MovieMuse
Gordon ‘SirClive’ Sinclair is the founder of MovieMuse. A child of the 70s with his heart in the eighties, his dream is to one day wake up like Alex Drake and relive that glorious decade.
A long time classic video gamer, Gordon founded Replay Events, a company dedicated to showcasing the best retro consoles and computers of the last 40 years.
With his unhealthy love of Stallone movies and an obsessive need to watch every film ever nominated for a major award, he is aways ready with an (un?)educated opinion.
Away from MovieMuse Gordon is an avid follower of Liverpool and Huddersfield Town football clubs and lives in Halifax with his Star Wars loving fiancée Nancy.
Gordon is responsible for the MovieMuse website and co-edits the MovieMuse podcast.
Gordon's Favourite Things...
| Films | Games | TV | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Dictator | Bomb Jack (Arcade) | Life on Mars | Blackstar – David Bowie |
| Rocky | Red Dead Redemption (PS3) | Red Dwarf | 101 Damnations – Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine |
| The Empire Strikes Back | Final Fantasy VII (PS1) | The Likely Lads | Strangeways Here We Come – The Smiths |
| It’s a Wonderful Life | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3) | Early Doors | The World is Yours – Ian Brown |
| Grave of the Fireflies | Kick Off II (Amiga) | ALF | Is This It? – The Strokes |
| Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure | Ratchet & Clank 2 (PS2) | ||
| The Life of Brian | Time Pilot (Arcade) | ||
| Reservoir Dogs | Outrun (Arcade) | ||
| Dog Day Afternoon | Deathchase 3D (ZX Spectrum) | ||
| The Muppets take Manhattan | R-Type (Arcade) |
Gordon’s Reviews
| Poster | Movie | Year | Comments | Rating |
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Logan Lucky | 2017 | A dumb and overly convenient heist caper. But that doesn't mean it isn't great fun! | 7 |
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The Big Sick | 2017 | Semi-autobiographical story of how a Pakistani comedian met his white American wife. Gloriously feel good and some excellent supporting performances. | 8 |
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Shooter | 2007 | Contains every action-thriller cliche as ace marksman Wahlberg kills dozens in an attempt to clear his name for the attempted murder of one other. | 6 |
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Good Bye Lenin | 2003 | Cleverly weaves a humorous farce around the fall of the Berlin wall as a boy tries to hide the momentous occasion from his staunchly Communist mother who was in a coma at the time of reunification. | 8 |
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Your Name | 2016 | A superb time travel, body swap, animated, coming of age fantasy. A brilliant concept with some stunning animation. | 8 |
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The Ghoul | 2016 | Incorrectly billed as a detective thriller, The Ghoul is actually an intriguing study on depression. Told through a twisty tale of therapy and investigation it unfortunately reveals all its aces far too soon. | 7 |
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Duel | 1971 | Spielberg's debut is so self assured you would think he was an old pro as he delivers a murder weapon in the shape of a 40 ton truck! A fantastic thrill ride that hasn't aged a day. | 8 |
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Rememory | 2017 | Despite his excellent performance, all the ponderous shots of Dinklage staring into the distance can't help this interesting sci-fi mystery from being a little too slow and predictable. | 5 |
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No Manifesto | 2015 | This documentary about the Manic Street Preachers provides some insight, but is presently so glibly that it makes the band look dull and their fans look like loonies. | 4 |
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Scandal | 1989 | Despite being based on the Profumo scandal that took down a whole government, the film is light on intrigue and has little to keep you entertained apart from some terrible acting and Ian McKellen's amazing hairpiece. | 5 |
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North v South | 2015 | This low budget British gang thriller sets the Northern mob against the Southern. Despite having ideas well above its station, it was a fun expletive fuelled 90 minutes. | 5 |
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Wrecker | 2016 | What happens when you take a classic film, change all the best bits and then remake the rest frame for frame. I can't think of a single thing to recommend this movie for. | 2 |
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Joy Ride | 2001 | The influence of Duel is clear to see, but this is a very different take. A little more horror and a little less comedy would have been welcome. | 5 |
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England is Mine | 2017 | A mostly charming biopic of pre-Smiths Morrissey that spends a little to much time in the earliest parts and not enough at the end. | 7 |
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It | 2017 | Taking its tone from Stranger Things or Stand By Me, this is a tame horror film, but no less fun for the lack of shock and gore. | 7 |
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Hounds of Love | 2016 | A superb and creepy story of the abduction of a teenage girl. With its brilliant sense of unease and a great soundtract, Hounds of Love deserves to be a cult hit. | 8 |
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The Book of Henry | 2017 | A ludicrous 'kids' film about a mother carrying out her dead sons wishes to kill the abuser living next door! | 4 |
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A Ghost Story | 2017 | A minimalist masterpiece of slow and thoughtful cinema as a white-sheeted ghost tries reconnect with his bereaved wife. | 8 |
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A Scanner Darkly | 2006 | An interesting near future take on an undercover cop losing his own identity. Its big name cast and a unique cell-shaded art style elevate the film above its slightly pompous tone and dialogue. | 6 |
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Brainstorm | 1983 | A ridiculous view of what VR could be and a pretty dull thriller. Walken and Wood are both far more capable than they show here. | 4 |
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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie | 2017 | A hilarious first period is dulled somewhat when the bad guy enters the film, killing the momentum and making this super anti-hero film a little less than it should have been. | 7 |
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Chain Reaction | 1996 | As predictable as any other 90s thriller, but a great cast and satisfying action make this clean-energy conspiracy great fun. | 7 |
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Micro Men | 2009 | This BBC comedy drama about the birth of the British computer industry has some hammy acting and a rather one sided viewpoint as it sets Acorn as the Hero to Sinclair's villain. But it ticks all the right boxes for computer geeks and retro freaks. | 7 |
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The Limehouse Golem | 2016 | This twist in the Jack the Ripper style seedy London chiller is immaculately filmed and wonderfully acted. Whilst the twists aren't a huge surprise, the whole package is classily put together. | 8 |
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THX 1138 | 1971 | A very 1970s view of an Orwellian dystopia. Whilst the film feels a bit schizophrenic in places, it shows that Lucas hasn't always been the overly sentimental and commercially conscious man he became. | 6 |