Icarus – The story of how the Russians got away with state sponsored doping for so long. I feel a little sorry for Rodchenkov. I’ll need to rewatch the bit where he explained how they swapped the samples.8/10

A Nightmare on Elm St – Quite disgusting. It’s good to view the original story after seeing so many parodies in popular culture. Very thrilling from start to finish. 9.5/10

The Falling Man – Documentary about identifying a man who was featured on the front page of a newspaper, jumping out of the World Trade Center, after the 9/11 attacks. Quite an intriguing journey, with lots of twists and turns. 8/10

The Theory of Everything – Heartening biopic of Stephen Hawking. It was less entertaining in the final third but overall excellent. 9/10

Quadrophenia – This is like grange hill the movie. I was expecting some sort of film about The Who, but they barely feature in this, beyond some music and a fleeting stint on screen. It’s all about a love story, in between the rivalry between the mods and rockers in 60s London. Add booze and party pills into the mix and you’ve got a winner. 9.5/10

Excalibur – Would have got a perfect score but the dialogue was a little hard to understand. It’s like the PG version of Conan the Barbarian. Similar to A Nightmare on Elm St, good to see the the myth in entirety after seeing only snippets throughout the years. Captivating from start to finish. 9.5/10

Soviet Afghan War Documentary – I never really understood why this war took place. It was all about soviet imperialism and expansion of the USSR. Nice to see them lose. I once heard something akin to: no invading force has ever conquered Afghanistan. Partly due to the terrain, partly the will and strength of the people. This is probably the moment that created the Muhjahdeen and ultimately the Taliban. Thanks ruskis. Audio quality was a little poor so marked down. Available on Youtube. 8/10

What we do in the Shadows – Disgusting. I expected better from the makers of Flight of the Concords. It was watchable, quite average though the parallels drawn between vampiric and modern society were quite funny and apt. 7.5/10

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – It was ok. Another action film really. I don’t remember much about it, which tends to happen if I’m not overly impressed by a film. 7/10

War for the planet of the apes – What I expected: A mindless, bloodthirsty action flick of apes bludgoening humans and vice versa. What I got: a heartfelt story of resistance, uprising and eventual freedom. The title implied the former so I was pleasantly surprised. James Rolfe said that, this is the best of the entire franchise and he is probably right. I came close to tears watching this. 8.5/10