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THE CLOVERFIELD PARADOX - VLOG REVIEW

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I talk a bit about Netflix's The Cloverfield Paradox .

ST. VINCENT - REVIEW

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It's a shame that Bill Murray was ignored at the Oscars for his performance in St. Vincent , the 2014 film about an ageing, grumpy, chain-smoking slob who becomes the unlikely babysitter of his new neighbour's young son. While on paper it may sound like just another Gran Torino , that movie was much less clever and well acted than this comedy which doesn't sugar-coat anything but still manages to have some genuinely funny but also touching moments. As we see Vietnam war veteran Vincent (Murray), change from a moody, down-and-out alcoholic to a "Saint" of sorts, in the eyes of young Oliver (Jaeden Lieberher) at least, nothing is forced or random and the tearjerker ending is earned. As we learn more and more about Vincent's troubled past, we understand his daily frustrations better and sympathise with him, even when he's being unreasonable or rude. As for his neighbour Maggie Bronstein (Melissa McCarthy), the film paints her as a bit of a deadbeat mothe