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Life In A Day
Touching, inspiring, crowd sourced documentary. Like a people-centric Koyannisqatsi.
5th Nov 2011
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Unstoppable
More unsubtle, pretentious action from Denzel and Tony Scott. Must have been inspired after Pelham 123.
4th Nov 2011
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At Close Range
Well handled, tense 80s angst classic, with Penn(s), Walken and Glover amongst the rogues gallery.
Halliwell says: Relentlessly brutal, dispiriting and quite pointless melodrama, even with the saving grace of a factual basis.
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4th Nov 2011
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Easy A
Cocky teenage comedy, featuring lots of people talking over the top of each other.
1st Nov 2011
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Due Date
Nicely costumed but otherwise unremarkable inflight entertainment. Planes, Trains meets Old School.
31st Oct 2011
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Route Irish
Uneven mash up of Iraq thriller and kitchen sink drama from Ken Loach.
22nd Oct 2011
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Che: Part One
Well crafted but unremarkable biography following the student hero's part in the Cuban Revolution.
20th Oct 2011
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The American
Dry, pretentious European-style thriller with Clooney in full Nescafé mode.
15th Oct 2011
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Going The Distance
Tame, mainstream studio-does-indie, long-distance romance flick. 'Like Crazy' was better.
15th Oct 2011
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Skyline
Inept, D-list (Milo from 24) sci-fi, playing out unexplained global alien invasion as sexy-teen horror.
15th Oct 2011
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Cyrus
Mumblecore goes mainstream, though this black comedy still keeps it dark and indie.
11th Oct 2011
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Nowhere Boy
Dull, biography-by-numbers of pre-interesting John Lennon from Sam Taylor-Wood.
9th Oct 2011
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A Prophet
Well handled but slightly shapeless French take on 'Scarface'.
8th Oct 2011
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Real Steel
Amusing, one-dimensional kids action movie, the likes of which we haven't seen since 'Over The Top'.
7th Oct 2011
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The Fall
Luscious, lavish art house epic. Painfully slow, with the emotional depth of a 90's Levi's ad.
3rd Oct 2011
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The Kids Are All Right
Engaging family dynamics drama that goes off the boil in act three.
2nd Oct 2011
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The Town
Entertaining heist movie with zero originality. Literally every beat is pinched from another classic.
1st Oct 2011
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The Tree of Life
Unique, ambitious, hypnotic masterpiece that makes it's own rules. Arthouse cinema on an epic scale.
27th Sep 2011
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Hesher
Uneven, vaguely allegorical, suburban heavy-metal drama with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Natalie Portman.
25th Sep 2011
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Drive
Cliched, shamelessly derivative, thoroughly entertaining, 80s-drenched, LA car chase movie.
23rd Sep 2011
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Aliens
The original grunts-in-space epic still stands ahead of the pack. Classic.
Halliwell says: Frightening but mechanical sequel with none of the half-assed poetry of the original.*
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15th Sep 2011
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Sin Nombre
Slow, but stylish and well handled Central American indie favourite. Like 'Monsters' without monsters.
15th Sep 2011
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Killer Instinct
Stylish, French thriller, heavily indebted to Goodfellas. Expecting Part 2 to ape Casino.
13th Sep 2011
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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Self-important, pseudo i-told-you-so waffle from an ever-tiring Oliver Stone.
13th Sep 2011
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Tron Legacy
The rules of the original are ignored, but the boring pace remains. Utterly superficial.
11th Sep 2011
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The Social Network
Solid direction, tight script and great acting make a Facebook movie as interesting as it can be.
10th Sep 2011
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Eat Pray Love
Tedious, expensive, offensive plod through world cliches, with a self-absorbed Julia Roberts.
10th Sep 2011
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New York, I Love You
Uninspired collection of tepid shorts, drearily executed as a series of cliches.
9th Sep 2011
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Funny People
Engaging, accomplished comedy, blending fiction with the real world. Until it goes right off the boil.
7th Sep 2011
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Star studded, self-conscious, compelling Cold War remake. Still slow and complicated.
6th Sep 2011
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Four Lions
Edgy, challenging black comedy from Chris Morris that doesn't quite deliver, but certainly provokes.
5th Sep 2011
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Days of Heaven
Dated, but still majestic slice of 1970's Terrence Malick. Amazing photography and atmosphere.
Halliwell says: Visually a superb slice of period life, let down by obsessively self-important and symbolic drama; also by imperfect sound recording.**
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2nd Sep 2011
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Inception
The worlds most expensive and profitable student film. Well handled, hokey fun. Smoke a bowl first.
29th Aug 2011
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Superman Returns
Big brush strokes can't save Singer's surprisingly mundane and dreary take on the Superman legend.
29th Aug 2011
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Fish Tank
Hardly a laugh a minute, as Andrea Arnold returns to familiar ground for her most accomplished film yet.
22nd Aug 2011
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Whatever Works
Larry David is seamlessly transplanted into the role of Woody Allen, in Woody's best film in years.
15th Aug 2011
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Monster-in-Law
Romcom by numbers with J-Lo. See 'Maid in Manhatten' for details.
14th Aug 2011
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Exit Through The Gift Shop
Interesting street art expose, that unfortunately descends into tedious farce.
14th Aug 2011
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Please Give
Slight, over-confident indie drama. Light on drama.
13th Aug 2011
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The Other Guys
Hilariously stupid buddy cop movie, which defies expectation to flourish beyond an inflight scenario.
12th Aug 2011
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The Secret In Their Eyes
Classy Argentinian murder-mystery, that deservedly took home the Best Foreign Film Oscar.
6th Aug 2011
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Henry V
Dated but assured adaptation from the young Kenneth Branagh. Highlighted by the rain of the English Longbow.
Halliwell says: A darker film than Olivier's, with which it can stand comparison, stressing the brutality of war.***
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6th Aug 2011
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Dinner For Schmucks
Convoluted comedy made bearable by cameos from Zach @Galifianakisz, Jermaine and Chris O'Dowd.
3rd Aug 2011
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The Lovely Bones
Schmaltzy drama, re-treading Jackson's own The Frighteners. And the godawful What Dreams May Come.
31st Jul 2011
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Piranha
Gimmicky horror remake. Like Baywatch meets The Birds.
30th Jul 2011
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Skateland
Nicely shot but over-confident and under-developed suburban nostalgia drama, set in early 80's America.
28th Jul 2011
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Platoon
Brilliant rites of passage movie that still stands as the definitive depiction of the war in Vietnam.
Halliwell says: Not badly done in the style of Bataan (plus brutality and gore). One would have thought it too late to do it at all, but the American public made it a box-office hit.**
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24th Jul 2011
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The Karate Kid
Decent enough 80s classic remake, though the kids are 5 years younger and it's relocated to China.
21st Jul 2011
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Knight and Day
Big, expensive, contrived, noisy action comedy - that's light on comedy. Sub par from James Mangold.
17th Jul 2011
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Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Gimmicky, over-organized, teen geek movie. Manages to make $85m look like $1m. Fail.
17th Jul 2011
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