Director: M. Night Shyamalan Starring: Gael GarcíaBernal, Vicky Krieps, Rugus Sewell, Alex Wolff, Thomasin McKenzie and Abbey Lee Rating: ★★★★  A couple of years ago Midsommar was given a lot of praise for being a horror film set mostly during … Continue reading →

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The Reading Pile – 29th July

Posted on July 29, 2021 by ashleymanningwriter

As we reach the end of July, I wanted to write a little bit about what I’ve been reading. I’ve started quite a few books, so I haven’t actually finished anything since my last post. My main focus has been … Continue reading →

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