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The Cainage Critique joins YouTube
Hello to all my readers. As some of you might have seen, my blog has extended to video critiques on the ever-popular YouTube. On the...

Rob Cain
Jan 26, 20191 min read


Gun City Movie Review
Released: 31st October 2018 Length: 126 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: Dani de la Torre Starring: Luis Tosar, Michelle Jenner,...

Rob Cain
Jan 26, 20193 min read


Global Discontents by Noam Chomsky Book Review
Released: December 5th 2017 Genre: Non-fiction, politics, analysis, global affairs Number of Pages: 193 One of the latest books from the...

Rob Cain
Jan 20, 20192 min read


22 July Movie Review
Released: October 10th 2018 (Netflix Release) Length: 143 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: Paul Greengrass Starring: Anders Danielsen...

Rob Cain
Jan 19, 20193 min read


Roma Movie Review
Released: 21st November 2018 (Netflix) Length: 135 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: Alfonso Cuarón Starring: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de...

Rob Cain
Jan 12, 20193 min read


Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad Book Review
Released: 1902 (As a book) Number of Pages: 96 (Plus an extra 13 for the author's "Congo Diary") Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness is a...

Rob Cain
Jan 9, 20192 min read


Bird Box Movie Review
Released: 21st December 2018 (Worldwide Release) Length: 124 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: Susanne Bier Starring: Sandra Bullock,...

Rob Cain
Jan 5, 20193 min read


Black Mirror: "Bandersnatch" Movie Review
Released: 28th December 2018 Length: Variable (Anywhere between 40 and 150 minutes depending on user choice) Certificate: 15 Director:...

Rob Cain
Jan 2, 20192 min read


2018 in Film: The Year in Review
2018 in film was really a year of two halves; on the one hand, we saw long-awaited cross-overs and sequels come to fruition and on the...

Rob Cain
Dec 29, 20189 min read


2018 in Gaming: The Year in Review
2018 was a very strong year for gaming; after plenty of fallout from the scandals of loot boxes and in-game monetisation last year, the...

Rob Cain
Dec 29, 201811 min read


Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall Book Review
Released: July 25th 2015 (Original Version) Number of Pages: 287 Genre: Non-Fiction, International Affairs, Security, Geography With an...

Rob Cain
Dec 23, 20182 min read


Post-Viewing: The state of the DC Extended Universe, five years on
Back in 2013, the DCEU was kicked off by the ambitious but mostly average Man of Steel; what followed was a flurry of mixed review...

Rob Cain
Dec 14, 20184 min read


Aquaman Movie Review
Released: 14th December 2018 (UK) Length: 143 Minutes Certificate: 12A Director: James Wan Starring: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Patrick...

Rob Cain
Dec 14, 20183 min read


You Were Never Really Here Movie Review
Released: 9th March 2018 (UK) Length: 90 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: Lynne Ramsay Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsonov,...

Rob Cain
Dec 8, 20182 min read


Istanbul Passage by Joseph Kanon Book Review
Released: May 29th 2012 Genre: Historical Thriller Number of Pages: 401 With Joseph Kanton’s proven record in espionage fiction, Istanbul...

Rob Cain
Dec 2, 20182 min read


Creed II Movie Review
Released: 30th November 2018 (UK) Length: 130 Minutes Certificate: 12A Director: Steven Caple, Jr Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester...

Rob Cain
Dec 1, 20183 min read


The rise of lazy, cash-grab video games: My Thoughts
Modern gaming is often frustrating for all the wrong reasons; companies getting away with ripping off customers and veering into the...

Rob Cain
Nov 30, 20184 min read


Post-Viewing: The Wizarding World’s crossing into bad prequel territory
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald has done well at the box office so far, currently sitting above four-hundred and forty...

Rob Cain
Nov 30, 20184 min read


Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Movie Review
Released: 16th November 2018 (UK and US) Length: 134 Minutes Certificate: 12A Director: David Yates Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine...

Rob Cain
Nov 26, 20183 min read


Delta Album Review
Released: 16th November 2018 Published by: Gentleman of the Road and Island Records As the fourth major album release from Mumford and...

Rob Cain
Nov 25, 20182 min read
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