The spooky season is well and truly upon us, friends – in fact, you might be looking to watch something a little scary yourself this weekend. In which case, this review may be arriving at your time of need, as we once again aim to help you pick the movies you'll love and avoid those… Continue reading Movie review: Apostle
This week we review the well-worn classic film Soylent Green (1973), dir. Richard Fleischer. YES, that’s right! Hot Bloods is tackling Classics! And has somehow managed to cultivate the audacity needed to critique one of the movies that defined cinema as we know it! Buckle up, cowpokes. Lauren's verdict: In order to review a classic… Continue reading Movie review: Soylent Green
In a misty rainforest on an alien moon, father and daughter, Damon (Jay Duplass) and Cee (Sophie Thatcher), dig for a valuable resource extracted carefully from organisms in the damp soil. Within the organisms lie precious Aurelac gems, rare only in the skill needed to safely extract them. This is Prospect (2018), dir. Christopher Caldwell… Continue reading Movie review: Prospect
Happy new year, our loyal readers. We hope you had a fantastic festive season! Hot Bloods Writing Club is back this week, and with a whole new genre to explore – we'll be kicking off 2021 with sci-fi films! First up is Mute (2018), dir. Duncan Jones. Lauren's verdict: Leo (Alexander Skarsgård) is a man… Continue reading Movie review: Mute
As it was my turn this week to choose a Christmas film, I decided that I should take this responsibility seriously, and pick the worst Christmas movie I could find on Netflix. Searching with the word “Christmas” yielded many badly photo-shopped thumbnails of beautiful women in scarves smiling sweetly in front of a snowy backdrop.… Continue reading Movie review: Christmas with a Prince
Two days out from Christmas and Hot Bloods Writing Club is back with another review! You thought we'd forgotten you? Not in a million years, our dear friends. We return in your time of need. We're here to help you – yes, you! – navigate the icy world of terrible, not so terrible, and sometimes,… Continue reading Movie review: Klaus
Welcome to the first film review of the Hot Bloods Writing Club Christmas holiday bonanza! Each week we'll be reviewing a Christmas film. What exactly constitutes a 'Christmas film' is up for us to decide and no correspondence will be entered into. Spoilers may abound, read ahead accordingly. This week, we watched El Camino Christmas… Continue reading Movie review: El Camino Christmas
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