Category Archives: Drama

5-Word 365 #267 – DIE

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

As far as WTF Sunday usually goes, this turned out to be a bit of a mild one. Not nearly as batshit bonkers as I was hoping. Not nearly as original either. About these ads

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5-Word 365 #265 – Ice Princess

Posted on September 22, 2012 by

I had three options today for a film that fit in both Kids Film Friday and Sports Movie Week. Two of them were about baseball, but I did baseball yesterday, so I figured I’d go for door number 3. A … Continue reading →

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5-Word 365 #264 – Talent For The Game

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

Sports Movie Week continues with day 5: baseball. I’ve already watched Moneyball this year, so I went back into the history drawer to evaluate this lesser-spotted gem.

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5-Word 365 #263 – Midnight Sting

Posted on September 20, 2012 by

For day 4 of 5-Word’s Sports Movie Week, we’re going boxing.

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5-Word 365 #262 – Necessary Roughness

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

As Sports Movie Week rattles on to day 3, we’re sticking with the classic American sports. Today, football. Tomorrow, the world. (Or possibly ice hockey)

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5-Word 365 #258 – Fast Girl

Posted on September 15, 2012 by

I think I need to start taking recommendations for Kids Film Friday from now on, instead of just relying on the Family Films section on Netflix.

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5-Word 365 #257 – Peacock

Posted on September 14, 2012 by

If there is one thing I have learned today, it would be that critical thinking doesn’t mix well with migraines.

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5-Word 365 #254 – In Time

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

There has been a bit of an upswing in quality in the last few years when it comes to science fiction movies. Today’s film from 2011 had the potential to be among the best. Did it fulfil that potential?

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5-Word 365 #247 – The Blind Side

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

It really is very good. I don’t think I would be as enamoured with this film if it wasn’t a true story though.

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5-Word 365 #241 – Marty

Posted on August 29, 2012 by

After Ernest Borgnine sadly passed away earlier this month, I realised that there were very few of his movies I had actually seen. Trying to remedy that sorry situation, I immediately added today’s picture to my Lovefilm rental list. Tomorrow … Continue reading →

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