film review: Starred Up (2014) – JDIFF 2014
No CommentStarred Up is a taut, tense and thought-provoking drama, but is it worth watching?
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film review: Captain Phillips (2013)
No CommentTom Hanks teams up with Paul Greengrass, of United 93 and the Bourne films, to bring us Captain Phillips – the true story of a 2009 hijacking of US cargo ship off the coast of Somali.
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film review: Skyfall (2012)
5 CommentsJames Bond has returned in… Skyfall This year sees 50 years of Bond and, for once, we’re talking about films that I have a history with. The first film I ever remember seeing was A View to a Kill and I saw every Bond that came out from then on.
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film review: Looper (2012)
1 CommentI saw Looper a few weeks ago now but I’ve been putting off the review, mainly because I just don’t know what I can say about it… “It’s a good solid sci-fi flick that you should go and see” seemed a little sparse. So… I thought a bit harder and this is what I came […]
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film review: Ek Tha Tiger (2012)
No CommentI have to admit, it was with a certain degree of trepidation that I toddled along to Bollywood blockbuster Ek Tha Tiger on Saturday night. I’d never seen one before but they’re all singing and dancing and that kind of thing aren’t they?
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film review: The Bourne Legacy (2012)
No CommentThe Bourne Legacy is in a bit of a conundrum. Basically it was a sequel that no-one wanted but most were still optimistic about.
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film review: Prometheus (2012)
No CommentWhen is an Alien movie not an Alien movie? When it’s a sci-fi movie, it seems. In preparation for Prometheus I watched Alien, Alien3 and Alien: Resurrection during the week*. Truth is, I was never massively into the first two Alien films. I don’t have a problem with them per se, my hazily remembered impressions […]
morefilm review: Man on a Ledge (2012)
No CommentMan on a Ledge is one of those small films that creep up on you… You have no idea they exist and then BAM! They’re all over the place and it turns out they even have people you’ve heard of in them. As a result, I went into Man on a Ledge only knowing that […]
morefilm review: Haywire (2011)
No CommentSteve Soderbergh continues his traipse through the genres with his latest offering, Haywire. This time he’s decided to make an action film. I wish he hadn’t. Haywire is a truly bizarre piece of film-making. It’s as though a rabid jazz fan decided to make an arthouse action flick. I don’t understand why this film happened. […]
morefilm review: Black Swan (2010)
1 CommentSo… my first review of 2012 is a film that was probably one of the first films I saw in 2011… As it so happens it’s also turned out to be one of my top films of 2011. How’s about that. I’ll be doing a post on my 2011 top films soon enough but for […]
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