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Marley DVD Review
As a teenager, I just wasn’t cool enough to smoke weed. I didn’t know where to get it, I probably wouldn’t have been able to afford it and I just couldn’t bear going through the inevitable,...
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The Queen Of Versailles Review
“Everyone wants to be rich. And if they can’t be rich, they want the next best thing: to feel rich. And if they don’t want to feel rich, well… well then they might as well be dead.” And this tells you...
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Avengers Assemble DVD Review
When I was a teenager routinely foraging for comics at my local Forbidden Planet, there were only two sides of the fence to stand on. Marvel or DC. I’d always sidestepped the former, which seemed...
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Beasts Of The Southern Wild Review
When I first read the plot synopsis for Benh Zeitlin’s first feature-length film Beasts Of The Southern Wild, I honestly had no idea what to expect. The story revolves around Hushpuppy, an initially...
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Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World DVD Review
Remember the movie Armageddon? Well, whilst Bruce Willis is busy assembling a ragtag team of reluctant heroes and rushing to save the earth from certain annihilation, what are the rest of us supposed...
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Take This Waltz DVD Review
I remember where I first heard of Sarah Polley’s latest film, Take This Waltz. It was advertised on a large poster in one of the London Underground stations, depicting Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen...
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The Sweeney DVD Review
“Oi sunshine, get on the dog and find me those villains who blagged the tom.” If you have any idea what the above means, then the big screen revamp of The Sweeney is likely to be your cup of Rosie...
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Antiviral Review
I recall reading a disconcerting article last year about Mila Kunis and how she was in fear that an obsessive fan wanted to kill and eat her. In new release Antiviral, such stalkerish extremism is...
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The Perks Of Being A Wallflower Blu-ray Review
Whilst Daniel Radcliffe is faffing about with darkly-clothed females and equestrian stage productions, what, I hear you ask, has fellow Harry Potter alumnus Emma Watson been up to? The Perks Of Being...
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Reality Review
Andy Warhol famously said that, in the future, everyone would be famous for fifteen minutes. Well folks, that future is here. Alas, for most people out there this fifteen minutes has mutated from a...
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Spike Island Review
Sorted. Our kid. Sunsheee-ine. Melons being twisted. Incoherent Scottish football managers. All of the above conjure images of mighty Manchester, the jewel of the north; and that’s without even...
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The Liability Review
If the term “Brit-gangster movie” makes you cringe in fear of knock-off Guy Ritchie monologues or gratuitous Danny Dyer cameos, then perhaps the presence of Tim Roth and Peter Mullan will entice you...
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Fast & Furious 6 Review
It’s not often that a film comes along which really cuts to the core of the “Human Condition”, effortlessly charting the gamut of human emotions through a cast of rich and layered characters. Fast...
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Django Unchained Blu-ray Review
I will caveat this review by admitting that I have always been a huge Tarantino fan. If the man shot a ninety minute film about a bowl of a soup, I’d still probably think it a masterpiece. That’s not...
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Black Rock Review
In the film world, any attempt by urbanites to embrace nature generally turns out to be a bad idea. Unless you’re Billy Crystal, in which case the only danger you face consists of some slapstick...
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The Frozen Ground Review
It wouldn’t be much of a stretch to sum up The Frozen Ground as a sort of Alaskan version of Kiss the Girls. The elements are all there. You have the lawman (Nicholas Cage) who partners up with a girl...
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The Wolverine Review
Hugh Jackman’s had a bit of a mixed run as Wolverine. The first X-Men film back at the turn of the century witnessed not only the screen introduction of the Aussie actor’s interpretation of this...
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The Heat Review
Let’s get two things straight. Firstly, I’m not the world’s biggest Sandra Bullock fan. It’s not that I dislike her, I just don’t find she adds much to a film; like sesame seeds on the bun of a comedy...
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Stolen Blu-ray Review
I could be cruel and say that the title of latest Nicolas Cage actioner Stolen refers to the ninety six minutes which the film takes from your life. But I’m not cruel, so I won’t say that. What I will...
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Kick Ass 2 Review
I’m just going to say it. I thought Kick Ass was hands-down the most entertaining film of 2010. There. And given that this was a film featuring a loser in a wetsuit teaming up with a father-daughter...
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