• The Revenant

    The Revenant

    ★★★

    While Innaritu is able to get out of his own way unlike THAT OTHER MOVIE, "The Revenant" is still a little too long, a little too poorly plotted and a lot too self-indulgent.

    DiCaprio (give him the Oscar), Hardy (one of 2015's best baddies), Poulter (Nicholson eyebrows and all) and Gleeson (needs to act in everything) kept me engaged and interested throughout this movie's dubious run-time.

  • The Hateful Eight

    The Hateful Eight

    ★★★★

    I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Tarantino has delivered us his first murder mystery. With echoes of "And Then There Were None" to complement Tarantino's trademark style, this was a thoroughly enjoyable (if slightly long) addition to his filmography.

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