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Ten Years of The Cainage Critique: Ten Favourite Posts I've worked on
October 28th 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of The Cainage Critique. I started writing this blog back in the first year of university;...

Rob Cain
Oct 28, 20234 min read
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Top 10 Emotionally Devastating Films
For the #Halloween2023 season, I'm taking a look at the most emotionally devastating films, those that leave a gut-wrenching mark....

Rob Cain
Oct 26, 20231 min read
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Killers of the Flower Moon Movie Review
Released: 20th October 2023 (UK and US) Length: 206 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: Martin Scorsese Starring: Leonardo Dicaprio, Robert...

Rob Cain
Oct 21, 20234 min read
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The Future of Geography by Tim Marshall Book Review
Released: October 1st 2023 (Paperback) Genre: Non-fiction, History, Society, Science, Technology, Geopolitics Number of Pages: 298 After...

Rob Cain
Oct 12, 20232 min read
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The Killer Movie Review (LFF 2023)
Released: 3rd September 2023 (Venice Film Festival) Length: 118 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: David Fincher Starring: Michael...

Rob Cain
Oct 6, 20233 min read
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The Creator Movie Review
Released: 29th September 2023 (UK and US) Length: 133 Minutes Certificate: 12A Director: Gareth Edwards Starring: John David Washington,...

Rob Cain
Sep 30, 20233 min read
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Remembering Red Faction Guerrilla: Volition's Lost Franchise
#RedFactionGuerrilla from Volition had some brilliant destructible environments. What made the title so good and why is it marked by so...

Rob Cain
Sep 28, 20231 min read
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The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn Book Review
Released: 9th June 2022 Genre: Historical, Drama, War Number of Pages: 546 Joanna Quinn’s debut novel, The Whalebone Theatre, is a superb...

Rob Cain
Sep 23, 20232 min read
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Out of the Silence by Owen Mullen Book Review
Released: 28th January 2019 Genre: Thriller, Drama, Psychological Owen Mullen, much like Lee Child and Ian Rankin, has specialised in the...

Rob Cain
Sep 9, 20232 min read
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The Surprising Enjoyability of A Bug's Life PS1
Shorter gaming critiques are back on my YouTube Channel. I'm taking a look at the underrated and overly-disliked #ABugsLife on the...

Rob Cain
Aug 31, 20231 min read
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This Is How They Tell Me The World Ends by Nicole Perlroth Book Review
Released: 2021 Genre: Non-Fiction, Technology, Geopolitics, Society Number of Pages: 406 Based at The New York Times, Nicole Perlroth is...

Rob Cain
Aug 30, 20232 min read
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Portraits Album Review
Released: 18th August 2023 Published by: Atlantic Records For over a decade, Birdy has maintained a steadfast presence in UK music, her...

Rob Cain
Aug 23, 20232 min read
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Barbie Movie Review
Released: 21st July 2023 (UK and US) Length: 114 Minutes Certificate: 12A Director: Greta Gerwig Starring: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling,...

Rob Cain
Jul 29, 20233 min read
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The Witcher Series Review (Season 3)
Released: 29th June and 27th July 2023 (Two Volumes) Number of Episodes: 8 Certificate: 15 Where to Watch: Netflix Starring: Henry...

Rob Cain
Jul 28, 20233 min read
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Oppenheimer Movie Review
Released: 21st July 2023 (UK and US) Length: 180 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: Christopher Nolan Starring: Cillian Murphy, Emily...

Rob Cain
Jul 24, 20233 min read
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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Book Review
Released: 20th September 2011 Genre: Historical, War, LGBTQ+ Drawing influence from classical stories and taking over ten years to write,...

Rob Cain
Jul 21, 20232 min read
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Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Book Review
Released: 4th May 2021 Genre: Science Fiction Number of Pages: 476 Andy Weir is one of the most well known authors in science fiction,...

Rob Cain
Jul 15, 20232 min read
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Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1 Movie Review
Released: 10th July 2023 (UK and US) Length: 163 Minutes Certificate: 12A Director: Christopher McQuarrie Starring: Tom Cruise, Rebecca...

Rob Cain
Jul 14, 20233 min read
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Movie Review
Released: 30th June 2023 Length: 154 Minutes Certificate 12A Director: James Mangold Starring: Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads...

Rob Cain
Jul 2, 20233 min read
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The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green Book Review
Released: 21st March 2023 (Paperback) Genre: Non-Fiction, Society, Historical Number of Pages: 295 Amid the uncertainty of the COVID-19...

Rob Cain
Jun 20, 20232 min read
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