Reviews by Moviemoghull
The Report [15]
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Bland title, pretty bland movie. Yes it's worthy but the trouble is there's just no characters that you care enough about, and the subject matter whilst extremely important, rendition and torture by ...
4 years ago
The Report [15]
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood [18]
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An Oscar candidate? Well if it is, we've got a pretty average 6 months ahead of us. It's entertaining enough, because it's got such a stellar cast spoofing off with such aplomb. The big critics, as ...
5 years ago
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood [18]
Apollo 11 [U]
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1969. For any early teenage boy the "men on the moon" was the ultimate in reality meets fantasy. It's such a great memory..and this film is very close to reliving that moment. The film has ...
5 years ago
Apollo 11 [U]
Transit [12A]
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It's France 1944 with intellectuals, writers and Jews attempting to flee to Marseille, as yet not occupied by the Germans, who we're told are "cleansing" all in their path. Marseille offers transit ...
5 years ago
Transit [12A]
Animals [15]
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2 minutes in and the scene is set. Could it be a film about alcoholism, or an attempt at a female Withnail and I without the wit and humour and completely aimless direction set in a faux Dublin ...
5 years ago
Animals [15]
Photograph [15]
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It starts as a real charmer, you feel that you are in Mumbai India. But the charm and the early humour drop off and we're left with a sad, dour movies with yet another plinky plonky pull at the ...
5 years ago
Photograph [15]
Midsommar [18]
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I went along muttering, I hate horror movies, as I'm admittedly a full on wuss. But this was wonderful, a modern The Wicker Man with loads of great dark humour. Why it's an 18 I'll never understand. ...
5 years ago
Midsommar [18]
Loro [18]
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Think Wolf of Wall Street, goes flippant in Italian, and you won't be far wrong. There are some excellent pieces of dialogue in amongst a total mess of a narrative, and common to all Sorrentino ...
5 years ago
Loro [18]
The Kindergarten Teacher [12A]
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Apparently its a 5star movie according to the Guardian. The child actor is magnificent but Maggie G is playing the same role we've seen in everything from the Deuce to... The film is a very ...
5 years ago
The Kindergarten Teacher [12A]
The Front Runner [15]
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Maybe if you are a Democrat from the USA this may gain your attention, otherwise its a worthy something and nothing film, and by today's standards it doesn't cut the mustard for a political ...
5 years ago
The Front Runner [15]
Foxtrot [15]
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Dark comedy? the description is way off base! It's a manipulative film continually playing with you in an unpleasant way. The problem is the director. He's taken what is basically a clever narrative ...
5 years ago
Foxtrot [15]
All Is True [12A]
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Ben Elton takes his Upstart Crow to the silver screen but without the slapstick wit and bawdy humour of the TV series. It has a clever Shakespearean structure complete with large dozes of verse, the ...
5 years ago
All Is True [12A]
Green Book [12A]
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Possibly the most stereotyped film I've seen in a long time, but there's no doubt that Viggo and Mahershala make a great double act. The script is so crass it had me guffawing with laughter... and ...
5 years ago
Green Book [12A]
Can You Ever Forgive Me? [15]
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A gem of a movie. Richard E Grant updates his Withnail and I character to play a rogue in his 50s and he's great. Yes the movie is a bit twee at times but its a damned good entertainment.
5 years ago
Can You Ever Forgive Me? [15]
Vice [15]
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The style of The Big Short permeates this film. I liked it if only because it's a subject matter that interests me. Christian Bale is very good as ever, and Sam Rockwell is hilarious as George Bush. ...
5 years ago
Vice [15]
If Beale Street Could Talk [15]
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Moonlight was a one-off IMHO. Great to watch at the time, but trying to extend the style into a mushy sentimental schmaltzy piece of stereotyped nonsense as this movie is is just taking it too far. ...
5 years ago
If Beale Street Could Talk [15]
Stan & Ollie [PG]
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In the wrong hands this could have been a real stinker of a movie. But John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan are magnificent, the one liners just keep coming and the Laurel and hardy routines are just the ...
5 years ago
Stan & Ollie [PG]
The Favourite [15]
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Wow! Everything just works like magic in this fabulous film. A witty sumptuous costume drama that zings along with fantastic direction and cinematography. And the three lead ladies... I can't ever ...
5 years ago
The Favourite [15]
Mary Queen of Scots [15]
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Nice costumes and great settings but this is a real plodder of a movie. Perhaps it suffers because the director is used to the pace of the stage? Margot Robbie and Saoirse Ronan are two very good ...
5 years ago
Mary Queen of Scots [15]
Widows [15]
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A competent heist movie. There's some classy camera work, which a cynic might suggest is an attempt to cover up the sketchy plot and attention to detail. Yet another standout performance from Daniel ...
5 years ago
Widows [15]
Peterloo [12A]
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Mike Leigh has done some great films, but his duds are shockers and this could just be his worst. Dull, sermonising, with cartoonesque like characters, and far too long. It has about much bite as a ...
5 years ago
Peterloo [12A]
Outlaw King [15]
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From the director of 2 great films - Hell and High Water and Starred Up, we now have an absolute stinker of a movie. It stumbles from one cliché to the next and has battle scenes that unfortunately ...
5 years ago
Outlaw King [15]
The Wife [15]
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A film to take your 85 year old mum to. But even she thought that there was precious little to praise in this dull, badly directed cliche ridden nonsense. The dialogue is trite, and the film ambles ...
5 years ago
The Wife [15]
The Rider [15]
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This film captures beautifully the wonderful bond and trust that develops between an unbroken horse and a cowboy. Behind it all is the sheer madness of a cowboy attempting to ride ferociously bucking ...
6 years ago
The Rider [15]
Searching [12A]
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We enjoyed it, but part of that was, that being a few years older than the average cinema goer, the use of technology fascinated us. Maybe to a younger audience it may seem run of the mill. Some nice ...
6 years ago
Searching [12A]
American Animals [15]
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Am I glad autumn is upon us. We're finally sweeping out all the blockbuster family movies and getting down to some wonderfully entertaining film-making. American Animals is an absolute cracker. Who ...
6 years ago
American Animals [15]
BlacKkKlansman [15]
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I thought it had its moments but it's hard to enjoy a movie
that doesn't really know what mode of entertainment to use. It has slapstick at
times, attempts to be serious at others, juxtaposed with ...
6 years ago
BlacKkKlansman [15]
Cold War [15]
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Pretty near perfect. Great music, story, acting, direction and fantastic black and white camera work. It's clever and nuanced in a way that weaves politics and drama almost seamlessly. In my honest ...
6 years ago
Cold War [15]
First Reformed [15]
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Like Christianity, the director ultimately stumbles with the big question; as we near the end, how should we best handle it? Otherwise it’s a witty script, a real film for our times. Everything can ...
6 years ago
First Reformed [15]
Leave No Trace [PG]
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You can see what the director is trying to achieve, but unfortunately imho, it misses the mark by an Oregon wilderness. Its dystopian feel, and cheesy low key presentation of people's "issues", ...
6 years ago
Leave No Trace [PG]
Sicario 2: Soldado [15]
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Mean, slick and full of action which is sometimes all you want. It doesn't end, so i think we can assume that Sicario 3, 4, 5 etc are on their way. It just feels too much like an HBO style episode ...
6 years ago
Sicario 2: Soldado [15]
Let The Sunshine In [15]
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A truly ridiculous comedy which makes every effort to be preposterous in every banal situation that cultured rich Parisiennes may find themselves in. It’s scripted like a modern piece of Goddard ...
6 years ago
Let The Sunshine In [15]
Jeune Femme [15]
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A quirky film. A very strong performance from the lead actress, but it leans heavily on a 1960s style of absurdity which often is just a bit too tedious to carry it off. It has its moments...
6 years ago
Jeune Femme [15]
Funny Cow [15]
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A host of top northern TV comics take cameo scenes which helps stop the movie from sagging too much. Maxine Peake gives it her all - as she always does - and doesn't disappoint, but this is really a ...
6 years ago
Funny Cow [15]
A Quiet Place [15]
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Is it a horror movie, a thriller or just a total joke of a movie? No prizes for what I thought. Horror it is not. 10 minutes in and we already know what the 'horror' is, and we are subjected to a ...
6 years ago
A Quiet Place [15]
Custody [15]
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What a brilliant piece of film-making. Never a dull moment. I was totally immersed into the awful reality of the custody battle right until the very last scene. An amazing performance from the boy ...
6 years ago
Custody [15]
Loveless [15]
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This film should have won the Oscar for 'best foreign movie'. If you managed to see the wonderful Leviathan, then this is the film for you. It's a fantastic piece of film making. It's like a ...
6 years ago
Loveless [15]
The Square [15]
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This is a very challenging film, but ultimately it's as pretentious as the dozens of unconnected topics it attempts to poke fun at. At times it can be very entertaining and when it keeps to what you ...
6 years ago
The Square [15]
Lady Bird [15]
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It’s a lovely entertaining movie, with something for everyone, but going by the mix of our audience it attracts more giggling popcorn munching, 2ltr coke slurping “ladybird ” undergraduates ...
6 years ago
Lady Bird [15]
A Fantastic Woman [15]
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Oh dear! It starts like a cheesy Spanish art movie, and never really manages to escape from a pedantic script with the odd curve ball thrown in to liven it up. Daniela Vega is a powerful cinematic ...
6 years ago
A Fantastic Woman [15]
I, Tonya [15]
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Well if this film is not an unintentional critique of the American dream, then I don't know what is! Tonya was top in the USA and world ice skating but she just didn't fit in. In a similar sporting ...
6 years ago
I, Tonya [15]
The Shape of Water [15]
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A real chalk and cheese (or maybe even cheesy?) film. For some it’ll appear like a wonderful fairytale, incorporating homages to many great films, and a treatise on loneliness and finding love. I ...
6 years ago
The Shape of Water [15]
Phantom Thread [15]
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This is the film is an extraordinary achievement. Everything is perfect, and Daniel Day Lewis is quite simply spellbinding and really should win the Best Actor Oscar, but I doubt his name will be in ...
6 years ago
Phantom Thread [15]
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
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His first film, and he's lucky it wasn't his last. It's an absolute mess of a film, full of random text and annoying little inconsequential scenes. In its day this type of film may have been ...
6 years ago
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
The Post [12A]
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If you were hoping for a classic political thriller like All the Presidents Men then you will be sorely disappointed. This is a shockingly dull piece of schmaltz, full of happy Spielberg people ...
6 years ago
The Post [12A]
Darkest Hour [PG]
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In my honest opinion it's an award-winning performance from Gary Oldman which makes the film worth watching. Otherwise it's the usual melodramatic days of yore jingoistic fodder that the British ...
6 years ago
Darkest Hour [PG]
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri [15]
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It's beguiling and infuriating. Some great acting, funny scenes and smart quips but it's all very superficial. There's no character development at all and there's just too many random acts to jog it ...
6 years ago
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri [15]
Hostiles [15]
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Wonderful sets, shot with real style and a great music/sound score by Max Richter. It is an epic which needs to be seen in a good cinema. Its intensity and raw emotion just won't transfer to the ...
6 years ago
Hostiles [15]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi [12A]
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The "did-diddid-deh" tune goes on and on for 152mins, sometimes with gusto, very occasionally with subtlety. But there's more unbelievably vague plot bridges than the worst episodes of Game of ...
6 years ago
Star Wars: The Last Jedi [12A]
Happy End [15]
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Until now I've either enjoyed or have been fascinated by all Michael Haneke's films. But Happy End is just plain dull. It's a dysfunctional film about dysfunctional characters, an extended family. ...
6 years ago
Happy End [15]
Suburbicon [15]
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Destined to be a cult movie sometime in the future. It's just that the cult has still to invented! The trailers suggest a Coen Brothers caper which might just be very funny, with a subtle moral ...
6 years ago
Suburbicon [15]
Call Me By Your Name [15]
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It's an odd movie, drifting between some wonderfully engaging scenes and some crass nonsense. I liked its feel, a real carefree, 60s-French style of relationships and some wonderful acting from the ...
6 years ago
Call Me By Your Name [15]
The Killing of a Sacred Deer [15]
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If you can get through the first disorientating 20mins. them you may just find this a very intriguing and entertaining film. The casting and acting is superb, and for a change the music is in perfect ...
6 years ago
The Killing of a Sacred Deer [15]
The Death of Stalin [15]
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What a gem of a movie. It manages to convey just how horrible Stalin's regime was, particularly for women, but also sends it up with some hilarious scenes. I'm hardly a scholar on the Soviet regime ...
6 years ago
The Death of Stalin [15]
Blade Runner 2049 [15]
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The original Blade Runner (1982) was, we are told, initially savaged by the critics, and was not a financial success for several years. Then my memories must be implanted like those of the ...
7 years ago
Blade Runner 2049 [15]
The Party [15]
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Shot in scene-setting black & white, with some wonderful close ups of the characters. I was hooked for the first 20mins. But then the over-acting takes over. Timothy Spall is particularly ...
7 years ago
The Party [15]
Logan Lucky [12A]
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Based loosely on the plot of the excellent 1960s Peter Sellers movie Two Way Stretch, Logan Lucky lacks just about everything that made its mentor a top class comedy. Think how bad Oceans 7 could ...
7 years ago
Logan Lucky [12A]
Detroit [15]
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Detroit is ultimately a confused film that has an ugliness reflected in its visual craft and narrative. It's a hollow spectacle, displaying rank racism and countless deaths that has nothing to say ...
7 years ago
Detroit [15]
The Big Sick [15]
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Well there's a surprise. A romcom that contains more jokes than are in its trailer! We really enjoyed the film. Its quirky offbeat humour, which was almost British in tone, in an American context was ...
7 years ago
The Big Sick [15]
The Beguiled [15]
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The opening sequence almost feels like a toned down Wizard of Oz: there's a misty dreaminess in the woods, a young girl picking mushrooms, but at the back of your mind you can feel the tension ...
7 years ago
The Beguiled [15]
Baby Driver [15]
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Never a dull moment, with some fine action filming - not least the numerous car chases. Well I enjoyed it, but it's really just a heist caper whose plot has more holes than Theresa May's Brexit ...
7 years ago
Baby Driver [15]
The Other Side Of Hope [12A]
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I think Michael Dornan's review is spot on. You really want the film to work but it is like watching 2 separate films. When it works its brill, but it's rare that the deadpan humour and the cruel ...
7 years ago
The Other Side Of Hope [12A]
Lady Macbeth [15]
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This is one of the best films I've seen this year. It's gripping from start to finish, there's just not even a little bit of fat in the production, every scene, every piece of dialogue is sparse but ...
7 years ago
Lady Macbeth [15]
Frantz [12A]
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It's beautifully shot, slipping from black and white to colour dependent on the mood the scene is portraying. Often I felt transported to 1919 Germany, and there are some wonderful station shots with ...
7 years ago
Frantz [12A]
Their Finest [12A]
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Powell and Pressburger would have been mighty impressed. It's a solid piece of British entertainment, with good performances from the cast. My 83-year-old mum loved it. For me it can get a wee bit ...
7 years ago
Their Finest [12A]
The Handmaiden [18]
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The first 40 mins were magic. The film is totally different than anything I had seen before. It's hilarious, witty, and has some great acting. BUT the director attempts to bluff his way through the ...
7 years ago
The Handmaiden [18]
The Lost City Of Z [15]
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This is another of Brad Pitt's produced projects. Think Legends of the Fall add in a bit of Downtown Abbey and you've about nailed its ambience. Its saving grace is that it has the cinematic ...
7 years ago
The Lost City Of Z [15]
Elle [18]
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You're never to sure about where you are in this film. Isabel Huppert is excellent as a tame psychopath who is able to turn all adversity into dark humour. But despite being very entertaining for ...
7 years ago
Elle [18]
The Salesman [12A]
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Farhadi's A Separation and The Past were excellent films. Both handled the emotions of individuals in a subtle and realistic manner. But The Salesman is a real let down. The plot is "farsi-cal" and ...
7 years ago
The Salesman [12A]
Toni Erdmann [15]
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Somewhere within the cutting room there could have been an extraordinary poignant and comedic film about interpersonal relationships. But instead, the director decides to stretch the concept into a ...
7 years ago
Toni Erdmann [15]
T2: Trainspotting [18]
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T2: From the perspective of an Edinburgh Scot, Irvine Welsh is uncannily accurate in that he does capture the sentiment, the reality of real life particularly well in all its sordid mess. And Danny ...
7 years ago
T2: Trainspotting [18]
Manchester By The Sea [15]
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Excellent film which is as good as the critics all say. I'm not usually up for movies which involve family tragedy as they usually plumb the melodramatic depths of weepiness. But this film takes it ...
7 years ago
Manchester By The Sea [15]
Arrival [12A]
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I am speechless! The movie's structure follows the tried and tested route of all Aliens invading the earth with Scientists searching for the truth, whilst big government and the military really just ...
7 years ago
Arrival [12A]
Hell or High Water [15]
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A very entertaining film. Bank robbery with purpose and a heart, with wonderful pieces of black comedy laced with direct social commentary on how hard life is in small town modern Texas. Don't miss ...
8 years ago
Hell or High Water [15]
Captain Fantastic [15]
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It starts off as a light hearted commentary on the ethics and morals of modern American society in Swiss Family Robinson style in the middle of the Canadian Forest. Then rapidly deterioates into the ...
8 years ago
Captain Fantastic [15]
Café Society [12A]
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A nice easy relaxing 96 mins, punctuated with well-delivered Woody Allen-esque lines from Jesse Eisenberg. For seasoned Woody Allen watchers it's stable fodder, well shot, with sumptuous society ...
8 years ago
Café Society [12A]
Measure of a Man [PG]
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Ken Loach
à la
France. Excellent film which leaves you in no doubt about the plight of zero hours workers and even worse, those who are caught in this employment trap after redundancy in ...
8 years ago
Measure of a Man [PG]
The Childhood of a Leader [12A]
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Wow! An extraordinary audacious film. Kept me hooked from start to finish. It's dark, brooding, intense, continually ambiguous with a chilling Shostakovitch-style soundtrack. Best movie this year by ...
8 years ago
The Childhood of a Leader [12A]
Wiener-Dog [15]
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This truly awful film has the last laugh. You leave the cinema insensed that the trailer conned you into thinking that it might just be a comedy gem. It's not. And even worse, you're now humming to ...
8 years ago
Wiener-Dog [15]
Elvis & Nixon [15]
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Its great fun. Yes its light hearted tosh but Spacey and and Shannon have fun in the roles. Much better than it should be.
8 years ago
Elvis & Nixon [15]
The Commune [15]
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A very entertaining and quirky movie. It really captures the wonderful idealism and naivety of the 70s via " commune" living. There's a wonderful natural performance of the highs and lows of love by ...
8 years ago
The Commune [15]
Love and Friendship [U]
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A very entertaining and cleverly scripted film that wonderfully satirizes the 'Mr Darcy' style of dramas that are continually inflicted on British audiences. Kate B looks great and carries off her ...
8 years ago
Love and Friendship [U]
Mustang [15]
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It's a Turkish fairy tale, which floats between reality, and everyday metaphors for a nation in cultural turmoil between the old and the new. It's got some great scenes, and can be very funny, but it ...
8 years ago
Mustang [15]
Green Room [18]
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Cult classic? Could be. There's a lot to like in this film, particularly the evil-but-cool [spoiler removed - Ed.], the sect's Führer. It has some great (often nasty!) plot routines, not least the ...
8 years ago
Green Room [18]
Dheepan [15]
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Fantastic French film, winner of this years Palme d'Or. Tamil tiger "family" ...
8 years ago
Dheepan [15]
Black Mountain Poets [15]
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What a wee gem of a film. I don't mind admitting we went along a bit apprehensive, but it was funny, and an awful lot deeper than I could ever had expected. I think the director did a magnificent ...
8 years ago
Black Mountain Poets [15]
Bone Tomahawk [18]
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Kurt Russell's appearance and character in Bone Tomahawk is not dissimilar to his role in Tarantino's recent Western The Hateful Eight, and he almost carries the whole film through its misfiring and ...
8 years ago
Bone Tomahawk [18]
High-Rise [15]
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Chaotic masterpiece or an awful disaster of a film? There's definitely no middle ground for an opinion on High-Rise. In my honest opinion it has Ben Wheatley's stamp all over it. Yes it's flawed, but ...
8 years ago
High-Rise [15]
Triple 9 [15]
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Up there with the best in its genre, if you like this style of film. You won't believe that its Kate Winslet playing the mob matriach. She's very good at pure evil, but then she needs to be, because ...
8 years ago
Triple 9 [15]
Disorder [15]
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Suspense from start to finish. A great thriller, which just has a great feel of realism. There's no daft over the top fight scenes, but plenty of action to keep you enthralled.
8 years ago
Disorder [15]
Hail, Caesar! [12A]
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Coen brothers films used to be the highlight of the year. But Hail, Caesar! falls way short of expectations. There are some funny scenes and some good acting, but overall the film just doesn't hang ...
8 years ago
Hail, Caesar! [12A]
Steve Jobs [15]
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History will not be kind to this movie. There's a huge aura of so-what about it. What really grates is that every line is so scripted that it becomes a full frontal assault of dialogue. Nobody pauses ...
8 years ago
Steve Jobs [15]
Orthodox [18]
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'Benjamin, you've been dealt some bad cards and made some bad choices in your life,' says the chief Rabbi. Jew and Gentile alike are all tainted by life in this grim, evil little film. It's well ...
8 years ago
Orthodox [18]
Rams [15]
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It's a quirky little slow-burner with darkly comic undertones. Life is hard in the Icelandic sheep farming community. Don't miss the credits - the language itself is a wonder and either half of the ...
8 years ago
Rams [15]
Youth [15]
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I love Youth. It's visually stunning, with great acting throughout. Very witty script.
Michael Caine was fantastic - an Oscar winning performance for me.
And wait until you see Jane Fonda's ...
8 years ago
Youth [15]
A Bigger Splash [15]
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Fiennes steals the show as the hyperactive, controlling and quite obnoxious ex-lover of Tilda Swinton's character; the stand out scene is his frenetic take on Mick Jagger “dancing" to the Stones' ...
8 years ago
A Bigger Splash [15]
Trumbo [15]
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An entertaining movie with great performances from Helen Mirren and Bryan Cranston. But it just seems to be missing something. It's unlikely that anyone under 40 will understand what all the fuss was ...
8 years ago
Trumbo [15]
Spotlight [15]
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It has that All the Presidents Men feel to it. What's excellent about this film is that it tackles the subject matter (the Catholic church paodophile scandals) without dropping into sentimental mode. ...
8 years ago
Spotlight [15]
The Revenant [15]
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If you go down to the woods today, you're sure for a big surprise! Make sure you watch it on a huge screen to get the full heft of its epic proportions and gorey detail. DiCaprio is in nearly every ...
8 years ago
The Revenant [15]
The Big Short [15]
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Great movie, very funny but deadly serious at the same time. Cracking cast too, and with them all playing out of character roles adds to the entertainment. How many films have there been on the 2007 ...
8 years ago
The Big Short [15]
Grandma [15]
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A wonderful piece of quirky cinema. Witty and funny with Lilly Tomlin on top form. Her gruff direct humour is marvellous and engaging. Every scene is a gem, taking a poke at sexual politics, ...
8 years ago
Grandma [15]
Taxi Tehran [12A]
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I wanted to enjoy it, and the concept was clever, but you get the idea in the first 15, very enjoyable, minutes. The rest of the film has been spoiled by the trailers so there's nothing left to keep ...
8 years ago
Taxi Tehran [12A]
Black Souls [15]
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This is how a film should be made. There was a feeling of menace, impotence and decline present at all times. Great script (subtitled but that didn't matter), wonderfully subdued acting, and great ...
8 years ago
Black Souls [15]
Black Mass [15]
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It's an ok movie, but hardly outstanding in the history of gangster movies. I preferred Mr Depp in the Pirates of Penzance, that's if it really is Johnny underneath all that rubber. Destined for the ...
8 years ago
Black Mass [15]
The Hateful Eight [18]
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I should start by mentioning that I like all of Tarantino's films to date, but how was this one? It's got some cracking scenes, the type Tarantino's great at, but overall it's just too much. Too ...
8 years ago
The Hateful Eight [18]
The Fear of Thirteen [15]
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Excellent doc drama on a death row inmate, a born loser who finally gets a break after 18 years inside. Very moving.
8 years ago
The Fear of Thirteen [15]
Bridge of Spies [12A]
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It has its moments, with some smart dialogue, but suspense? It has none. The cartoonish representation of the characters and sickly sweet all American family Spielberg direction is just too much to ...
8 years ago
Bridge of Spies [12A]
Sicario [15]
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Never a dull moment, great camera work and Benicio del Toro is great. It's hard hitting, you feel like you're seeing the futility of the USA anti drug legislation. I can highly recommend it.
8 years ago
Sicario [15]
The Lobster [15]
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Worth a visit, it's a mind bender and often very funny, lots of very dark humour. Mesmerizing for the first 45 minutes, then the bizareness, random plot issues, and anal sex dialogue, which appear ...
9 years ago
The Lobster [15]
Suffragette [12A]
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In reply to Helen Ward: It's a movie not a factual documentary, and as a film, my anecdotal evidence suggests that it works. A friend took along his 2 teenage daughters and both of them were in tears ...
9 years ago
Suffragette [12A]
99 Homes [15]
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"America only bails out winners so make your choices wisely." A surprisingly entertaining and frank drama on how the sub prime mortgage crisis inflicted its legal and financial wrath on ordinary ...
9 years ago
99 Homes [15]
Macbeth [15]
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Marion Cotillard is spellbinding, and Michael Fassbender powers through when Macbeth's demons take over, but the credit has to go the excellent camera work and cinematography. In my humble opinion, ...
9 years ago
Macbeth [15]
Palio [12A]
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Fantastic doc on the ancient Sienna horse race. It will have you on the edge of your seat and laughing at the all too serious antics of the deadly rivals.
9 years ago
Palio [12A]
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. [12A]
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@AH, nah surely not, you're such a cynic! That would require the director to employ a serious script writer, who could also engineer the switch in the 6th sequel to The Man from Nephew.
9 years ago
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. [12A]
Legend [18]
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Wonderful double acting from Tom Hardy as both Ronnie and Reggie Kray, but the film is too one-dimensional to hold my attention for its overly long 132 minutes. In my opinion,The Krays (1990) with ...
9 years ago
Legend [18]
45 Years [15]
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A packed Phoenix on a Thursday afternoon, that is quite a feat. Going by the titters, the audience loved it but if you're on the sunny side of 60, the film is a tad uncomfortable. It's too close for ...
9 years ago
45 Years [15]
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. [12A]
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It's not quite as bad as it could have been. The men from Mission Impossible meet a b-movie 007 but on the way, they forget to collect their uncle. Another excuse for smart cracks, mayhem and ...
9 years ago
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. [12A]
Precinct Seven Five [15]
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Truth is stranger than fiction. This is a very entertaining documentary. No famous actors, just real people whose lives followed a script that you wouldn't believe in a Hollywood movie.
9 years ago
Precinct Seven Five [15]
Eden [15]
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You get the odd nice tune, but nothing actually happens except for one 20 second-long scene, which cuts, then another scene, and then we're on to another 2 people walking, or dancing or talking ...
9 years ago
Eden [15]
Best of Enemies [15]
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A great piece of historical documentary, reflecting the turmoil that engulfed the USA in 1968. This event may have opened the floodgates which allowed individuals to talk aggressively on TV. But ...
9 years ago
Best of Enemies [15]
Love and Mercy [12A]
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Despite the fact that Dano excels in the role as the young Wilson, the film just never builds enough momentum or injects enough interest in any of the characters to be exciting. It just ends up as ...
9 years ago
Love and Mercy [12A]
Amy [15]
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Fantastic voice, great lyrics, but there's not really enough material to stretch this documentary to 60 minutes let alone 128. Kapadia's Senna was brilliant but Amy? See what you think.
9 years ago
Amy [15]
Timbuktu [12A]
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Dystopian future a la Malian Mad max? No this unfortunately is the reality now. The film takes a little too long to seep into your psyche but once it does, it's like watching African Nazis carrying ...
9 years ago
Timbuktu [12A]
Slow West [15]
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Go and see it. Short and sweet and full of cinematic cliches which amused me all the way through and great camera work too. Just let yourself jog along at the pace of the horses and you'll come out ...
9 years ago
Slow West [15]
Jack Dee's Helpdesk
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I couldn't agree more with the above review. Jack Dee on his own was great but the show relies on the panel members immediate wit, which most of the time was lacking. It was enjoyable enough but ...
9 years ago
Jack Dee's Helpdesk
The Connection [15]
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Loved the film for the first 30 minutes, until it became clear that it was just going to be a story with little intrigue and the usual corrupt to the top, being taken down by an idealist "judge". ...
9 years ago
The Connection [15]
Girlhood (Band de Filles) [15]
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If you're expecting anything like the gritty British Adulthood then you'll be very disappointed. It's Hollywood meets France. I struggled to understand what new message the film attempted to tell ...
9 years ago
Girlhood (Band de Filles) [15]
Woman in Gold [12A]
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Helen Mirren is fantastic as ever. I'll admit I only went because my ageing mum fancied it, but it's actually a well-paced film and isn't over-melodramatic. There is a tendancy to view the USA as the ...
9 years ago
Woman in Gold [12A]
Force Majeure [15]
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It's a rollercoaster treading that thin line between commentary and black humour regarding family and relationships. It can be excruciatingly irritating at times, particularly for men, where often ...
9 years ago
Force Majeure [15]
The Falling [15]
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The first 30 minutes are excellent: lots of intrigue, more questions than answers and it's carried along wonderfully by the relationship between the actresses Maisie Williams (Lydia) and Florence ...
9 years ago
The Falling [15]
While We're Young [15]
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For a change, it's as good as the reviews say. A very savvy, often subtle, but always funny and charming commentary on values across 3 generations. Great cast, clever script... it's Woody Allen for ...
9 years ago
While We're Young [15]
Kingsman: The Secret Service [15]
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A generous spirit might suggest that this is aimed at the “games generation”. So if an orgy of gratuitous violence, overly loud soundtrack, crass sexual innuendo, and a non-existent script are ...
9 years ago
Kingsman: The Secret Service [15]
Inherent Vice [15]
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It's Paul Thomas Anderson's weakest film by far. It does have a wonderful soundtrack and great acting by Joaquin Phoenix, but Jeff Bridges he is not. There are many laugh-out-loud moments, but they ...
9 years ago
Inherent Vice [15]
Foxcatcher [15]
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It's had great reviews, and my wife loved its intense creepy real feel, but I'm afraid it didn't do it for me. I didn't know the story but somehow I did, and so it was just a bit of a bore for me as ...
9 years ago
Foxcatcher [15]
American Sniper [15]
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Bradley Cooper beefs up as a good ol' Texan, for God and country, and does a job of it, but the movie is a mess. It can have you on the edge of your seat, but then most modern war movies do. Morally ...
9 years ago
American Sniper [15]
Birdman [15]
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I loved the drumming! Otherwise it's an intriguing film about acting, fame and the meaning of life, which can be very witty, spellbinding, but incredibly annoying at times. I'm not sure if the ...
9 years ago
Birdman [15]
The Imitation Game [12A]
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I went in with no expectations, but its a well directed film with plenty of tongue in the cheek humour and a pretty good script... never a dull moment. Cumberbatch is indeed superb, as is Mark Strong ...
9 years ago
The Imitation Game [12A]
The Drop [15]
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The powerful male actors ensure that this tough thriller never drops in tension. It's scripted so that you're never quite sure what might happen next, so you're continually on edge. A proper grown up ...
9 years ago
The Drop [15]
Mr Turner [12A]
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A very charming film with a curmudgeonly Mr Turner portrayed wonderfully by Timothy Spall. However, at times it was so tongue in cheek I wouldn't have been surprised if Black Adder had turned up at ...
9 years ago
Mr Turner [12A]
Maps to the Stars [18]
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Its difficult to really grasp what this film is trying to do. It puts you though the whole gamit of emotions, only to leave you feeling empty and cheated. There's some good acting, but how many films ...
9 years ago
Maps to the Stars [18]
Fury [15]
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A gripping WW2 tank drama which had me on the edge of my seat for 90mins. Sort of an adrenalin filled Full Metal Jacket. But the last 30mins are comparable to Custer's Last Stand, where Hollywood ...
10 years ago
Fury [15]
Gone Girl [18]
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Total tosh not worthy of the lavish praise it has received. The plot is a nursery rhyme dreamt up by some Hollwood dreamer. Its implausable and insulting to suggest that the film has an ounce of ...
10 years ago
Gone Girl [18]
'71 [15]
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A nail-biting hard hitting thriller. I loved it. Tight script, great acting. It portrays 1971 Belfast with gritty realism but never ventures into blame or bias, with the quiet malevalence of a David ...
10 years ago
'71 [15]
A Most Wanted Man [15]
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The most intelligent and thought-provoking movie of the year. It challenges your soul; every character has so many levels and interacts with real world events. I left feeling I'd seen a great ...
10 years ago
A Most Wanted Man [15]
The Two Faces Of January [12A]
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Duller than ditchwater; as thrilling as a long distance bus trip in Crete. Wooden acting, 2D characters... Just really a total waste of 96 mins.
10 years ago
The Two Faces Of January [12A]
Blue Ruin [15]
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This is the antidote to Bourne Ultimatum-style films, and overall it takes a good stab at it. It's fun to see how a normal person might just go about exacting revenge, but for all its tension and ...
10 years ago
Blue Ruin [15]
The Lunchbox [PG]
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What a lovely film, great acting, great direction. If you can extricate yourself from the quaint love story, it's also a fantastic documentary on the "existance" of middle class life in ...
10 years ago
The Lunchbox [PG]
Locke [15]
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I thought we were all supposed to turn our phones off in the cinema? Oh, no, sorry, that was just Ivan Locke's car phone going "burr, burr, burrrrr" every 30 seconds for yet another ...
10 years ago
Locke [15]
Calvary [15]
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Wow... heavy stuff. Have I ever seen a movie with more mixed metaphors? When it's funny, it's dark and biting, but mainly it's a bitter critique of our current society, using the catholic ...
10 years ago
Calvary [15]
The Past [12A]
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If you liked A Separation, then this may also be for you. It's a wonderful piece of film making; the script is taut, but the acting and direction are so natural that you often feel like a ...
10 years ago
The Past [12A]
The Grand Budapest Hotel [15]
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GBH is a great title for the main theme of the movie, which shows a mid 1930s mittel-european state being trampled over by jack-booted fascists.. whilst a high profile cast play at being Keystone ...
10 years ago
The Grand Budapest Hotel [15]
Under The Skin [15]
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It's a love it or hate it movie. No doubt destined for cult status, but you have to ask yourself would it have seen light of day without the Nordic beauty of Scarltet Johannsen.
It's set ...
10 years ago
Under The Skin [15]
Her [15]
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Nice to watch a film about a pleasant future world and not the usual dystopian pessimism. Her is a clever concept movie where it appears we can get, what we wish for in love and sex and all in our ...
10 years ago
Her [15]
Stranger by the Lake [18]
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Its difficult to imagine how this film could have won an award in any category. The first 20 minutes are indeed intriguing (up to the event), but then we are treated to gratutious sex, which may have ...
10 years ago
Stranger by the Lake [18]
Bastards [18]
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A dark, brooding, menacing film with an intense and intriguing soundtrack that racks up the suspense to fever pitch at times. You really have to keep your wits about you, as the director peels away ...
10 years ago
Bastards [18]
Dallas Buyers Club [15]
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Apparently it's a true story but It's handled with all the panache that Hollywood can muster for stereotyped tosh, with good-old-boy alpha male Texans. Matthew Mcconnagh does his best, but ...
10 years ago
Dallas Buyers Club [15]
Inside Llewyn Davis [15]
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The camera work is sublime, and you can't fault the feel of period authenticity, or the actors... they're all great. But the film?
It's a real downer, I left feeling that I'd ...
10 years ago
Inside Llewyn Davis [15]
The Wolf of Wall Street [18]
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Di Caprio is simply awesome in the role of his life (normally I'm ambivalent about the boy-man actor) Yes, the movie sprawls at 3 hours long, but for me it takes you where American ...
10 years ago
The Wolf of Wall Street [18]
12 Years a Slave [15]
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Powerful performances, very well filmed and directed but I don't think I've ever seen a more uncomfortable movie in my life. Glad when it was all over.
It was a very bizarre experience ...
10 years ago
12 Years a Slave [15]
American Hustle [15]
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5 minutes of Robert De Niro makes and breaks this conundrum of a movie. His solid, no-nonsense performance grounds the surrounding whirlwind and re-engages your attention - but also highlights what a ...
10 years ago
American Hustle [15]
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues [15]
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If, like myself you enjoyed the trailers, particularly "Dr Who?" then stick to that.
This is an ill disciplined mess of purile gags, with a script possibly written by his ...
10 years ago
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues [15]
Nebraska [15]
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A road trip of sorts across worn out, middle America, vividly brought to life in black and white. It's sparse, at times fun, sad, but never really sentimental and quirky til the end. It does play ...
10 years ago
Nebraska [15]
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire [12A]
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Cherish your memories of the first Hunger Games movie, with its refreshingly sharp style and pace. The director has made a right meal out of Catching Fire. Maybe it'll work for anyone under 16, ...
10 years ago
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire [12A]
Gravity [12A]
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Wow a proper 3D movie. Throw your logical senses out into space and just enjoy this film for what it is; a sumptuous feast of colour and suspense. Don't dare watch it on DVD on a your home TV! ...
10 years ago
Gravity [12A]
Captain Phillips [12A]
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Greengrass is the top man for racking up the tension and he has the uncanny ability to make the film seem 'real' as well. A cracking movie from start to finish.
11 years ago
Captain Phillips [12A]
The Pervert's Guide to Ideology [15]
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"[W]hat might otherwise have been a dense, even daunting intellectual challenge is actually an engaging and unexpected delight." A perfect description from the Phoenix cinema
A cracker ...
11 years ago
The Pervert's Guide to Ideology [15]
Filth [18]
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The clue is in the title. Not often do I find myself agreeing with The Daily Mail, but I think it's a shambles. Yes, It is stacked full of good actors and, James McAvoy gives it his all, but ...
11 years ago
Filth [18]
Blue Jasmine [12A]
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I love Woody Allen movies, but this film is poor. It's a farce, or is it a moral story, or is it just a grand show case for Kate Blanchet. Sorry Kate this isn't the Oscar vehicle for ...
11 years ago
Blue Jasmine [12A]
Rush [15]
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Great fun, well made movie which pitches along at break-neck speed with some wonderful acting from Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl portraying Lauda and Hunt. It feels like a 70s ...
11 years ago
Rush [15]
The Great Beauty [15]
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A cinematic masterpiece, wonderfully shot, great dialogue. The film has a great feel to it, with Toni Servillo spell binding in the role of Jep, the wise cracking, sophisticated socialite at the ...
11 years ago
The Great Beauty [15]
What Maisie Knew [15]
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There are some great performances, not least from Onata Aprile as Maisie. How do you get a little girl to act in such an amazing way? Juliana Moore is excellent as the neurotic mum, and Steve Coogan ...
11 years ago
What Maisie Knew [15]
Call Girl [18]
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The film excels at portraying the seedy and pernicious relationship between politicians, sex and power; the 70s has never felt so real. But despite being billed as a conspiracy thriller it ...
11 years ago
Call Girl [18]
Only God Forgives [18]
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Cult movie probably, a vehicle for extreme violence definately. Its a bizarre mix of Blue Velvet and Kill Bill where effect takes precedence over dialogue.
The extra-extremely violent scene ...
11 years ago
Only God Forgives [18]
Frances Ha [15]
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Annoyingly quirky, superficial and crass.
Some critics have compared the feel of Frances Ha with the films of Woody Allen. There are bar and dinner conversations which films of New York all ...
11 years ago
Frances Ha [15]
The World's End [15]
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"To err is human" says Simon Pegg and perhaps the same could be said of the 3rd of Edgar Wrights trilogy.
It has its laugh-out-loud-moments all mainly in the first 20mins, then, ...
11 years ago
The World's End [15]
Behind the Candelabra [15]
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It's a bizarre story with some good acting, and quite a bit of fun, but ultimately the film leaves you feeling "so what?" - after the first 60 mins there's nothing new to tell and ...
11 years ago
Behind the Candelabra [15]
The Great Gatsby [12A]
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Sometimes I just need to understand that films cant be made to please all age groups. Baz Luhrman is a director who doesnt really do any depth, but plenty of visual extraveganzas. So if you're ...
11 years ago
The Great Gatsby [12A]
Star Trek Into Darkness [12A]
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Star Trek disappears into a black hole!
Watch it in 3D - it actually enhances the movie (something has to!) I'm not a "trekkie" but 40yrs ago I watched the orginal ...
11 years ago
Star Trek Into Darkness [12A]
The Place Beyond The Pines [15]
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An intelligent and cynical look at life which verges on greatness but somehow just manages to pull back when you dont want it to. The camera-work and snappy scene changes keep the film intriguing... ...
11 years ago
The Place Beyond The Pines [15]
Beyond the Hills [12A]
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One for the purists, if you can hang in for 2hrs. Slow European cinema is I believe the genre. Tthe last 30mins make it a tad more rewarding, and you may come to understand that there is always more ...
11 years ago
Beyond the Hills [12A]
Trance [15]
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The worst film of the year, perhaps the decade? Enjoy the first 10mins then wait for the final frame - the relief, its finally all over. Non-existent script, pretty awful acting, a terrible ...
11 years ago
Trance [15]
Side Effects [15]
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The real mastery of this movie is just how many top film critics have been fooled into believing this film is not Oceans 14. It's slick, with great camera work, some solid acting but ultimately ...
11 years ago
Side Effects [15]
Robot & Frank [12A]
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Frank Langella is terrific as the retired cat burglar. His facial expressions and mannerisms tell it all. The film has some real laugh out loud moments; its a wonderful old-fashioned comedy which ...
11 years ago
Robot & Frank [12A]
The Spirit of '45 [U]
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Not one of Ken Loach's best!
Whilst Attlee's 1945 Labour government accomplished some extraordinary achievements this documentary film does not. I'm a life long "socialist" ...
11 years ago
The Spirit of '45 [U]
Arbitrage [15]
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A stellar performance from Richard Gere and supporting cast. This is a solid, well-written film, which makes you think for a change.
Taking in all the angles of deception from the super rich to the ...
11 years ago
Arbitrage [15]
Lincoln [12A]
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As a movie this is a total mess. With long conversational pieces in "deadwood" style American English, and where characters decide not to say it in a sentence, but say it in 5 instead. But ...
11 years ago
Lincoln [12A]
Bullhead [15]
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Bullhead has an evil charm that makes it difficult to watch at times, in fact it can be down right nasty.
Occasionally there's the odd bizarre bit of humour, sort of like a Belgian Lock, Stock ...
11 years ago
Bullhead [15]
Chasing Ice [12A]
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Sceptics and deniers should watch this movie. It's just what I needed to understand the reality. It's beautifully shot and lets the time lapse camera at the disappearing glaciers do the work, ...
11 years ago
Chasing Ice [12A]
Tu Seras Mon Fils [15]
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Very enjoyable, well paced film. The vineyard owner is brilliantly played by Niels Alestrup. You can't help but find him domineering, malevolent and dismissive of the world not controlled by ...
11 years ago
Tu Seras Mon Fils [15]
Gangster Squad [15]
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Cracking cast, doing their best with the usual Hollywood gangster fodder. It's great to see Sean Penn hamming it up as a real evil boss. He scared me. It starts full-on with the good guys dishing ...
11 years ago
Gangster Squad [15]
Django Unchained [18]
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This is a truly a great adult movie... Tarantino has really excelled himself.. The film cracks along with tremendous pace, you never get a chance to go "wasn't that from?" The casting ...
11 years ago
Django Unchained [18]
Sightseers [15]
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Well it does have some laugh-out-loud moments and it starts like a real classic British comic gem... but it just doesn't go anywhere. It lacks any twists or real surprises. After the first ...
11 years ago
Sightseers [15]
The Impossible [12A]
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When the tsunami is the star, then the movie is a gem, otherwise it shamelessly racks up the emotional pitch to bursting point and has more "impossible" coincidences than any ...
11 years ago
The Impossible [12A]
Argo [15]
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A good, easy, undemanding thriller, with some fine acting, and some nice humorous touches to lighten up the story. Ben Affleck is turning into a very good director and knows how to rack up the ...
11 years ago
Argo [15]
Looper [15]
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Loopie is the best I can say... The film just does not hang together at all, it's full of set piece scenes and a really limited script. I hung on until the end in the hope that something verging ...
12 years ago
Looper [15]
Liberal Arts [12A]
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Lovely movie with a great script, written, directed and acted by Josh Radnor, from whom I hope we see lots more of in the future. Sure it's not without it's flaws but it has a sort of woody ...
12 years ago
Liberal Arts [12A]
Lawless [18]
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It's a shame this movie is a bit of a one trick pony. The first 10 mins set the scene, with some really ugly personalities (in the mental sense) and you feel you're in for a good movie, but ...
12 years ago
Lawless [18]
Shadow Dancer [15]
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Film of the year. An Irish / British colabaration with great acting, tight, taut and tense direction. Menacing and brutal, but with no physical violence, no gratuitous sex, sparse but appropriate ...
12 years ago
Shadow Dancer [15]
The Imposter [15]
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A bizarre docufilm, which I found dull and lacking in content to stretch it to its believable conclusion. When the film starts with its conclusion, i.e. an interview with the imposter of the missing ...
12 years ago
The Imposter [15]
The Hunter [15]
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A thought-provoking movie for some; dull as ditchwater for others. Fantastic cinematography with a touch of Deliverance. The movie has a nice pace about it, undoubtedly helped by Defoe's solid ...
12 years ago
The Hunter [15]
Your Sister's Sister [15]
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Here's what they want you to hear... A quirky little romcom done in a superior fashion by a highly thought of independent film maker with some great acting from the ménage a trois!
Ok ...
12 years ago
Your Sister's Sister [15]
Woody Allen: A Documentary [15]
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Q. Why do you make so many movies?
A. Well the more I make the more likely I am to make a good one!
If you like Woody Allen this is for you and even if you're not sure there's enough ...
12 years ago
Woody Allen: A Documentary [15]
The Angels' Share [15]
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With Ken Loach you can usually predict the unpredictable. This is a wee gem of a movie. Don't be put off like I was initially by the Trainspotting-like promo. For the first 40 mins it's ...
12 years ago
The Angels' Share [15]
Prometheus [15]
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So, this is the pinnacle of 3D technology? Blew my mind for first 20 mins, then I took interest in the film. Bad idea. Bad acting, terrible direction, awful accents. After another 30 mins or so I ...
12 years ago
Prometheus [15]
The Monk [15]
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For those who enjoyed The Mysteries of Lisbon, this film has a similar feel. Any film with Vincent Cassel as the lead actor is usually a good one to watch. It's beautifully shot, with ...
12 years ago
The Monk [15]
Marley [15]
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For music lovers this is a real treat. I love the way the film weaves together Bob Marley's spiritual and political beliefs with world events. It's a real joy listening to Jah-maicans ...
12 years ago
Marley [15]
In Darkness [15]
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Sometimes it's necessary to set aside the subject matter and then you can have a better shot at evaluating the film. It's all just a bit too much and I'm ashamed to say probably about 1hr ...
12 years ago
In Darkness [15]
Jo Nesbø's Headhunters [15]
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For a change: a fun movie not to take the kids to! It's as good as most of the one-liner reviews suggest it is (Guardian excepted). Clever, fast-moving, and the black comedy is great; but it ...
12 years ago
Jo Nesbø's Headhunters [15]
The Descendants [15]
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Oh dear! If you can stay awake, there are a few interesting takes on how a "family" copes with bereavement. But overall this is a pretty dull movie, and possibly the poorest bit of acting you ...
12 years ago
The Descendants [15]
Carnage [15]
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4 fantastic performances from 4 great actors.. I loved it.. Some extremely cutting observations on how children can drain the sap out of lively couples. It has a timeless or even 60s feel to it but ...
12 years ago
Carnage [15]
Haywire [15]
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Come on it ain't that bad! The Bourne Ultimatum (with a dash of Our Man Flint) comes to mind, but with realistic action from the heroine, entertaining, with a few half decent twists... watch out for ...
12 years ago
Haywire [15]
Shame [18]
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I left the cinema with an overall feeling of bemusement. I loved McQueen's last movie, Hunger, so I couldn't wait to see Shame. But the hype around the movie is just ridiculous. Yes there are some ...
12 years ago
Shame [18]
The Artist [PG]
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And the Oscar goes to - Uggie- the dog! A lovely movie, well shot, and full of charm- but if you know the acting/ directing team from the French James Bond spoofs it's unfortunately more of the same. ...
12 years ago
The Artist [PG]
The Iron Lady [12A]
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Anyone for tea? It's a wonder the TUC haven't set up pickets at cinema entrances. I can see now why the government waits so long to open up official papers - why would anyone be interested when the ...
12 years ago
The Iron Lady [12A]
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo [18]
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It starts with a great cover of a Led Zep track...and that's it. A turkey of enormous proportions: no edgyness, no weirdness, no Swedishness. I reckon the director must have written the film from a ...
12 years ago
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo [18]
My Week With Marilyn [15]
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Light hearted but entertaining "Sunday afternoon" film. Great performances from Branagh - who really camps it up as Olivier - and Michelle Williams as Marilyn. And of course Judy Dench as a ...
12 years ago
My Week With Marilyn [15]
The Rum Diary [15]
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An embarrassing waste of time. Fans of Withnail and I and Johnny Depp shouldn't read any further. It's not funny, it's not witty, what is it? Apparently we're told Johnny Depp and Bruce Robinson had ...
12 years ago
The Rum Diary [15]
Contagion [12A]
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Well worth seeing. Underneath this low key disaster movie lurk many thought provoking questions, not least the meaning of virus, spread by humans and individuals over the Internet, the inevitability ...
12 years ago
Contagion [12A]
Real Steel [12A]
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As bad movies goes this has its moments, but dont blink! It tugs at your heart strings as sensitively as a Rottweiler on a burglar, and it is so obviously jumping on the band wagon of Transformers, ...
13 years ago
Real Steel [12A]
Anonymous [12A]
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A classy historical who-dunnit, with a great cast. This is indeed a jolly romp - part farce/tragedy and comedy, which I'm sure the real William Shakespeare, whoever he was*, would approve of - at ...
13 years ago
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Drive [18]
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No doubt of Ryan Gosling's star potential. For the first 30 mins I felt like I was watching a remake of that 80s thing - Dirty Dancing, but once the violence "kicked in" it grew more interesting. ...
13 years ago
Drive [18]
Melancholia [15]
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If Lars isn't your cup of tea then this film is truly poison. It's pretentious beyond belief, the camera work which you'd expect is so over accentuated - close up shots of individuals looking ...
13 years ago
Melancholia [15]
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy [15]
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I WAS so looking forward to this film, and for the first 10mins, it was truly enthralling, the attention to detail, the grainy cinematography evoking 70s London, that feeling of dread and foreboding, ...
13 years ago
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy [15]
The Guard [15]
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Following on from the modern classic "In Bruge", Brendan Gleeson continues with his grand take on deadpan humour - often at the expense of political correctness, and in particular the yank ...
13 years ago
The Guard [15]
The Salt of Life [12A]
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A quirky quaint little movie, which wanders through its overly long 90mins with the odd dash of humour, but it doesn't half play on all the stereotypes we've been brought up to believe about Italy. ...
13 years ago
The Salt of Life [12A]
In A Better World [15]
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This is a fantastic movie. It had me on the edge of my seat on many occasions. I have to admit to being a bit annoyed at the start as it took a wee while to gel, but then it just takes you. There are ...
13 years ago
In A Better World [15]
Rise of the Planet of the Apes [15]
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The Rise of the Planet of the Apes - first time I've seen a prequel before the main film. All the way through, the film alludes to the next movie which I assume must be Planet of... As to the ...
13 years ago
Rise of the Planet of the Apes [15]
The Princess Of Montpensier [15]
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Ça m'ennuie... This is an extremely dull costume drama. The characters, lack any charm or interest, there's next to no intrigue, except for that which is telegraphed to you ages in advance. To make ...
13 years ago
The Princess Of Montpensier [15]
Mammuth [15]
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I went with 2 French friends. They've been complaining for months about the French movies which make it to the screen in the UK. At the end of Mammuth they were speechless! And I just felt ...
13 years ago
Mammuth [15]
Kaboom [15]
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Viewing alert! If you are over 25 then the generation gap may effect your ability to find this film in any way clever or humorous. Any other comments I could make would be censored. National ...
13 years ago
Kaboom [15]
Point Blank [15]
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Be prepared to be entertained! Remember how you felt throughout the first Bourne film? Well, this movie has more punch, great twists in the plot, and the French know how to do violence in a more ...
13 years ago
Point Blank [15]
Meek's Cutoff [PG]
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I believe this is from the slow cinema school. A sort of docu-wagon train. It starts as it goes as it finishes. The film manages to convey the awful tedium and hardship of the wagon trail. ...
13 years ago
Meek's Cutoff [PG]
Attack The Block [15]
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A true British urban comedy thriller, that no family should miss. It's sharp, witty, and full of subtle digs at the hypocrisy of life as seen through the eyes of feisty teenagers. I loved it. The ...
13 years ago
Attack The Block [15]
Win Win [15]
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Family life in a middle american suburb is brilliantly handled in "Malcolm in the Middle" but a film which meanders aimlessly and is so blatantly a moral tale for our times sucks in every way. We are ...
13 years ago
Win Win [15]
Hanna [12A]
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Hanna - a bizarre but very entertaining movie, it really has the feel of a whacky late 60s movie meets a modern action thriller. So - yes - it can be a bit silly but it's fun... Some great camera ...
13 years ago
Hanna [12A]
Submarine [15]
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A charming little indie movie, which may just appeal more to male viewers. It covers the angst of puberty, first love and totally unknown awkwardness that effects most lads. What's different about ...
13 years ago
Submarine [15]
Archipelago [15]
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From the clips I'd seen I thought I was going to see a Woody Allen-esque UK-made film about a dysfunctional middle class family on their hols. How wrong I was! The good pts: great ...
13 years ago
Archipelago [15]
True Grit [15]
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It's advertised as the great Oscar hopeful, but is it really of that calibre? Well it's a jaunty, taking the mickey out of itself little sort of movie, which at times is truly great, but overall ...
13 years ago
True Grit [15]
The Town [15]
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Movie of the month for me. And unbelievably it's directed by, and stars, Ben Affleck... seriously! It's a gritty no-nonsense heist movie set in the irish underbelly of Boston, some great one liners, ...
14 years ago
The Town [15]
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps [12A]
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A hollywood romantic fairytale set to the backdrop of the credit crunch. Without Michael Douglas sleep-walking through his part as the super shifty Gordon Gekko, this film would have had an even ...
14 years ago
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps [12A]
The Secret in their Eyes [18]
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I've read nothing but praise for this movie - perhaps I saw a different movie? Dull, clunky ridiculous plot, it has more false endings than Lost. It pulls in Argentina's ruthless political ...
14 years ago
The Secret in their Eyes [18]
Inception [12A]
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Wow! I wasn't quite ready for that.Definitely the best movie of the year so far. But it'll be totally useless on DVD, as this is not a film, it's an experience. Magnificent piece of ...
14 years ago
Inception [12A]
Four Lions [15]
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You never know what to expect from a Chris Morris production; I enjoyed this immensely. It is a bizarre movie which in turn is hilarious, sad, could undoubtedly be true, and it really can make you ...
14 years ago
Four Lions [15]
Agora [12A]
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Strange mix of infatuation by 2 men for the lovely Hypatia (Weisz); big epic with huge crowd scenes in ancient Alexandria, and some interesting historical parallels between the rise of Christianity ...
14 years ago
Agora [12A]
The Ghost [15]
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Mr Polanski is in a bit of bother and we should all rally round and celebrate his genius as a director from his cell in Switzerland. I'm afraid not.
This is a very weak movie. It's a 70s thriller ...
14 years ago
The Ghost [15]
Crazy Heart [15]
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Crazy Heart has a great feel to it, for the first 80mins, with some fabulous music and a great performance from Kris Kristoph I mean Jeff bridges, but the film takes a dreadful leap into ...
14 years ago
Crazy Heart [15]
A Single Man [12A]
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Yes a lovely piece of cinematography. But I prefer this style as a 3 minute perfume advert. Seems to split men 50:50 from what my mates have remarked. Some love it, some think it's hollow and ...
14 years ago
A Single Man [12A]
Alice In Wonderland [PG]
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Alice in Underland is absolute guff. a real disappointment. Alice has a lovely smile, but is either a rotten actress or badly directed as her performance is wooden. The film is a cross between a bad ...
14 years ago
Alice In Wonderland [PG]
The Road [15]
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I was really looking forward to this: a movie for grown-ups! Cormack McCarthy the author of The Road apparently worked closely with the director and endorses the movie. Pesonally I think he must ...
14 years ago
The Road [15]
2012 [12A]
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Disaster Movie par excellence! My kids of 13 and 15 years loved it, my wife hated it, and me, well.. from all the posters you'd understand the special effects were stunning, if not dissimilar to ...
14 years ago
2012 [12A]
An Education [12A]
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Certainly the best British movie of the year (not that that would be difficult!) It's a very good movie with plenty of little quips to keep you amused and some very good acting from all the cast and ...
14 years ago
An Education [12A]
