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Super 8
Spielberg derivative that's more 'Goonies' than 'ET'. Not unsuccessful, but lacking the master's touch.
14th May 2012
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Everything Must Go
Will Ferrell gets serious in this engaging drama/comedy - drawn from a Raymond Carver short.
13th May 2012
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Trailer Park: Gangster Squad
Penn, Gosling, Nolte in Bugsy Malone bloodbath ... Could be good
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Gimme The Loot
Engaging low-key indie drama debut about graffiti bombers in NYC that won at @SXSW.
11th May 2012
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Dark Shadows
Vampire meets 70s. Another Burton/Depp dressing up box: a few gags, but messy plot strands & nowhere to go.
8th May 2012
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Breathless
Superficial 80s remake of the New Wave classic. Obviously made an impression on Tarantino.
Halliwell says: Fashionable amalgam of sex and violence, borrowed from A Bout de Souffle but far to long after the event.
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7th May 2012
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A Little Bit of Heaven
Weepy chick flick that plays like an animated @Pinterest page. Alan Dale plays a doctor.
4th May 2012
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Rampart
Mood music in the key of dark, dark blue: Woody Harrelson's v bad cop is a shoot first, kick later kind of guy.
3rd May 2012
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Behind Enemy Lines
Surprisingly enjoyable pilot-on-the-run action flick that could've been made in 1986.
2nd May 2012
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Promo Promo: Kwes - Bashful
Nice, cinematic flash-mob style promo up for 'Bashful' by @Kwes. Seems like less and less people put this much effort into a promo these days.
2nd May 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Contraband
Efficient smuggling thriller. Mark Wahlberg's turn for one-last-job.
1st May 2012
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Tower Heist
Messy condo robbery w Ben Stiller in charge. Wasted opp to get Eddie Murphy on screen in non-Donkey role.
1st May 2012
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We Bought A Zoo
Matt Damon bonds w kids and Scarlett Johansson over tigers. Standard Cameron Crowe rock OST.
1st May 2012
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50 / 50
Joseph Gordon Levitt adds warmth, depth to 20something cancer story. Seth Rogen adds dude lols.
1st May 2012
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Chronicle
Well-executed found-footage teens w powers drama; tight, great characters, understated FX.
1st May 2012
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Trailer Park: The Dark Knight Rises
Trailer #3 for the new Batman flick ...and it's the best one yet. HD here.
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River's Edge
It may have moved from video shop shelf-filler to cult classic but the clumsy handling lets this down.
30th Apr 2012
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Bad Teacher
Shockingly unimaginative low brow comedy - which fares even worse second time round.
29th Apr 2012
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Trailer Park: Lawless
Terrible name, but with a stellar cast, Nick Cave writing and John Hillcoat directing, I'm hoping this prohibition gangster flick is going to be good. Slightly running out of patience with Tom Hardy though.
26th Apr 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Magic Mike
Channing Tatum seems to be attempting to get a serious career going, and starring in Steven Soderbergh's latest film Magic Mike shouldn't do any harm - especially as it's supposedly semi-biographical for Tatum. McRomcomedy seems to be attempting a direction change too. Hopefully he's in the movie more than he is in the trailer.
21st Apr 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Detachment
Maverick director Tony Kaye is back in the ring with indie flick Detachment. Adrien Brody, Christina Hendricks and Bryan Cranston are amongst the star studded cast.
20th Apr 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Skate or die: Pretty Sweet Trailer
Trailer up for the new Girl / Choclate film Pretty Sweet. Good description. Great photography. Via @TheRealCrailtap
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19th Apr 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Promo Promo: OFF!
@OFFOfficial channel the intensity of Black Flag classic "Wasted" with their new single Wiped Out. The video is suitably agro.
18th Apr 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Collateral
A hokey ending, but the set-pieces and edgy technical direction still make for an often riveting thriller.
16th Apr 2012
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The Messenger
Thoughtful, gut-wrenching, post-war drama with powerful performances from Ben Foster and Harrelson.
15th Apr 2012
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Mr Mom
Dated, but amusing prototype John Hughes flick. Everybody learns something. You fill in the rest.
15th Apr 2012
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Your Highness
Get your quest on, as Eastbound and Down goes retro in this swords and sorcery comedy. Stupid/funny.
14th Apr 2012
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Trailer Park: Looper
Good looking trailer for @RCJohnso 's low-budget time travel flick Looper. Shane Carruth of Primer helped out with the brain-scrambling time travel aspects.
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Skate or die: Danny Way - Waiting for Lightning
The @DannyWay documentary Waiting For Lightning premieres this week, after a run in the festivals.
Via Transworld
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11th Apr 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Ride The Tiger
Great live projections roaming the streets of Paris. Via io9.
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Trailer Park: Ted
Red band trailer up for Seth McFarlane's foul-mouthed comedy Ted. Mark Walhberg shows his hidden comedy side again. Or should that be "Mark-Lynn"....?
10th Apr 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Rear Windows Timelapse
Lovely little After Effects movie, condensing all the Rear Window peeping from the movie down into one coherent timelapse film.
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8th Apr 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Savages
Trailer up for Savages, the new Oliver Stone flick, with a star-studded cast led by Taylor Kitsch and Aaron Johnson as two pot growers facing off against the mob.
6th Apr 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Captain America
The First Avenger
Enjoyable, old fashioned actioner, with plenty of nice comic book moments.
2nd Apr 2012
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The Change Up
Gosling and Bateman swap lives. Everybody learns something.
2nd Apr 2012
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Horrible Bosses
Low brow comedy update of 'Strangers on a Train'.
2nd Apr 2012
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Warrior
Contrived, convoluted, testosterone filled fight flick, worthy of an 80s VHS rental.
2nd Apr 2012
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Tenacious D - To Be The Best
"Some call them kings, others call the gods" not sure anyone's been hanging out for more Tenacious D, but there's some nice Entourage-level cameos in this short
28th Mar 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Total Recall
Colin Farrell steps into Arnie's shoes in a remake of the "hang on - is this Mars or what?" sci-fi blender. Bryan Cranston is in charge of the cops so it's got that going for it at least
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Promo Promo: Heavy Blanket
Psychedelic album promo up for J Mascis' side project Heavy Blanket.
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23rd Mar 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
The Descendants
Convoluted melodrama, with a decent central performance from George Clooney.
23rd Mar 2012
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Take Me Home Tonight
Some laughs as Topher Grace tries period 80s post-college partycom. Rubik's Cube w new stickers.
21st Mar 2012
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Senna
Compelling doc about the Brasilian F1 driver edited from existing footage. Great ride even if you find F1 dull.
21st Mar 2012
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The Muppets
Fuzzy get-felt-gang-back-together feel-good antics. Man Or Muppet? song v Conchords, bonus Dave Grohl cameo.
21st Mar 2012
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12 Monkeys
Engaging but overblown sci-fi romp, as Terry Gilliam stretches a 5 min experimental film out to 2 hours.
20th Mar 2012
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Trailer Park: Prometheus (again)
Looks epic. Makes you realise no one has done good sci-fi with decent actors and a script for a while... Only downside so far is Luther's dodgy Texan accent.
Totally different vibe international trailer here. Another IMAX trailer here. Viral clue here. Ridley & Lindelof Q&A here.
Via AICN, who note the similarity to the original Alien trailer.
18th Mar 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Fast Five
Furiously paced ensemble heist movie. A muscle car next to Danny Ocean's vintage Porsche.
17th Mar 2012
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Promo Promo: The Shoes vs Jake Gyllenhaal
Here's Jake Gyllenhaal killing hipsters with hammers.
Via @forksandtorches
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15th Mar 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: On The Road
Walter Salles' On The Road adaptation has a trailer. Doesn't look terrible, but I'll be reserving judgment for now. Sam Riley's throaty accent doen't fill me with confidence.
14th Mar 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet