All the latest Movieland investigations from detectives Dick japowski and Joey Arizona.
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Destroyer (2018)
Nicole Kidman is unrecognisable as a washed up detective obsessed with getting justice/closure/revenge. A gritty cop drama with built-in mystery and a few surprises along the way.
First watch: 4 Doughnuts
The Many Views of Detective Dick Japowski
Stoogemania (1986)
A man who's watched The Three Stooges all of his life is diagnosed with Stoogemania, he then meets a girl and promises her he will seek help to curb his Stoogeness! A strange beast indeed. A loose story interspersed with old Stooge clips for the day dream sequences, which always funny don't make for a great original comedy.
First watch: 2.5 Doughnuts
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Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans (2019)
The highly popular book/tv franchise gets the big screen treatment in what is sure to be the first of many. But this first installment focuses on the Roman era, and more specifically Emperor Nero and Boudicia's Celtic uprising.
If you're a fan of Horrible Histories you'll definitely enjoy this, there are some cracking gags, and some how they've turned what is essentially a sketch show into an entertaining, and educational, family movie featuring a cavalcade of British talent.
First watch: 3 Doughnuts
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Superman: Red Son (2020)
It's alternative reality time, and here the Man of Steel crash landed in communist Russia as a child instead of Kansas. As an adult he becomes a hero of the Soviet Union, but after he dispatches Stalin he becomes it's benevolent leader. The Cold War isn't about nuclear weapons, it's about superpowers, and who's got the better spandex.
I've not read a lot of DC Comics, but that never stops me from watching their animated movies, in fact it helps to not have too much prior knowledge. No one wants to be that 'the book was better' guy.
First watch: 3.5 Doughnuts
A Shore Thing: Celebrating everyone's favourite weasel! with Dick Japowski
Son in law (1993)
An innocent country girl heads to college in L.A where her eyes are opened to the weasely world of crawl, a good time loving, resident caretaker. What happens when he gets to the country? Cue the comedy!
Kicking off Pauly Shore Appreciation Month, this is one I hadn't seen. Is it funny? Well, you might think so! But it wins you over with its early nineties charm. Pretty good bud-dy!
First watch: 3 head scarves out of 5
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350 Days (2019)
Ever wondered what life is like as a pro wrestler, on the road all year round, well fear not your curiosity can be quenched. Here more legends than you can shake a steel chair at chronicle life on the road, featuring the likes of Bret 'The Hitman' Hart, Superstar Billy Graham, 'Superfly' Jimmy Snuka, Lex Luger, and George 'The Animal' Steele.
350 Days is definitely a documentary only for wrestling fans, with little appeal to wider audiences. you're also likely to get more out of it if you're American, as even a wrestling nerd like me didn't know who a number of these 'legends' were.
The different sections of the doc are separated by slow photo montages which honestly start to get a little tedious, it would have been better to see more archive match footage in it's place (though this is undoubtedly a much cheaper option).
Also if you've watched this you have no need to watch The Price of Fame as 'The Million Dollar Man' Ted DeBiase recounts everything that film has to say in the 5-10 minutes he appears here
First watch: 3 Doughnuts
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