Ben Hatt
A Hollywood Candy Fare
Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again is a fanfare of chocolate and cake and a whole lot of cheese. There’s no doubting the appeal. At first bite...
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Ben Hatt
- Jun 21, 2018
- 3 min
True Crime and True Retribution
There’s a fleeting shot in American Animals where Spencer and Warren, the two protagonists, are watching movies as inspiration for their...
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Ben Hatt
- Jun 14, 2018
- 4 min
Simple is better: Morgan Neville takes a leaf out of his Subject's book with glorious effect.
“Simple is best” has been an age-old adage for us all, but rarely does a film take that message so sincerely to heart and the outcome...
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Ben Hatt
- Jun 8, 2018
- 3 min
All Style And Little Substance
Elvis once put together a little ditty people like to call, “a little less conversation and a little more action.” The man knew how to...
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Ben Hatt
- May 23, 2018
- 3 min
It’s “Ryan Reynolds” Starring Deadpool, but what else are we expecting?
Deadpool 2 is filthy, smutty and vulgar; bawdy, barnyard and lewd; nigh on pornographic in its humour and explicit in its inglorious...
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Ben Hatt
- May 22, 2018
- 4 min
A Suffocating Slow-Burn Drama that Plods before it Shines
The phrase “may you live a long life” is repeated throughout the film, offering consolation at a time of pain and suffering. It is a...
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Ben Hatt
- May 9, 2018
- 3 min
Motherhood: The Struggle is Real
Plot-twists are sexy. They’re the damsel that comes late to the ball, the janitor-cum-genius that breaks the code, the unsuspecting...
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Ben Hatt
- Apr 27, 2018
- 3 min
With No Sound There Is Still Plenty Of Fury
HP Lovecraft, one of the oft-forgotten godfathers of horror fiction, argued “it is a mistake to fancy that horror is associated...
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Ben Hatt
- Apr 18, 2018
- 3 min
A Change In Tune For The High-School Rom-Com, But A Strong Lead Lacks Support.
There’s a moment when Chris Evans’ Jack Tyler is challenged to take Janey Briggs (Chyler Leigh) to prom in the satirical teen comedy Not...
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Ben Hatt
- Apr 15, 2018
- 3 min
The Ticking Clock of War
Saul Dibb’s Journey’s End is a cinematic reinvention of the 1928 play by R.C. Sheriff. Set in the trenches in 1918 during the height of...
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