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Side Effects

Taught, surprisingly Hitchcockian thriller, that makes for a great final film from Steven Soderbergh.

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2nd Nov 2013

Seven Psychopaths

A snappy script and a great ensemble cast make this an entertaining romp.

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1st Nov 2013

Gravity

Bullock & Clooney float in space. 3D pushed to the limit, breathless tension, great shots. A proper cinema film.

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31st Oct 2013

Lightning Dust

Hoxton Bar & Grill

Amazing music, but these guys might be best suited to the studio.

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29th Oct 2013

Gangster Squad

Clumsy 1D actioner that has its moments. The subtlety of LA Confidential is a distant memory.

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27th Oct 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

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Dry 70s reboot, bogged down in impressionism and art direction at the expense of drama.

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25th Oct 2013

Dead Presidents

Prototype Hughes Brothers pic that fares surprisingly well in the post-VHS era ...until the 80m mark.

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24th Oct 2013

Argo

Deftly handled period thriller, anchored by a solid script and a wide range of decent performances.

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19th Oct 2013

Alex Cross

Dismal cop movie. Weak script, poor direction, bad casting and shocking acting. I couldn't stop watching.

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13th Oct 2013

The Great Passage

Warm oddball epic about a 15 year quest to produce a new dictionary. Japan's Oscar entry - good bet.

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12th Oct 2013

Django Unchained

Too long as usual, but relative restraint from Tarantino makes for his best pic since Jackie Brown.

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11th Oct 2013

25th Hour

Classy love letter to NYC from Spike Lee, with a great script and a rare, restrained turn from Ed Norton.

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10th Oct 2013

My Brother The Devil

You've seen this urban gang tale a thousand times. Decent direction brings a whiff of freshness.

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10th Oct 2013

Flight

Pretty standard Denzel pic, as his sozzled pilot tries to do the right thing. Zemeckis plays it safe.

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9th Oct 2013

Blue Jasmine

Cate Blanchett's delusional socialite is one of Woody Allen's best character studies for years.

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7th Oct 2013

Flight

Denzel Washington booze-hound pilot plane crash drama. Good take off, bumpy ride, lands in routine territory.

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3rd Oct 2013

The Master

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

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3rd Oct 2013

Tyrannosaur

Depressing, traumatic drama from Yorkshire, with good performances and the tiniest glimmer of hope.

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25th Sep 2013

Trouble With The Curve

Solid grumpy old baseball scout turn from Clint that pitches itself as the anti-Moneyball.

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21st Sep 2013

Silver Linings Playbook

Assured, energetic dramedy with a good post-Bulwinkle turn from DeNiro amongst others.

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21st Sep 2013

Shifty

Shoddy, uninspired and underwhelming Brit indie flick.

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21st Sep 2013

The Searchers

Stagey, studio John Wayne western that falls short of its ominous classic reputation.

Halliwell says: Desultory, easy-going, good-looking western in typical Ford style; a bit more solemn than usual.**

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20th Sep 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

Down Terrace

Suburban crime drama that strays a little too close to 'Stella Street'.

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28th Aug 2013

The Hunger Games

A generally satisfying mashup of Running Man, Battle Royale and X Factor that lacks a bit of spice.

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28th Aug 2013

Upstream Color

Spellbinding, hypnotic indie sci-fi. A hugely individual vision, masterfully assembled.

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25th Aug 2013

Elysium

Human USB stick Matt Damon tries to reach Jodie Foster's satellite paradise with routine shoot-out results.

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25th Aug 2013

Celeste & Jesse Forever

Stylish, grown up, indie rom com - with a decent script and one foot in the real world.

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25th Aug 2013

What To Expect When You're Expecting

I hope you're not expecting car chases and shoot outs.

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24th Aug 2013

Lawless

Badly cast prohibition pic, sunk by multiple cases of over-acting. Watch 'The Untouchables' instead.

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24th Aug 2013

The Dark Knight Rises

Clunky, epic shambles that struggles to cram all its half baked ideas into a 3 hour run time.

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21st Aug 2013

Valhalla Rising

Pretentious, drawn out Viking odyssey from N Winding Refn, that takes a long time to not say much.

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20th Aug 2013

Side By Side

Geeky documentary about the death of film cameras, held together admirably by Keanu Reeves.

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18th Aug 2013

Red Dragon

Pointless re-hash of the unbeatable classic 'Manhunter', hamstringed further by Hopkins' hammy turn.

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16th Aug 2013

Kick Ass 2

A wonky tone, sleazy gags and a plot that pushes Chloe Moretz to be more Miss than Hit takes the fun out.

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12th Aug 2013

Savages

Promising drama, directed to within an inch of its life by the ever-subtle hand of Oliver Stone.

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9th Aug 2013

Jack Reacher

Textbook detective pic that burns slow and steady but never quite explodes.

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6th Aug 2013

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

Dull, formulaic comedy ...lacking in magic.

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6th Aug 2013

Olympus Has Fallen

Lumpy action pic, with Gerard Butler playing 'Die Hard Goes To Washington'.

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6th Aug 2013

The Place Beyond The Pines

Pretentious, self important indie epic with a few decent moments.

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6th Aug 2013

A Field In England

Bold, original, bezerk UK Civil War indie ...that's a bit boring until they drop some mushrooms.

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29th Jul 2013

Dredd

Dismal $45m fan-fiction turkey. Poorly written, shot, directed and acted.

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19th Jul 2013

Killing Them Softly

Hugely stylish gangster pic, that treads a very fine line with pretentious boring waffle.

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11th Jul 2013

The Lone Ranger

A bloated, wasted opportunity of a western, played for Jack Sparrow-esque gags at every turn.

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10th Jul 2013

Skyfall

A semi-re-boot for James Bond, that's convoluted but with many thrilling moments and some nice twists.

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8th Jul 2013

The Limey

I hated this kaleidoscopic, fractured thriller in '99. In hindsight it's one of Soderbergh's highlights.

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5th Jul 2013

This Is 40

Well rounded marital LOLs from @JuddApatow ...that's a little close to the bone.

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29th Jun 2013

Bad Boys II

Prototype Bayhem pic, unrestrained by the tediums of actually reality that hamstringed Pearl Harbour.

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29th Jun 2013

World War Z

Intense, relentless zombie epic - that ultimately doesn't have much to say.

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27th Jun 2013