5 min movie guide
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HOLY ROLLERS : THE TRUE STORY OF CARD COUNTING CHRISTIANS
Over the years I have come across countless instances of questionably, immoral and downright dangerous practices that were justified by the perpetrators with four simple words : I am a Christian. But this it is the first time I have ever heard it to justify the actions of a organised gambling syndicate. Actually they themselves never…
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NORMAN, IS THAT YOU?
If I were Norman I would have never answered the intercom when my father turned up unexpectedly on my door step at 7 am, especially if my boyfriend was still tucked up in bed. Even more so when letting father in meant pushing boyfriend out. But these were very different times, and Norman let his…
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SKYFALL
Like the past few Bond movies some of the very best action is in the extended and rather outrageous ‘chase’ scene that precedes the opening credits. This one is set in the bazaars and markets of Turkey before becoming a fight to the death atop a speeding express train. and is the result of some…
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Beware of Christians
I was attracted to this movie primarily because I have been wary of Christians all my life. From the do-gooder Methodists who ran the Orphanage I grew up in like a Stalag, to the Fundamental Evangelists who drive the extreme Political Far Right in this country intent on ensuring that all gay men are 2nd…
