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The Wolf of Wall Street
Weekend at Bernie's meets Goodfellas, as Scorsese goes to max. McRomcomedy steals the show.
2nd Dec 2013
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Robot & Frank
Smart, touching near-future parable, with a great turn from Frank Langella.
30th Nov 2013
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Zero Dark Thirty
Enthralling by default, this CIA procedural could have done with a more experienced touch.
29th Nov 2013
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Starlet
Edgy, charming, stylish flick with some heavy indie cred.
28th Nov 2013
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Les Revenants
Prototype, under developed film version of the pragmatic French zombie show. Less Mogwai. Less creepy.
28th Nov 2013
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Crystal Fairy
Charming road movie. Michael Cera ditches the script and heads into the Chilean outback to trip out.
21st Nov 2013
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The Hobbit
An Unexpected Journey
Zero tension as this near real-time prequel sets the pace. Goonies x Big Brother.
19th Nov 2013
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Only God Forgives
Hilariously superficial art house twoddle. 'Style' turned up to 11, content down to zero.
17th Nov 2013
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The Truman Show
Masterful modern classic. Funny, sad and ultimately uplifting - Jim Carrey's finest hour.
17th Nov 2013
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On the Road
Stylish, faithful adaptation that manages to render the book as a pretentious load of jazz twoddle.
16th Nov 2013
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Pacific Rim
Disappointingly vacuous, badly cast, tension-free monsters vs robots nonsense. GDT should know better.
14th Nov 2013
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Gravity
One dimensional 3D space epic, that pushes its one trick pony to the limits. Mesmerising and gripping.
14th Nov 2013
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Shame
Raw, emotional, stylish art house flick that's surprisingly slight and pretty depressing. Good OST.
12th Nov 2013
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End of Watch
Witty, tense, effective police procedural, despite the contrived hidden cameras. Heat meets Blair Witch.
3rd Nov 2013
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Side Effects
Taught, surprisingly Hitchcockian thriller, that makes for a great final film from Steven Soderbergh.
2nd Nov 2013
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Seven Psychopaths
A snappy script and a great ensemble cast make this an entertaining romp.
1st Nov 2013
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Gangster Squad
Clumsy 1D actioner that has its moments. The subtlety of LA Confidential is a distant memory.
27th Oct 2013
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Friends With Kids
I'm still not sure if I'd seen this text book romcom before. Don Draper disappoints.
26th Oct 2013
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Dry 70s reboot, bogged down in impressionism and art direction at the expense of drama.
25th Oct 2013
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Dead Presidents
Prototype Hughes Brothers pic that fares surprisingly well in the post-VHS era ...until the 80m mark.
24th Oct 2013
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Argo
Deftly handled period thriller, anchored by a solid script and a wide range of decent performances.
19th Oct 2013
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Alex Cross
Dismal cop movie. Weak script, poor direction, bad casting and shocking acting. I couldn't stop watching.
13th Oct 2013
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Django Unchained
Too long as usual, but relative restraint from Tarantino makes for his best pic since Jackie Brown.
11th Oct 2013
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25th Hour
Classy love letter to NYC from Spike Lee, with a great script and a rare, restrained turn from Ed Norton.
10th Oct 2013
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My Brother The Devil
You've seen this urban gang tale a thousand times. Decent direction brings a whiff of freshness.
10th Oct 2013
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Flight
Pretty standard Denzel pic, as his sozzled pilot tries to do the right thing. Zemeckis plays it safe.
9th Oct 2013
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The Master
Sumptuous, laborious epic. Someone needs to show this guy how to edit.
3rd Oct 2013
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Tyrannosaur
Depressing, traumatic drama from Yorkshire, with good performances and the tiniest glimmer of hope.
25th Sep 2013
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Silver Linings Playbook
Assured, energetic dramedy with a good post-Bulwinkle turn from DeNiro amongst others.
21st Sep 2013
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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
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The Rebound
CZJ and the guy from The Hangover stay safely between the lines in this predictable rom com.
31st Aug 2013
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Down Terrace
Suburban crime drama that strays a little too close to 'Stella Street'.
28th Aug 2013
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Upstream Color
Spellbinding, hypnotic indie sci-fi. A hugely individual vision, masterfully assembled.
25th Aug 2013
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Celeste & Jesse Forever
Stylish, grown up, indie rom com - with a decent script and one foot in the real world.
25th Aug 2013
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What To Expect When You're Expecting
I hope you're not expecting car chases and shoot outs.
24th Aug 2013
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Lawless
Badly cast prohibition pic, sunk by multiple cases of over-acting. Watch 'The Untouchables' instead.
24th Aug 2013
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The Dark Knight Rises
Clunky, epic shambles that struggles to cram all its half baked ideas into a 3 hour run time.
21st Aug 2013
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Valhalla Rising
Pretentious, drawn out Viking odyssey from N Winding Refn, that takes a long time to not say much.
20th Aug 2013
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Side By Side
Geeky documentary about the death of film cameras, held together admirably by Keanu Reeves.
18th Aug 2013
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Red Dragon
Pointless re-hash of the unbeatable classic 'Manhunter', hamstringed further by Hopkins' hammy turn.
16th Aug 2013
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Savages
Promising drama, directed to within an inch of its life by the ever-subtle hand of Oliver Stone.
9th Aug 2013
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Jack Reacher
Textbook detective pic that burns slow and steady but never quite explodes.
6th Aug 2013
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The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Dull, formulaic comedy ...lacking in magic.
6th Aug 2013
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Olympus Has Fallen
Lumpy action pic, with Gerard Butler playing 'Die Hard Goes To Washington'.
6th Aug 2013
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The Place Beyond The Pines
Pretentious, self important indie epic with a few decent moments.
6th Aug 2013
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A Field In England
Bold, original, bezerk UK Civil War indie ...that's a bit boring until they drop some mushrooms.
29th Jul 2013
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Dredd
Dismal $45m fan-fiction turkey. Poorly written, shot, directed and acted.
19th Jul 2013
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Killing Them Softly
Hugely stylish gangster pic, that treads a very fine line with pretentious boring waffle.
11th Jul 2013
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The Lone Ranger
A bloated, wasted opportunity of a western, played for Jack Sparrow-esque gags at every turn.
10th Jul 2013
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