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Three Thousand Years Of Longing (2022): a film review by Mark R. Leeper.
In ‘Three Thousand Years Of Longing’, the characters believe that to understand life one must understand stories. In the 1940s through to the…
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March 2023
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Vesper (2022) : a film review by Mark R. Leeper
‘Vesper’ is set in a post-ecological disaster world where the catastrophe was caused by human errors in genetic engineering. As a result, nature…
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Black Adam : a super-hero film review by Mark R. Leeper
‘Black Adam’ is another addition to the DC Universe. For viewers more familiar with this universe, the film may be easier to follow,…
December 2022
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Nope: a film review by Mark R. Leeper.
‘Nope’ is the third and latest film from director Jordan Peele, who burst upon the horror film scene in 2017 with ‘Get Out…
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Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (film review by Mark R. leeper).
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio: This is called “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” to distinguish it from the *other* 2022 Pinocchio film, Pinocchio, which is…
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‘Wendell & Wild’: a Netflix film review by Mark R. Leeper.
‘Wendell & Wild’ is the second of three stop-motion films from Netflix this year. The other two being ‘The House’ (reviewed in the…
September 2022
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Six Lost Worlds: The Dramatic Adaptations Of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Novel : film comments by Mark R. Leeper.
[Originally published in Argentus, Number 3, Summer 2003] Imagine a land so isolated from the world that it was beyond the reach even…
July 2022
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Thoughts on ‘Quatermass’ and ‘Quatermass And The Pit’ : film comments by Mark R. Leeper
I was at my last Toronto International Film Festival, likely to remain my last Toronto International Film Festival ever for a variety of…
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Contact: a film review by Mark R. leeper.
Capsule: The first contact with an alien race has a huge impact on society. We see that impact through the eyes of one…
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The Bad Guys: a film mini-review by Evelyn C. Leeper.
‘The Bad Guys’ is the latest from DreamWorks, but it is strangely reminiscent of the Pixar film ‘The Incredibles’, especially the musical score,…
June 2022
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As The Earth Turns (1937/2019): a film mini-review by Evelyn C. Leeper.
‘As The Earth Turns’ (1937/2019) on Turner Classics Movies is a real curiosity: a silent film shot in 1937 but not released until…
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Turn Back The Clock (1933): a film mini-review by Evelyn C. Leeper.
‘Turn Back The Clock’ (1933) is a fantasy film that showed up on Turner Classic Movies in April during their Thursday movies about…