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SI Simon Dillon · Fanfare

The Apartment: 65 Years On

Billy Wilder’s romantic comedy remains hugely entertaining and timelessly relevant

Jun 24, 2025 · 4 min read · 831 claps paywalled #film #movies #cinema

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SI Simon Dillon · Fanfare

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off: 40 Years On

How does this sacred text of Generation X hold up after four decades?

Jun 16, 2026 · 7 min read · 718 claps paywalled #film #movies #cinema

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SI Simon Dillon · Fanfare

Shrek: 25 Years On

The fairy tale subverting animated comedy still has me in stitches, mainly due to Eddie Murphy

May 26, 2026 · 5 min read · 686 claps paywalled #film #movies #cinema

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SI Simon Dillon · Fanfare

Independence Day: 30 Years On

Dated jingoistic nonsense, but Roland Emmerich’s alien invasion blockbuster has some incidental pleasures

Jul 03, 2026 · 5 min read · 646 claps paywalled #film #movies #cinema

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SI Simon Dillon · Fanfare

A.I. Artificial Intelligence: 25 Years On

Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi fable is a much-misunderstood masterpiece in urgent need of rediscovery

Jun 30, 2026 · 5 min read · 628 claps paywalled #film #movies #cinema

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Black Narcissus: My Favourite Powell and Pressburger Film

Sexually repressed nuns go insane in the Himalayas.

Jul 01, 2022 · 4 min read · 469 claps paywalled #film #movies #cinema

Black Narcissus: My Favourite Powell and Pressburger Film

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SI Simon Dillon · Fanfare

The Rocketeer: 35 Years On

A blast of old-fashioned Saturday matinee fun from 1991 that still hits the spot

Jun 19, 2026 · 4 min read · 436 claps paywalled #film #film-reviews #movies

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SI Simon Dillon · Fanfare

Ten Key Films Based on Greek Mythology

A cinematic primer of suggested viewing ahead of The Odyssey

Jul 07, 2026 · 10 min read · 403 claps paywalled #film #movies #cinema

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SI Simon Dillon · Fanfare

Cars: 20 Years On

How does Pixar’s tale of burnout and learning to slow down hold up two decades on?

Jun 26, 2026 · 4 min read · 331 claps paywalled #film #movies #cinema

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SI Simon Dillon · Fanfare

Ryan’s Daughter: 55 Years On

Inexplicably savaged by critics, David Lean’s 1970 epic is an achingly beautiful romantic wallow

Nov 28, 2025 · 4 min read · 318 claps paywalled #film #movies #cinema

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SI Simon Dillon · Fanfare

The Lavender Hill Mob: 75 Years On

An Ealing comedy classic celebrates three-quarters of a century

Jun 23, 2026 · 4 min read · 314 claps paywalled #film #movies #cinema

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Moulin Rouge!: 25 Years On

Baz Luhrmann’s delirious romantic musical is still “spectacular, spectacular”

Jun 09, 2026 · 5 min read · 209 claps paywalled #film #movies #cinema

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My Ten Favourite Sam Neill Films

A tribute to the late star of Jurassic Park

Jul 14, 2026 · 6 min read · 197 claps paywalled #film #movies #cinema

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SI Simon Dillon · Simon Dillon Cinema

Film Review: Disclosure Day

Steven Spielberg blends conspiracy thriller and alien contact sci-fi to mostly enjoyable effect

Jun 15, 2026 · 5 min read · 154 claps paywalled #film #film-reviews #movies