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Treat for the eyes- 'Blade Runner 2049'

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  This past weekend I was in the mood to watch a good film, and by that I mean a film I've been wanting to watch for ages but just haven't as it would require me to sit down and process a lot either because of content or run time. This weekends choice 'Blade Runner 2049'.  To start with I watched a wee summary video of the 1982 Blade Runner so I could get some background info which was definitely needed, I can't comment on if that was sufficient but I felt I had plenty info to go into the 2017 film.  What I was expecting to be impressed with I was. I mean I already knew it has the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects, and so on; plus I've seen those iconic stills of Ryan Gosling in an orange desert, I now know to be abandoned Las Vegas. This film definitely deserved these awards. I gave the Oscars a cheeky google to see if they had much competition and it seems 'Arrival' was also a contender that year which I have

Not another Harry Styles comb over movie- 'My Policeman'

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  With all of the commotion surrounding the release of Olivia Wilde's 'Don't Worry Darling' I think many were unaware that Mr Harry Style was yet again set to protagonist a block buster film, this time on Amazon Prime. 'My Policeman' was a 50s repressed love story about a policeman, Harry Styles, and an art museum curator, David Dawson, whilst Emma Corin's wife character Marion was swept up in it all. The main reason I was excited to see this film was because of Emma, I have loved them ever seen 'The Crown' and am excited to see all the work they are included in since. But I cannot lie and say I wasn't excited to see what Mr Styles could pull out the bag for this film, especially compared to his (expectedly) disappointing performance in 'Don't Worry Darling'.  The main appeal of this film was its plot, which is credit to the novel by Bethan Roberts and adapted screenplay for the screen by Ron Nyswaner. I normally comment on actor perf