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Trailer Park: Inherent Vice

Paul Thomas Anderson enters the weird world of SoCal stoner private eyes in this adaptation of the Thomas Pynchon novel (according to this NYT piece, there's a Pynchon cameo tucked away in there somewhere)

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Milius

Bombastic, star studded biography of one of the biggest characters in 70s Hollywood.


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29th Sep 2014

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Headhunters

Surprisingly breezy Norwegian crime drama, with a healthy dose of black humour.


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28th Sep 2014

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Palo Alto

Atmospheric, angsty teen drama from Gia Coppola and James Franco. Lacks the punch of Kids.


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27th Sep 2014

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Drift

Unsteady Aussie surf psuedo-biopic. Cant quite keep it casual.


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27th Sep 2014

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Gone Girl

David Fincher pushes Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike into dark corners of marriage in a long, twisty thriller.


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26th Sep 2014

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Chef

Entertaining, textbook Hollywood dramady with a few modern twists.


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20th Sep 2014

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Don Jon

Thoughtful, confident first movie from Joseph GL. Doing his best take on Jersey Shore as he navigates girls.


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20th Sep 2014

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Nebraska

Classical indie movie. Chained to the tripod, but anchored by some good performances.


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19th Sep 2014

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Big Sur

Stiff, lifeless, disengaging Kerouac adaption, complete with bad wigs. And only 81 mins long.


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15th Sep 2014

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X~Men

Days of Future Past

Text book comic book time hopping antics. Clever twists and a heathy franchise future.


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15th Sep 2014

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Edge of Tomorrow

Smart sci-fi mashing Private Ryan with Groundhog Day. 3rd act wobbles before a strong finish.


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13th Sep 2014

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Millenium Falcon Lands in Greenham Common

A man taking publicity shots for a flying school accidentally bagged a shot of the Millennium Falcon and an X-Wing at Greenham Common, Berkshire from the Episode VII set.

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Magic Magic

Foreboding, tedious US-enhanced Chilean psycho thriller that's decidedly half-baked in the thrills dept.


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5th Sep 2014

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Ali

Michael Mann's kaleidoscopic biopic is a technical masterpiece, but it plays out like a 3 hour montage.


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4th Sep 2014

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The Butler

Powerful race biopic, painted in broad brush strokes. Forrest Gump without the wit or subtlety.


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31st Aug 2014

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Decoding Annie Parker

A powerful subject neutered by a shoddy script, poor direction and diabolical photography.


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31st Aug 2014

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Drinking Buddies

Off hand improvisational mumblecore rom-com with solid performances and many charming moments.


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29th Aug 2014

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