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The Internship
'Old School' gets a version 2.0 update, with heavy product placement. Everybody learns something.
16th Jan 2014
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The Company You Keep
Solid, old fashioned thriller with great turns from Redford and other veterans + great script.
16th Jan 2014
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Man of Steel
Riddick meets LOTR as Zack Snyder cements his position as the most overrated director of his generation.
16th Jan 2014
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Star Trek Into Darkness
Surprisingly watchable sci-fi, despite the near-parody casting. But then I'm no Trekkie.
11th Jan 2014
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Dallas Buyers Club
Great Matthew McC perf as a cowboy hustling unapproved drugs in the early days of the Aids crisis.
10th Jan 2014
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\#Spotted: The Wire's Burrell working the subway in 'Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist'. http://t.co/olM6HBEwYF
6th Jan 2014
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Raiders of the Lost Ark
Breathless story boarding, note perfect script and vintage Harrison Ford. All time top five.
2nd Jan 2014
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The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Generic Vegas laughs that's less than magic even with Carell, Buscemi & Gandolfini.
2nd Jan 2014
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Room 237
Loopy film studies fever dream diving deep into the hidden meanings Kubrick (maybe) packed into The Shining.
1st Jan 2014
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The Hidden Fortress
Kurosawa's Tohoscope tour de force packs in action, a princess on the run and some great shots.
Halliwell says: In medieval Japan, the heiress of a feudal lord is saved from a bandit by a samurai. Roistering eastern Western.**
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1st Jan 2014
Read more 4 star reviewsRT @Sathnam: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty: should have remained secret. Tedious beyond belief. One long product placement
31st Dec 2013
Read on TwitterMagic RT @russandchips: What is Gary Barlow trying to catch out the air when he sings? Watch him. Also, where's Ken? Bring on ur Dad Gary?!
31st Dec 2013
Read on TwitterThat Prisoners review just snuck under the wire as the 146th movie I have watched this year. \#HappyNewYear
31st Dec 2013
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Prisoners
Dense, old-fashioned thriller with ratcheting tension and powerhouse turns from Gyllenhaal and Jackman.
31st Dec 2013
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The Departed
Over the top, unsubtle, bombastic and thoroughly enjoyable Scorsese picture. Great script, great turns.
30th Dec 2013
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Bachelorette
Almost edgy female take on The Hangover, with some actual depth.
28th Dec 2013
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Iron Man 3
Dismal CGI superhero farce, with crystal twiddler Robert Downey Jnr turned up to eleven.
28th Dec 2013
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\#Spotted: The hardest working man in Hollywood - Jim Robinson, as a Stasi hit man in 'Person of Interest'. http://t.co/9PtfuxpGUI
27th Dec 2013
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Public Enemies
Sluggish biopic with shoddy cinematography and a lot of wasted potential amongst the style.
27th Dec 2013
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The bronze medal of Indy movies, but Connery and Phoenix expand the formula.
26th Dec 2013
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\#Spotted: Grange Hill's Mr. Bronson, signing Indy's diary in 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'. http://t.co/ixwVWjrB5u
26th Dec 2013
Read on TwitterRT @sbl1976: There should be more of a warning before Sting appears with a lute \#BBC1
22nd Dec 2013
Read on TwitterRT @deanlaccohee: Wow, Sting really loves Newcatle, doesn't he? That must be why he's premiering these new songs in New York \#BBC1 \#Sting
22nd Dec 2013
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The Notebook
Solid, sentimental chick flick that occasionally threatens to paint outside the lines.
22nd Dec 2013
Read more 3 star reviews‘Now Can We Get Down To Business??’ New Promos For FX’s JUSTIFIED? Back Jan 7th. http://t.co/cvhUool6Cs
18th Dec 2013
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Prince Avalanche
Charming, thoughtful indie drama with that Paul Rudd that we like. Plus, @EITS soundtrack.
17th Dec 2013
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\#Spotted: Colonel Decker from The A-Team, as the colonel of the road gang in 'Prince Avalanche'. RIP. http://t.co/z0nYz9ni8l
17th Dec 2013
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Rampart
James Ellroy updates his police corruption schtick, with a heavy turn from Woody from Cheers.
16th Dec 2013
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Trailer Park: Godzilla
Gareth "Monsters" Edwards is manning the controls for this new city-smash showdown, with Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Olsen and Ken Watanabe among the puny humans running around in Godzilla's wake.
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2013: Best Stuff
Pop culture's not sport, so these aren't in order (and some of them are probably in the "consumed this year" category).
MUSIC
Phosphorescent - Muchacho; White Denim - Corsicana Lemonade; The Cave Singers - Naomi; Kurt Vile - Wakin On A Pretty Dream; Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
TV
Utopia; Breaking Bad (S5); Eastbound & Down (S4); Boardwalk Empire (S4); The Returned; The Fall; Arrow (S2); Orange Is The New Black; House Of Cards; The Walking Dead (S3); Game Of Thrones (S3); Top Of The Lake; Girls; Hannibal
FILM
Upstream Color, Computer Chess, Gravity, Robot & Frank; Margin Call; Sound Of My Voice; Another Earth; Django Unchained; Zero Dark Thirty
BOOKS & COMICS
The Kills - Richard House; Nemo: Heart Of Ice - Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill
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The Iceman
Competent period hit man biopic, that gets a bit distracted by the dressing up box instead of the script.
9th Dec 2013
Read more 3 star reviews@UpstreamColor is now on US Netflix. Barring a late entry, it's easily my top new film of 2013.
9th Dec 2013
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