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    22 Chaser (2018)

    Brian J Smith, Kaniehtiio Horn, Raoul Max Trujillo, Aaron Ashmore

    Directed by: Rafal Sowlowski

    Platform: NowTV

    IMDB 5.2/10

    Synopsis: One of the city's last decent tow truck drivers risks everything on a desperate quest to become king of the road and provide for his struggling family.”

    Verdict: Did not interest me one bit, gave it the 20 minute rule.

     

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    2036 Origin Unknown (2018)

    Katee Sackhoff, Ray Fearon, Julie Cox

    Directed by: Hasraf Dulull

    Platform: NowTV

    IMDB 4.9/10

    Synopsis: After a failed mission to Mars, A.I./ARTI is now used for the 2036 mission with a few human supervisors. A monolith of unknown origin is found there. It will have a big effect on Earth.

    Verdict: Feels like something SyFy produced, CGI off a computer game and a low budget one at that, bad ---script and worse voice acting. The only good thing is Katee Sackhoff, she must have been desperate for a payday. I stuck to my 20 minute rule and turned it off!

     

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    1984 (1984)

    Based upon the novel “1984” by George Orwell

    John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack & Gregor Fisher

    Directed by: Michael Radford (White Mischief, Il Postino)

    Platform: NowTV

    IMDB 7.2/10, RT: 79% Fresh

    Synopsis: In a totalitarian future society, a man, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.

    Verdict: Its been a very long time since I’ve read the book but I think the movie captures the essence quite well. It made me laugh to spot Trigger and Rab C Nesbitt in the movie!

     

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    1941 (1979)
    Dan Ackroyd, John Belushi, Treat Williams, Nancy Allen
     
    Directed by: Steven Spielberg 
     
    Platform: Netflix 
     
    IMDB 5.8/10, RT: 39% Rotten
     
    Synopsis: Hysteria grips California in the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. An assorted group of defenders attempt to make the coast defensible against an imagined Japanese invasion, in this big budget, big cast comedy. Members of a Japanese submarine crew scout out the madness, along with a Captain in Germany's Kreigsmarine (Navy).
     
    Verdict: A comedy directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale! I had high hopes straight away. Didn't live up to them, it was moderately funny but never seemed to know what it wanted to be, an Airplane rip off or just a general comedy, I felt the "laugh out loud" parts were early on and didn't really give much after that. Turned it off after an hour.
     
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    10x10 (2018)
    Luke Evans, Kelly Reilly

    Directed by: Suzi Ewing

    Platform: NowTV
     
    IMDB 4.9/10, RT: 67% Fresh

    Synopsis: Just a few days from opening her new business, Cathy's (Kelly Reilly) fresh start is interrupted when she is attacked, kidnapped and locked in a room. She assumes the kidnapper wants her body or her life, but he is after something simpler...her name.
     
    Verdict: It held my interest, I thought the spin on the idea was interesting however it was filled with clichés and the things that happen during the movie just leaves you scratching your head.A somewhat half-assed effort at a thriller with a twist. Also 2 British actors with passable American accents amused me. Don't waste your time.

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