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Fri, Apr 6 2012

The Hunger Games

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For its concept, I find The Hunger Games to be intriguing. For its execution, I hardly find it interesting. The story revolves around young men and women, teenagers and twenty-somethings, brutally slaughtering...

Fri, Apr 6 2012

The Woman in Black

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Hammer Horror has risen from the grave, let’s just hope it’s here to stay. ‘The Woman in Black’ is an entertaining gothic ghost story, the likes of which we haven’t seen...

Fri, Apr 6 2012

American Reunion

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I wouldn’t call these films the “creme de la crop” of the comedy genre, but the American Pie films, the core American Pie films, have always resonated well with me. I have some very fond memories...

Sat, Mar 31 2012

Silent House

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Silent House is a rather challenging film to review. If you knew anything about what Silent House was actually about, then the entire 85 minute film would be rendered impotent. What I can say is that...

Thu, Mar 15 2012

Hugo

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Compared to his contemporaries Martin Scorsese‘s output has been one of consistent quality. Where his fellow movie brats wavered in their ability to bring true magic to the screen, he managed...

Sat, Mar 10 2012

John Carter

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At last, Edgar Rice Burrough’s intergalactic hero bursts onto the screen in a sci-fi adventure from the director of Finding Nemo and Wall-E. The story on which this is based A Princess Of Mars celebrates...

Sat, Feb 18 2012

The Adventures of Tintin

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The Thompsons Twins (played by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) have just left Tintin’s house. As inspectors, they are on the look out for a serial pickpocket. We’ve seen this sly kleptomaniac in full force...

Fri, Feb 10 2012

The Phantom Menace: Why It Doesn’t Work! Part 2

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CONTINUED FROM PART 1 Admittedly, The Phantom Menace isn’t as “manufactured” in its dialogue as its sequels, but it does exist within the film. This cringe-inducing exchange comes to...

Fri, Feb 10 2012

The Phantom Menace: Why It Doesn’t Work! Part 1

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On a personal note, before I start this thing, I didn’t go see The Phantom Menace in 3D. While I admit that a part of me is curious if the 3D enhances the Star Wars experience, I probably won’t...

Sun, Feb 5 2012

War Horse

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Steven Spielberg makes films that are build to last. There are only a handful of filmmakers today who do so. ‘War Horse’ is a memorable and old fashioned piece of cinema; one about hope,...

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