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Month: October 2018

Documentary Review Special: Faces Places (2017 Agnès Varda and JR)

October 28, 2018Leave a comment

Faces Places (2017) Directed by Agnès Varda and JR. Written by Agnès Varda (in French with subtitles) If you don’t know who Agnès Varda is, then I would recommend you check out some of her movies. She turned 90 this year and has been making provocative and artistic films since the early 1950s. She was … Continue reading Documentary Review Special: Faces Places (2017 Agnès Varda and JR)

The Two Reviews: Venom and Early Man

October 21, 2018Leave a comment

Venom (2018 Marvel Entertainment, Sony Pictures and Columbia Pictures) Directed by Ruben Fleischer, featuring Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams and Riz Ahmed. This recent addition to the Marvel superhero/monster-menace series of films is a great box office success, but critics are harder to please. First of all, there is no doubt that Venom contains a comic-book … Continue reading The Two Reviews: Venom and Early Man

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About Momentary Cinema

My name is JJ McDermott and I’m a film enthusiast! This is my blog based on the films I have seen.

Regular contributors Alan Matthews, Robin Stevens, and newcomer Annabelle Davis are also very passionate about film and you will find many of their entertaining posts on this blog.

If any of these blog posts interest you or you would like to add something further, leave a note on the contact page and we’ll go from there.

 

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