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Boyhood

Epic indie odyssey from Rick Linklater, following lead actor Ellar Coltrane through 12 years of high school.

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20th Jan 2014

Young Ones

Uneven indie sci fi from Jake Paltrow with much to recommend. \#Nowaterworld

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19th Jan 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 Company You Keep

Solid, old fashioned thriller with great turns from Redford and other veterans + great script.

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16th Jan 2014

Man of Steel

Riddick meets LOTR as Zack Snyder cements his position as the most overrated director of his generation.

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16th Jan 2014

Star Trek Into Darkness

Surprisingly watchable sci-fi, despite the near-parody casting. But then I'm no Trekkie.

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11th Jan 2014

Dallas Buyers Club

Great Matthew McC perf as a cowboy hustling unapproved drugs in the early days of the Aids crisis.

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10th Jan 2014

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Breathless story boarding, note perfect script and vintage Harrison Ford. All time top five.

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2nd 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

Room 237

Loopy film studies fever dream diving deep into the hidden meanings Kubrick (maybe) packed into The Shining.

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1st Jan 2014

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

Prisoners

Dense, old-fashioned thriller with ratcheting tension and powerhouse turns from Gyllenhaal and Jackman.

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31st Dec 2013

The Departed

Over the top, unsubtle, bombastic and thoroughly enjoyable Scorsese picture. Great script, great turns.

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30th Dec 2013

Bachelorette

Almost edgy female take on The Hangover, with some actual depth.

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28th Dec 2013

Iron Man 3

Dismal CGI superhero farce, with crystal twiddler Robert Downey Jnr turned up to eleven.

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28th Dec 2013

Public Enemies

Sluggish biopic with shoddy cinematography and a lot of wasted potential amongst the style.

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27th Dec 2013

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

The bronze medal of Indy movies, but Connery and Phoenix expand the formula.

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26th Dec 2013

The Notebook

Solid, sentimental chick flick that occasionally threatens to paint outside the lines.

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22nd Dec 2013

Prince Avalanche

Charming, thoughtful indie drama with that Paul Rudd that we like. Plus, @EITS soundtrack.

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17th Dec 2013

Rampart

James Ellroy updates his police corruption schtick, with a heavy turn from Woody from Cheers.

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16th Dec 2013

The Iceman

Competent period hit man biopic, that gets a bit distracted by the dressing up box instead of the script.

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9th Dec 2013

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

Europa Report

Decent indie sci-fi about a mission to one of Jupiter's moons that works round the found footage style.

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8th Dec 2013

Syriana

Stylish, classy, sprawling oil epic from Traffic's Stephen Gaghan. Backed up by a great ensemble cast.

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6th Dec 2013

The Wolf of Wall Street

Weekend at Bernie's meets Goodfellas, as Scorsese goes to max. McRomcomedy steals the show.

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2nd Dec 2013

Robot & Frank

Smart, touching near-future parable, with a great turn from Frank Langella.

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30th Nov 2013

Zero Dark Thirty

Enthralling by default, this CIA procedural could have done with a more experienced touch.

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29th Nov 2013

Starlet

Edgy, charming, stylish flick with some heavy indie cred.

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28th Nov 2013

Les Revenants

Prototype, under developed film version of the pragmatic French zombie show. Less Mogwai. Less creepy.

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28th Nov 2013

The East

Decent/earnest attempt at blending 70s political thriller style w a contemp eco-terror cell & corporate spies.

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27th Nov 2013

Crystal Fairy

Charming road movie. Michael Cera ditches the script and heads into the Chilean outback to trip out.

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21st Nov 2013

Under The Skin

Alien Scarlett Johansson prowls Scotland looking for lonely Scots to seduce/baffle. An arthouse Species.

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20th Nov 2013

Robot & Frank

Subtle sci-fi that plays with ideas of memory loss, family & ageing - and has a great one last heist.

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19th Nov 2013

The Hobbit

An Unexpected Journey

Zero tension as this near real-time prequel sets the pace. Goonies x Big Brother.

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19th Nov 2013

Only God Forgives

Hilariously superficial art house twoddle. 'Style' turned up to 11, content down to zero.

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17th Nov 2013

The Truman Show

Masterful modern classic. Funny, sad and ultimately uplifting - Jim Carrey's finest hour.

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17th Nov 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

Pacific Rim

Disappointingly vacuous, badly cast, tension-free monsters vs robots nonsense. GDT should know better.

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14th Nov 2013

Gravity

One dimensional 3D space epic, that pushes its one trick pony to the limits. Mesmerising and gripping.

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14th Nov 2013