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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

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

Bad Neighbours

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

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6th Jun 2015

Alan Partridge Alpha Papa

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

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30th May 2015

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

Paddington

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

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24th Mar 2015

22 Jump Street

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

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15th Mar 2015

Pocahontas

Thin, underdeveloped Disney pic with uninspiring animation.

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7th Mar 2015

Before I Go To Sleep

Derivative amnesia thriller ….that still manages to remain vaguely intriguing.

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31st Jan 2015

The Score

Disappointing, great-on-paper heist flick, with an underwhelming final turn from Brando.

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19th Jan 2015

Sabotage

Ultra violence and cocky dialogue from cliched tough guys help sink this glitzy Ten Little Indians rehash.

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3rd Jan 2015

Maleficent

Angelina Jolie brought only her avatar to this tedious, post-LOTR, cgi rehash of the classic fairy tale.

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2nd Jan 2015

Frozen

Disney's latest mega-sensation is heavy on songs, light on jeopardy and is missing an antagonist.

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26th Dec 2014

Multiplicity

If you like Michael Keaton, you'll love this screwball comedy that doesn't really have a start or end.

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24th Dec 2014

Save The Date

Slight, middle-class, hipster dramedy - saved from disaster by some reliable casting.

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23rd Dec 2014

Felony

Underwhelming Aussie police thriller. A slim concept, padded out to feature length.

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19th Dec 2014

The Hottest State

Heavy-handed coming-of-age movie that attempts to capture some of Linklater's charm.

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12th Dec 2014

Escape From Tomorrow

Ambitious Disneyland-set indie flick, hampered by an un-engaging, creepy, surrealist script.

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4th Dec 2014

Out Of The Furnace

Pretentious Deer Hunter clone, with Bale and Casey Affleck trying to out-mumble each other.

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1st Dec 2014

Hummingbird

A low bodycount for Statham in this muddled macho-with-message effort from the Peaky Blinders guy.

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25th Nov 2014

RoboCop

Stylish, irony-free remake - lifeless and hampered mainly by the badass cult reputation of the source.

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13th Nov 2014

Interstellar

Convoluted, drawn out sci-fi, short on drama. A couple of decent moments, but thoroughly uneven.

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7th Nov 2014

Palo Alto

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

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27th Sep 2014

Drift

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

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27th Sep 2014

Blood Ties

Cliched, pretentious, utterly derivative wanna-be-Scorsese gangster pic. Forgettable.

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26th Aug 2014

Night Moves

Slow pace and a dry execution let down this promising environmentally friendly indie thriller.

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25th Aug 2014

2 Guns

Good concept and smart-ass but derivative script, hampered by two of the least subtle actors in Hollywood.

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21st Aug 2014

The Impossible

Intense tsunami drama. Well meaning and powerful in places, but essentially not serving a purpose.

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18th Aug 2014

The Washington Snipers

Accomplished feature debut from Sundance '13. Stylish, beautifully shot, but underdeveloped.

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17th Aug 2014

Thor

The Dark World

Star Wars meets LOTR for a forgettable entry into the Marvel universe.

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16th Aug 2014

The Sessions

Gentle, old-fashioned indie drama. Coming of age with a twist.

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11th Aug 2014

Last Ride

Stylish, forgettable small aussie drama about a bad fella bonding with his young son while on the run.

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4th Aug 2014

Mistaken For Strangers

Intriguing self-referential rock doc about The National ...that quickly runs out of steam.

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3rd Aug 2014

RIPD

Disarmingly competent - despite being an utter derivative of Men In Black, Ghostbusters and more.

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31st Jul 2014

Rush

Gimmicky nostalgia flick, short on focus and tension. About as interesting as a Formula 1 race.

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12th Jul 2014

Transcendence

Promising sci-fi quickly morphs into hollow action in the hands of first time director Wally Pfister.

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4th Jul 2014

The Invisible Woman

Jane Campion-esque Dickens biog that never gets going - and overlooks the wonders on Nunhead.

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30th May 2014

Thor: The Dark World

Natalie Portman's turn to be lost in a strange land as Asgard is attacked by moody elves.

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21st May 2014

Trance

Odd art heist/amnesia thriller misfire from Danny Boyle with an overcooked whodunwhat plot. London looks good.

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10th Apr 2014

Lone Survivor

Intense but shapeless Special Ops shoot out with very little to say.

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20th Mar 2014

This Is The End

Stupid post-modern, post-apocalyptic comedy from the frat pack, with the occasional funny moment.

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14th Mar 2014

The Last Stand

Schwarzenegger Lite returns. Decent enough actioner that regresses into an A-Team episode for act 3.

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28th Feb 2014

The Internship

'Old School' gets a version 2.0 update, with heavy product placement. Everybody learns something.

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16th Jan 2014

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

Generic Vegas laughs that's less than magic even with Carell, Buscemi & Gandolfini.

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2nd Jan 2014

The World's End

Another remake of that one @simonpegg / @edgarwright movie. This one's like Dr Who with swearing.

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8th Dec 2013

On the Road

Stylish, faithful adaptation that manages to render the book as a pretentious load of jazz twoddle.

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16th Nov 2013

Shame

Raw, emotional, stylish art house flick that's surprisingly slight and pretty depressing. Good OST.

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12th Nov 2013

Friends With Kids

I'm still not sure if I'd seen this text book romcom before. Don Draper disappoints.

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26th Oct 2013

The Master

Sumptuous, laborious epic. Someone needs to show this guy how to edit.

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3rd Oct 2013

The Rebound

CZJ and the guy from The Hangover stay safely between the lines in this predictable rom com.

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31st Aug 2013