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Surveillance
Le Week-end
Talky, thought provoking middle aged comedy about dreams v life. Solid script from Hanif Kureishi.
24th Dec 2014
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Multiplicity
If you like Michael Keaton, you'll love this screwball comedy that doesn't really have a start or end.
24th Dec 2014
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Cinderella
Disney's flashy re-tread of Snow White, missing some of the charm but pushing forward animation technique.
Halliwell says: A feature cartoon rather short on inspiration, though with all Disney's solid virtues. The mice are lively and the villainous cat the best character.**
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24th Dec 2014
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Save The Date
Slight, middle-class, hipster dramedy - saved from disaster by some reliable casting.
23rd Dec 2014
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Tarzan
Reasonable late-era Disney, enhanced/dated by a flamboyant Phil Collins soundtrack.
23rd Dec 2014
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Cherry
Predictable indie drama. Following in the footsteps of 'Starlet', but with less style and originality.
23rd Dec 2014
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Genre-defining animation from Disney. Dated in some ways, but still full of style.
Halliwell says: Disney's first feature cartoon, a mammoth enterprise which no one in the business thought would work. The romantic leads were wishy-washy but the splendid songs and the marvellous comic and villainous characters turned the film into a world-wide box office bombshell which is almost as fresh today as when it was made.****
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22nd Dec 2014
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The Hunt
Intense, paranoid witch hunt. Thought provoking and intricately crafted, with many stand out performances.
19th Dec 2014
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Felony
Underwhelming Aussie police thriller. A slim concept, padded out to feature length.
19th Dec 2014
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Triangle
Laborious time loop thriller with many similarities to the far superior Timecrimes.
18th Dec 2014
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The Insider
Intense, paranoid drama about the tobacco industry. Super stylish, riveting and genuinely shocking.
12th Dec 2014
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Labor Day
Powerful, stylish drama. Beautiful cinematography, anchored by strong performances and a solid script.
12th Dec 2014
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The Hottest State
Heavy-handed coming-of-age movie that attempts to capture some of Linklater's charm.
12th Dec 2014
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I Origins
Compelling, stylish, indie-ish sci-fi. Laced with originality, if a little heavy handed in places.
5th Dec 2014
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Predestination
Clunky time-travel-paradox yarn that telegraphs its beats well ahead of time.
5th Dec 2014
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Escape From Tomorrow
Ambitious Disneyland-set indie flick, hampered by an un-engaging, creepy, surrealist script.
4th Dec 2014
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Out Of The Furnace
Pretentious Deer Hunter clone, with Bale and Casey Affleck trying to out-mumble each other.
1st Dec 2014
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Hummingbird
A low bodycount for Statham in this muddled macho-with-message effort from the Peaky Blinders guy.
25th Nov 2014
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The Kings of Summer
Promising debut feature. Schizophrenic, with lots of nice touches, but not entirely successful.
24th Nov 2014
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For Lovers Only
Inspiring arthouse pic from the Polish Brothers. Remarkably offhand et casual. A bit pretentious.
20th Nov 2014
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Guardians of the Galaxy
Light-hearted sci-fi. Deftly handled, with a tone you rarely see these days.
19th Nov 2014
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Filmage: The Story of Descendents / All
Nostalgic doc that doesn't avoid the realities of being pop punk pioneers. @Descendents.
15th Nov 2014
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Diminishing returns for those damn dirty apes, with none of the humanity of ROTPOTA.
13th Nov 2014
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RoboCop
Stylish, irony-free remake - lifeless and hampered mainly by the badass cult reputation of the source.
13th Nov 2014
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Interstellar
Convoluted, drawn out sci-fi, short on drama. A couple of decent moments, but thoroughly uneven.
7th Nov 2014
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Nightcrawler
Electrifying modern thriller. Great script and a breakout turn from Donnie Darko. He's going to be big.
4th Nov 2014
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Inside Llewyn Davis
Artful, considered entry from the Coen Brothers. Stylish, but essentially pretty un-engaging.
27th Oct 2014
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Brokedown Palace
Poorly directed 90s teen version of Midnight Run. Tension free and utterly forgettable.
25th Oct 2014
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The Signal
Slick, trippy indie sci-fi that asks a lot of questions, before tripping a bit too far.
20th Oct 2014
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Goodbye World
Peters Friends meets the apocalypse in this small-scale indie, occasionally boxed in by scope.
17th Oct 2014
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Spike Island
Sentimental trample through "Stone Roses - The Musical." Engaging by default.
13th Oct 2014
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Gone Girl
Intriguing but drawn out mystery, clinically rendered by David Fincher.
10th Oct 2014
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American Hustle
Muddled, derivative dressing up nonsense. Missing the touch of Scorsese, but rescued by De Niro.
9th Oct 2014
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Milius
Bombastic, star studded biography of one of the biggest characters in 70s Hollywood.
29th Sep 2014
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Headhunters
Surprisingly breezy Norwegian crime drama, with a healthy dose of black humour.
28th Sep 2014
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Palo Alto
Atmospheric, angsty teen drama from Gia Coppola and James Franco. Lacks the punch of Kids.
27th Sep 2014
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Drift
Unsteady Aussie surf psuedo-biopic. Cant quite keep it casual.
27th Sep 2014
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Chef
Entertaining, textbook Hollywood dramady with a few modern twists.
20th Sep 2014
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Don Jon
Thoughtful, confident first movie from Joseph GL. Doing his best take on Jersey Shore as he navigates girls.
20th Sep 2014
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Nebraska
Classical indie movie. Chained to the tripod, but anchored by some good performances.
19th Sep 2014
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Big Sur
Stiff, lifeless, disengaging Kerouac adaption, complete with bad wigs. And only 81 mins long.
15th Sep 2014
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X~Men
Days of Future Past
Text book comic book time hopping antics. Clever twists and a heathy franchise future.
15th Sep 2014
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Edge of Tomorrow
Smart sci-fi mashing Private Ryan with Groundhog Day. 3rd act wobbles before a strong finish.
13th Sep 2014
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Magic Magic
Foreboding, tedious US-enhanced Chilean psycho thriller that's decidedly half-baked in the thrills dept.
5th Sep 2014
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Ali
Michael Mann's kaleidoscopic biopic is a technical masterpiece, but it plays out like a 3 hour montage.
4th Sep 2014
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The Butler
Powerful race biopic, painted in broad brush strokes. Forrest Gump without the wit or subtlety.
31st Aug 2014
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Decoding Annie Parker
A powerful subject neutered by a shoddy script, poor direction and diabolical photography.
31st Aug 2014
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Drinking Buddies
Off hand improvisational mumblecore rom-com with solid performances and many charming moments.
29th Aug 2014
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Parker
Forgettable take on the well worn character, blending him seamlessly into Statham's narrow character database.
28th Aug 2014
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Behind the Candelabra
Damon and Douglas raid the dressing up box for Soderbergh's unrevealing Liberace biopic.
28th Aug 2014
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