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100 Word Review – Spy (2015)

June 10, 2015March 6, 2016Posted in 100 Words..., Action, Comedy, F-RatedTagged 50 Cent, Action, Alison Janney, Bridesmaids, CIA, Comedy, Jason Statham, Jude Law, Melissa McCarthy, Miranda Hart, Paul Feig, Peter Serafinowicz, Rose Byrne, spy, The Heat1 Comment

The best spy film I have seen in years!

The magnificent Melissa McCarthy stars as Susan Cooper, a CIA agent who has been out of the field for 10 years, working intelligence in the “basement” with friend Nancy (Miranda Hart). Will she be able to remember her training, combat her awkwardness and save the world (or at least America)?

Written and directed by Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, The Heat), expect laughs explosions and some seriously butt-kicking action. Jude Law, Rose Byrne, Jason Statham, Peter Serafinowicz and Alison Janney make up part of the ridiculously talented supporting cast.

Go watch this film! NOW!

100 Word Review – Animal Farm (1954)

April 21, 2015March 6, 2016Posted in 100 Words...Tagged 1950s, adaptation, animals, animation, Batchelor and Halas, CIA, communism, George Orwell1 Comment

All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.

Based on the communist fable from George Orwell in which farmyard animals overthrow their human oppressors and attempt to forge their own path.

Not suitable for children. This isn’t Disney. The animation from Batchelor and Halas is simultaneously dated and timeless, creating an eerie sense of a warning being shouted across the ages.

It was funded to a large extent by the CIA as anti-communist propaganda. This film is so steeped in history it’s impossible to ignore, and is probably best enjoyed with a generous side of Wiki.