Cinema - Reviews by Juke Jules

Cinema - Reviews by Juke Jules

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Juke Jules SUBS 29th Mar 2024		Cinema Wicked Little Letters (2024) (2024)	Review In a small English seaside town beset by xenophobic prejudice, Irish woman Rose arrives with her fatherless daughter and black boyfriend, but her outgoing friendly personality soon endears her to her neighbours, until some start receiving insulting and obscene letters. The offences are referred to the police, who are at the heart of all the prejudices, including against one of their own staff who is not only of Indian origin but worse, a woman. Woman Police Officer Gladys Moss becomes the 'Harry Bates' of the story, contesting the injustice of the accusation. Will justice prevail? Tension to the very end, concluding with a glorious outburst of very wicked words. 1 person found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Juke Jules SUBS 31st Jan 2024		Cinema Poor Things (2023) (2023)	Review If you enjoyed the riddle that was Cronenberg's "Crash" you should get the same sort of enjoyment from Poor Things. Everything seems to be some kind of a metaphor, around the nature of love, control, and ageing. As in Crash there is a lot of "strong sex" throughout the story but non is pornographic, it is there to serve some intellectual purpose. No spoilers, but the final dénouement is amusing enough, though probably not worth sitting through the previous two hours for. 2 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Juke Jules SUBS 26th Nov 2023		Cinema Wish (2023) (2023)	Review Had an hour to kill today so I stopped by a cinema and chose "Wish" as I often like a bit of Disney. I didn't really enjoy it for two reasons: it was excessively "cutesie", nearly all its characters, especially the animals and the heroic little emoji-"Star" were insufferably cute. The only characters I found remotely credible were King Magnifico and Queen Amaya until they went downhill and were deemed 'baddies'. Second, the storyline didn't engage me, just as the storyline of "Phantom of the Opera" didn't; I just didn't care what happened to any of them. Pity really, and I was pleased to leave early to meet my friends. 2 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?