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Settlers: a film mini-review by Mark R. Leeper and Evelyn C. Leeper.
‘Settlers’ starts with a family of three in a surprisingly Earth-like environment on Mars. This is eventually explained, but is at first quite…
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April 2022
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Dune: Part One :a film mini-review by Mark R. Leeper and Evelyn C. Leeper.
‘Dune: Part One’ is the third adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel, following the movie in 1984 by David Lynch and the television mini-series…
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The Djinn: a film mini-review by Mark R. Leeper and Evelyn C. Leeper.
‘The Djinn’ is a classic story of a child, Dylan, being stalked by a supernatural creature, with the added twist of the child…
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Old (a mini-review by Mark R. Leeper and Evelyn C. Leeper).
Old is the latest M. Night Shyamalan film. **SPOILERS** It is almost impossible to talk about an M. Night Shyamalan film without having…
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Don’t Look Up :a film mini-review by Mark R. Leeper and Evelyn C. Leeper.
‘Don’t Look Up’ seems to be a ‘humorous’ version of ‘Deep Impact’, if Earth being struck by a ‘planet-killer’ comet can be presented…
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Little Fish (2021) (a film mini-review by Mark R. Leeper and Evelyn C. Leeper).
‘Little Fish’ is a near-future Science Fiction story about a memory loss virus. However, the societal implications are only somewhat touched on: Emma,…
March 2022
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Titane (2021) (a film mini-review by Mark R. Leeper and Evelyn C. Leeper).
Titane is a film of “body horror”, reminding one of much of David Cronenberg’s works, but particularly Videodrome. Alexia (played by Agatha Rousselle)…
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Werewolves Within (a film mini-review by Mark R. Leeper and Evelyn C. Leeper).
‘Werewolves Within’ is apparently based on a video game in which werewolves attack a small town. The town, Beaverfield, is full of quirky…
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Cryptozoo (a film mini-review by Mark R. Leeper and Evelyn C. Leeper).
Cryptozoo is animated, but it is definitely not a children’s film. The animation is of a style reminiscent of that used in Fantastic…
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The Feast (Gwledd) (2021) by Mark R. Leeper and Evelyn C. Leeper (a film mini-review).
The Feast (Gwledd): This could be described as ‘a game of knives and poisons’. We take an instant dislike to the hostess of…
December 2021
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Monkey Business (1952) by Mark R. Leeper (a film retrospective).
At least, for the record, Howard Hawks did not direct ‘The Thing From Another World’, though he certainly did contribute to the creative…
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The Dybbuk (1937) by Mark R. Leeper (a film retrospective).
Paydirt! ‘The Dybbuk’, a Yiddish film made in Poland in 1938 turns out to be a little-known gem. The film lacks a lot…