Archive for the ‘Chops and Scores’ Category

  • LAMBScores: A Little Fish And A Big Ocean

    by Jay Cluitt · Jul 9, 2016 at 1:22 CDT · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    LAMBScores: A Little Fish And A Big Ocean

    The LAMB is an international community, and somewhat annoyingly not all films get released at the same time worldwide (*cough* Snowpiercer *cough*). For the bigger releases there might be just a week’s difference, but here in the UK the films that really hurt me personally are the Pixar releases, which are often released over a month later than a lot of other countries, presumably to match up with the school holidays. As such...

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  • Cult Chops (July) – Natural Horror Movies / Nature Runs Amok

    by Elwood Jones · Jul 8, 2016 at 7:16 CDT · Chops and Scores · No Comments
    Cult Chops (July) – Natural Horror Movies / Nature Runs Amok

    “Cult Chops” a monthly feature where each month we will be looking at a different genre of cult cinema as well as key actors and directors who established their legacies directing films from these genres.

    For this month’s “Cult Chops” we are heading out on a slightly lighter and often more random track as July will be dedicated to Natural Horror Movies / Nature Runs...

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  • Cult Chops (June) – Round Up

    by Elwood Jones · Jul 7, 2016 at 17:32 CDT · Chops and Scores, Uncategorized · No Comments
    Cult Chops (June) – Round Up

    “Cult Chops” a monthly feature where each month we will be looking at a different genre of cult cinema as well as key actors and directors who established their legacies directing films from these genres.June was all about “New Queer Cinema” and here’s what the LAMB members had to say about the movies which make up this revolutionary and frequently ground breaking era of LGBT...

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  • LAMBScores: Magic Video Game Adaptation: The Sequel

    by Jay Cluitt · Jul 1, 2016 at 23:13 CDT · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    LAMBScores: Magic Video Game Adaptation: The Sequel

    You know what I’m getting sick of? Sequels. Every week the Lambscores posts are full of sequel after sequel, unoriginal adaptation after unoriginal adaptation. We need at least five reviews for a relatively fair ranking, so get out there and review the smaller films! Please! If only for my sake! Alas, this week we’ve got a horror sequel, a completely unwanted nonsense magic sequel and, sigh, a video game adaptation that’s...

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  • LAMBScores: Never Stop Me Before The Shadows

    by Jay Cluitt · Jun 24, 2016 at 19:44 CDT · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    LAMBScores: Never Stop Me Before The Shadows

    This week’s releases aren’t exactly what could be described as “prestigious” but some of you found them entertaining and as far as I’m concerned that’s all that matters. This week we’ve reviewed Me Before You, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows and so far winning the best title of the year: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. Here’s what the LAMB...

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  • New Queer Cinema / LGBT Cinema – An Introduction

    by Elwood Jones · Jun 18, 2016 at 19:15 CDT · Chops and Scores · No Comments
    New Queer Cinema / LGBT Cinema – An Introduction

    Part of our ongoing “Cult Chops” feature here on the LAMB were the whole of June is dedicated to New Queer Cinema / LGBT Cinema. If you have any articles, reviews, podcast or other fun LGBT Cinema related bits e-mail them to [email protected]

    So what is New Queer Cinema? Essentially a genre coined by academic B. Ruby Rich who in an issue of “Sight & Sound Magazine...

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  • LAMBScores: Alice Through the Apocalypse of Love & Friendship

    by Jay Cluitt · Jun 17, 2016 at 18:04 CDT · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    LAMBScores: Alice Through the Apocalypse of Love & Friendship

    I forgot to mention last week that the very well received Sing Street sent ripples through the LAMBScores table by becoming our highest rated film so far this year! Alas no such luck this week, with some lacklustre sequels and a little-seen period piece not making too much of an impact. Maybe we’ll have better luck next week with Out of the Shadows. Up for review this week: Alice Through The Looking Glass,...

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  • LAMBScores: The Angry Singing Guys Next Door

    by Jay Cluitt · Jun 10, 2016 at 22:28 CDT · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    LAMBScores: The Angry Singing Guys Next Door

    Up for review this week: Sing Street, The Nice Guys, Neighbors 2 and The Angry Birds Movie:


    Sing Street
    LAMB Average: 4.30 (10 sites)
    The Critical Movie Critics (5)
    Fade to Zach (5)
    Gorgon Reviews (5)
    Guy’s Film Quest (4.5)
    Keith Loves Movies (4.5)
    Rantings and Ravings (4.5)
    Dan the Man’s Movie...

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  • LAMBScores: Monsters, Lobsters and Skyscrapers!

    by Jay Cluitt · Jun 3, 2016 at 19:58 CDT · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    LAMBScores: Monsters, Lobsters and Skyscrapers!

    We’ve got three smaller releases for you this week, as always an eclectic mix. Here’s what the LAMB community had so say about High-Rise, The Lobster and Money Monster:


    The Lobster
    LAMB Average: 4.08 (13 sites)
    CinemaNerdz (5)
    The Critical Movie Critics (5)
    Rantings and Ravings (5)
    Dan the Man’s Movie Reviews (4.5)

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  • Cult Chops (June) – LGBT Cinema / New Queer Cinema

    by Elwood Jones · Jun 1, 2016 at 22:07 CDT · Chops and Scores · No Comments
    Cult Chops (June) – LGBT Cinema / New Queer Cinema

    “Cult Chops” a monthly feature where each month we will be looking at a different genre of cult cinema as well as key actors and directors who established their legacies directing films from these genres.

    So after kicking things off with “Biker movies” last month and with June being “LGBT Pride Month” what better time to celebrate the wealth of great LGBT movies out there. More so when...

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  • Cult Chops (May) – Round up

    by Elwood Jones · May 31, 2016 at 22:27 CDT · Chops and Scores · No Comments
    Cult Chops (May) – Round up

    “Cult Chops” a monthly feature where each month we will be looking at a different genre of cult cinema as well as key actors and directors who established their legacies directing films from these genres.

    May was all about “Biker Movies” and here’s what the LAMB members had to say about these movies which celebrated rebellion and generally sticking it to the...

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  • Sci-Fi Chops

    by Todd Liebenow · May 27, 2016 at 21:49 CDT · Chops and Scores · 3 Comments
    Sci-Fi Chops

    It’s time to check out some awesome links from various LAMB members in our latest “chops” installment. This time the theme was Sci-Fi films. Be sure to click the links, leave comments, and show these bloggers a little love. Another edition of chops will be coming soon, so be on the lookout!

    I Think Therefore I Review:
    Gamer
    Recent Sci-Fi Blockbusters

    Cinematic Catharsis:
    The Silent Star

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