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The Counsellor

Indecipherable monologues from Hollywood's A list, shot by a director with a dismal success ratio.


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13th Jun 2015

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Lucy

Nonsensical, badly cast Euro-Actioner, from a director long past his brief prime.


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12th Jun 2015

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The Art Of Flight

Great cinematography and snowboarding meet the contrived jeopardy typical of 'The Apprentice'.


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9th Jun 2015

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Begin Again

Cookie cutter big budget 'indie', with a bland take on the power of music. Ruffalo should know better.


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8th Jun 2015

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The Departed

Scorsese's remake makes up for its lack of subtlety through pure bombast. Di Caprio's career highlight.


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6th Jun 2015

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Bad Neighbours

Auto-pilot anti-frat comedy, lacking the necessary heavyweight ensemble cast.


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6th Jun 2015

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All This Mayhem

Paranoid, one-sided documentary showing an ugly slice of the 90s skate scene.


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5th Jun 2015

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Another Girl Another Planet

Thoroughly pretentious, thoroughly enjoyable 90s PXL-Vision hipster indiefest.


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4th Jun 2015

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Aloha

Emma Stone playing a half-Chinese/Hawaiian local is the least of this confusing Cameron Crowe washout's problems.


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3rd Jun 2015

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The Woman In Black

Classic gothic ghost story. Thin, but well crafted with plenty of shocks.


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31st May 2015

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Alan Partridge Alpha Papa

Mildly amusing feature adventure for Coogan's defining character. Plenty of one liners.


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30th May 2015

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Fifty Shades of Grey

Like a badly written, cast, acted and directed double episode of Dynasty. Utter shite.


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29th May 2015

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Beyond the Edge

Engaging, if workhorse, docu-drama about the first ascent of Everest. Spoiler alert - they make it.


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29th May 2015

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Whiplash

Inspiring, unpredictable music drama. Slow to start, but some nice turns keep it fresh for the drum solo.


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25th May 2015

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Sunset Strip

Standard issue biopic of the famous street. Star studded, with a lot of nip and tuck. Bonus Duff.


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23rd May 2015

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Thunderheart

Solid, old fashioned studio thriller with enough of an angle to keep it fresh.


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21st May 2015

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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Witty, post modern detective pic, with standout comeback turns from RDJ and Val Kilmer.


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20th May 2015

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Tracks

Uneven Australian biopic. Beautifully shot, but overblown and self important without really earning it.


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17th May 2015

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The One I Love

Intriguing, thought-provoking indie dramedy. Would have benefitted from a bit more structure.


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17th May 2015

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180 Degrees South

Inspiring, earthy travel film, documenting a trip down to climb Patagonia's Corcovado mountain.


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17th May 2015

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Cold In July

Sparse, atmospheric indie thriller - which quickly breaks the template with a couple of left turns.


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17th May 2015

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At Sundance

Revealing 1995 Pixelvision documentary from Almereyda, featuring a time capsule of 90s indie cinema.


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15th May 2015

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The Motorcycle Diaries

Well realised period pic, with great art direction - but it's slow and un-engaging.


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14th May 2015

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Frances Ha

Meandering indie with a certain charm. Like a triple bill of minor Girls episodes directed by Woody Allen.


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10th May 2015

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Foxcatcher

Portentous wrestling pic. Nicely shot, with a raft of solid performances, but it's boring as hell.


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5th May 2015

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American Sniper

Well acted war pic, let down by a fragmented narrative and heavy handed script.


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23rd Apr 2015

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Blackhat

Out of touch, contrived, misguided, miscast, dull disaster from Michael Mann. Reasonably well shot.


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19th Apr 2015

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Cinderella

Branagh's slick reworking of the original Disney pic is high on style, but low on charm.


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12th Apr 2015

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While We're Young

Close-to-the-bone indie pic that avoids the obvious. Noah Baumbach directs. Ad-Rock co-stars


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9th Apr 2015

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Big Hero 6

Mostly derivative Disney pic with anime influences and a few magical moments.


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29th Mar 2015

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Northern Soul

Stylish, competent debut from Elaine Constantine - with a dull script written by the coming-of-age app.


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28th Mar 2015

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Paddington

Miscast, unambitious adaptation, squeezing the source into a dull Notting Hill/Working Title template.


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24th Mar 2015

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Post Tenebras Lux

Abstract Mexican art house pic. Intense and engaging, if not entirely successful.


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15th Mar 2015

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22 Jump Street

LOL-filled second helping, far short of the action-comedies of the 80s.


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15th Mar 2015

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