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Men In Black 3

Big, brash, glitzy summer blockbuster - that's surprisingly lean, well rounded and entertaining.


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22nd Mar 2013

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Skate or Die: Equinox

I can totally understand why they don't get made that much, but I love an arty skate video. This is Equinox, from Toronto production house Street Feet.

"Cold street footage with a dose of jazz, rap, Charles Bukowski and much more." - via Crossfire Magazine

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I'm So Excited!

Almodovar reworks Airplane! as a wild mescaline-fuelled mile-high business class satire. Mucho fun.


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18th Mar 2013

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We Bought A Zoo

Low-effort, cookie cutter sentimental drama that has some merit.


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17th Mar 2013

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House of Cards

Classy drama, expanding the original show to fill the Washington landscape, with added David Fincher style.


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15th Mar 2013

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Any Given Sunday

Glitzy, predictable NFL movie that wishes it had Michael Mann in charge instead of Oliver Stone.


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14th Mar 2013

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Margin Call

Taut, economical thriller with a strong cast filling out some juicy roles as the financial bubble bursts.


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12th Mar 2013

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Margin Call

Taut Wall St meltdown. Zachary Quinto spots black hole in his firm's numbers, passes it up the food chain.


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10th Mar 2013

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Ice Cold In Alex

Classic WW2 desert rats adventure with John Mills dying for a Carlsberg in the Sahara.

Halliwell says: Engrossing desert adventure with plenty of suspense sequences borrowed from The Wages Of Fear; long, but very well presented.**


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10th Mar 2013

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Chronicle

Decent enough superhero flick that paints itself into the usual shapeless, found-footage corner.


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8th Mar 2013

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Upstream Color OST

Shane Carruth has released the soundtrack to his excellent Upstream Color on iTunes; download MPfree taster A Sullen Rush And Roar, or (up)stream the whole lot on Soundcloud

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7th Mar 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

Houdini

Tony Curtis gets a wriggle on in this short, functional, not particularly magical biopic.

Halliwell says: Superficial biopic with more attention to romance than to interesting detail. Some zest in the playing is killed by claustrophobic studio sets.*


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7th Mar 2013

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New Mudhoney: I Like It Small

Mark Arm is channeling his inner Iggy on the new Mudhoney track I Like It Small, from forthcoming album Vanishing Point, out April 1st. Check out the trailer for that below.

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Bones Brigade An Auto biography

Decent, surprisingly moving doc about the radical neon superheroes of sk8. Lance wins.


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6th Mar 2013

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'New' Shuggie Otis

70s soul rocker / 00s revivalist Shuggie Otis has a 'new' record coming out featuring 14 previously unreleased tracks from 1975-2000 - wisely packaged with a reissue of Inspiration Information.

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New Bibio Track

Download springy first track À tout à l'heure from Bibio's forthcoming album Silver WIlkinson

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