Emily Blunt

The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle (2005)

The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle (2005)
Rating: ★★★
Mar 24, 2010Arthur Conan Doyle Biopic-Mystery/Meta-Fiction
BBC production that seems to be a straightforward biopic of Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle only for it to take a very strange dogleg into meta-fiction
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Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)

Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
Rating: ★★
Jan 29, 2011Animation/Shakespeare with Talking Garden Gnomes
Surely the most outlandish film premise ever slung together for an animated film – a version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet conducted between talking garden gnomes in rival backyards
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The Adjustment Bureau (2011)

The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
Rating: ★★★★
Feb 17, 2011Philip K. Dick Adaptation/Manipulation of Fate
A Philip K. Dick adaptation in which Matt Damon gets an accidental glimpse of the people that manipulate fate. This proves very satisfying on a conceptual and storytelling level
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Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Rating: ★★★★
Jun 7, 2014Man Forced to Repeat the Same Day Over/Alien Invasion
The rarity of a summer blockbuster with smarts – think Groundhog Day reworked by way of Battle Los Angeles. The timeloop idea is dealt with in clever ways making for an action film driven by an original sf story
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The Huntsman: Winter’s War (2016)

The Huntsman: Winter’s War (2016)
Rating: ★★
Apr 30, 2016Snow White and the Huntsman Sequel
Sequel to Snow White and the Huntsman. Despite low expectations, this emerged better than one thought it would. It has a better director and seems much more at home being an epic fantasy than the first film
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Sherlock Gnomes (2018)

Sherlock Gnomes (2018)
Rating: ★★
Aug 4, 2019Animation/Talking Garden Gnomes Adventures
Sequel to Gnomeo & Juliet, which retold Shakespeare with garden gnomes. This for some reason adds a garden gnome Sherlock Holmes to the mix. The high speed whirring you hear is probably Arthur Conan Doyle rotating in his grave,
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A Quiet Place (2018)

A Quiet Place (2018)
Rating: ★★★★
Oct 13, 2018Survivors Unable to Make a Sound in the Aftermath of an Invasion
An uncommonly effective film that takes place in the aftermath of an invasion by creatures with ultra-sensitive hearing where the survivors must maintain an existence that requires not making the slightest sound. Director (also lead actor) John Krasinski uses the set-up to create unbearable tension
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Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Rating: ★★
Mar 22, 2019Flying Nanny Frolics
Mary Poppins was one of the greatest of all Disney live-action films, made with nonsensical charm and has become a much loved favourite. As part of the ongoing firesale that involves resurrecting almost all of their properties, this is a sequel. Its an exacting replication/homage to the original but that is the problem - it is a recapturing rather than seems to create its own sparkle
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A Quiet Place Part II (2020)

A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
Rating: ★★½
Jul 10, 2021Survivors Unable to Make a Sound in the Aftermath of an Invasion
The first A Quiet Place was No 1 on this site’s Best of 2018 list. John Krasinski still pulls off great set-pieces a second time but reveals the pitfalls of trying to extrude a premise to make a sequel
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