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3.5/5
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Van Helsing
(2004)
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Michelle Thomas
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Thirteen year old boys will love it. Its bound to make lots of money on its opening weekend, and is open-ended enough for a sequel.
Posted Oct 31, 2018
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4/5
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C.R.A.Z.Y.
(2005)
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Michelle Thomas
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It's a warm and delightful film, punctuated with sharp wit, and full of possibility.
Posted Sep 17, 2018
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3.5/5
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Khuda Ke Liye
(2007)
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Raam Tarat
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This is a valiant effort by debutante director Mansoor; a veteran writer / director from TV and lyricist; he makes a commendable first impression. This is thankfully far removed from your typical kitsch Pak-blockbuster.
Posted Oct 30, 2017
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3.5/5
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Yagna
(2007)
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Raam Tarat
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Set in present day India, the film has a special resonance for today's world, beleaguered by hate and violence born from fanatical belief.
Posted Oct 30, 2017
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Saawariya
(2007)
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Raam Tarat
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Bhansali is a brilliant, visually "wow" film-maker.
Posted Oct 30, 2017
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3.5/5
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Bluffmaster!
(2005)
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Raam Tarat
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Energetic, fruity and fast-paced, Bluffmaster delivers a punch. Not quite a knockout, but it'll go the distance.
Posted Oct 30, 2017
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4.5/5
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Guru
(2007)
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Raam Tarat
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Mani Ratnam is a master film-maker, in fact, he's probably the best. Definitely the most revered - and India's answer to Spielberg.
Posted Oct 30, 2017
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2/5
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Karam
(2005)
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Raam Tarat
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The film is definitely innovative, but not taut enough to be a thriller, nor engaging enough to work as a drama. The sum of all its' parts producing a disappointingly average outcome.
Posted Oct 30, 2017
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4/5
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Kurbaan
(2009)
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Raam Tarat
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A chilling yet appropriately tempered and charismatic antidote to your archetypal seasonal fare, Kurbaan is a gripping white knuckle ride that turns at all the right places for the ultimate thrill ride.
Posted Oct 30, 2017
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3.5/5
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The Society Page
(2005)
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Raam Tarat
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Part social commentary, part dynamic satire - Bhandarkar's take is unrelenting and ruthless, yet thoroughly entertaining.
Posted Oct 30, 2017
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3.5/5
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Waqt: The Race Against Time
(2005)
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Raam Tarat
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A Bachchan movie through and through, he slaughters Akshay in their scenes together - chewing him up and spitting him out without remorse.
Posted Oct 30, 2017
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2.5/5
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Dus
(2005)
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Raam Tarat
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Dus has fantastic production values, and is a polished product with a certain panache, but it isn't nearly as clever as it thinks it is.
Posted Oct 30, 2017
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1.5/5
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Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya?
(2005)
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Raam Tarat
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The film is fun, bright, mindless, yet bubbly and to be appreciated in that vain, if at all. Recommendation: Watch anything else.
Posted Oct 30, 2017
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4/5
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Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women
(2003)
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Raam Tarat
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It takes tremendous nerve to produce a movie on female infanticide, especially in as astute and brutal an incarnation such as this.
Posted Oct 30, 2017
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3/5
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Raavan
(2010)
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Raam Tarat
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Controversial in some aspects (the God factor) but nevertheless something great for the makers to get their auteur teeth stuck into.
Posted Oct 30, 2017
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1.5/5
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Love Aaj Kal
(2020)
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Raam Tarat
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A valiant effort, but somewhere, somehow, lost in translation.
Posted Oct 30, 2017
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3/10
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Destricted
(2006)
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Michelle Thomas
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Whatever most of the filmmakers here were trying to achieve, it sheds no light on porn, simply reproducing it at its most trite, stale and unimaginative.
Posted Aug 16, 2017
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4.5/5
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The Queen of Spades
(1949)
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Coco Forsythe
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It's beautifully lit and photographed, capturing the decadence of old St Petersburg before the Napoleonic Wars, and creates a wonderful atmosphere of tension in its depiction of a Faustian pact.
Posted Oct 18, 2016
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4/5
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Talaash
(2012)
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Raam Tarat
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[Aamir Khan] manages to tear up the screen every time he appears on it.
Posted May 05, 2015
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4/5
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Chak De India
(2007)
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Raam Tarat
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This is exceptionally well written (Jaideep Sahni take a bow), well acted and put together.
Posted May 04, 2015
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4/5
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Like Stars on Earth
(2007)
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Raam Tarat
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As is usual for Khan, this movie also has a message -- not just entertaining us, but enlightening us too.
Posted May 02, 2015
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4/5
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Ghajini
(2008)
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Raam Tarat
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As [Aamir Khan] explodes with grief and then just as quickly forgets it, it's touching, emotional, and all too believable. Think amnesia on steroids, via Lee Strasberg.
Posted Apr 28, 2015
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4.5/5
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As Long As I Live
(2012)
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Raam Tarat
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This is an event movie with the biggest director and box office star coming together for one final huzzah.
Posted Apr 20, 2015
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2.5/5
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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
(1956)
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Matt McAllister
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There's little denying that this one of Lang's lesser films, perhaps not helped by the impoverished budget.
Posted Oct 15, 2014
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Oh! What a Lovely War
(1969)
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Mike Barnard
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This 1969 classic features some top names from movie history, including the late Laurence Olivier and British greats Maggie Smith and Ian Holm, and impressively staged music hall songs.
Posted Aug 25, 2014
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2.5/5
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Turistas
(2006)
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Mike Barnard
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Under its glossy exterior and claims to be an extreme version, this is a generic and surprisingly tame horror offering.
Posted Aug 12, 2014
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3.5/5
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Blue Blood
(2006)
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Michelle Thomas
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A minority interest at best, yet for the most part director Stevan Riley succeeds in making an accessible and entertaining film about what could potentially be an alienatingly arcane look at Varsity sports.
Posted Apr 07, 2014
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3/5
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World War Z
(2013)
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Raam Tarat
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The film works mainly on the performances of Pitt, and a strong ensemble cast that lend some credibility to a somewhat disjointed script.
Posted Feb 07, 2014
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3.5/5
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Man of Steel
(2013)
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Raam Tarat
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Despite its excessive running time, and slightly meandering narrative, Man of Steel has definitely earned its place amongst recent comic-book adaptations, standing tall in the DC / Marvel cinematic universe.
Posted Feb 07, 2014
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4/5
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Star Trek Into Darkness
(2013)
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Johnny Walker
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Star Trek Into Darkness still manages to be an even more enjoyable film than its precursor.
Posted Feb 07, 2014
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4/5
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Runaway Train
(1985)
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Matt McAllister
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A thunderous proto-Speed with exploitation trappings, it also works as an existential art movie with a serious director and a dusted-off Akira Kurosawa script.
Posted Feb 07, 2014
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4.5/5
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Gravity
(2013)
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Mike Barnard
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Surely there are Oscar nominations for all involved, and Gravity is set to be a classic.
Posted Feb 07, 2014
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3/5
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
(2013)
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Coco Forsythe
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It's these impulses of Jackson (amped up action and crass disrespect for the text) that spoiled the film; there's no let up, no pause for breath, no pause even for meals.
Posted Feb 07, 2014
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4/5
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Saving Mr. Banks
(2013)
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Raam Tarat
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This is an utterly captivating origin story on how the all singing, all dancing, iconic technicolour musical (with bells on) -- Mary Poppins came to be.
Posted Feb 07, 2014
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3.5/5
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The Wolf of Wall Street
(2013)
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Raam Tarat
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This is a fantastic exploration of greed, money, and a truly flawed character that spent much of the nineties on a jaw-dropping but pernicious thrill-ride.
Posted Feb 07, 2014
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8/10
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Sightseers
(2012)
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Matt McAllister
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Sick, weird and very funny, it'll be fascinating to see what other genre mash-ups Wheatley has in store over the coming years.
Posted Jan 22, 2013
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3/5
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Razzle Dazzle: A Journey Into Dance
(2007)
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Coco Forsythe
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Uneven, but not unamusing.
Posted Jan 22, 2013
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9/10
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Peeping Tom
(1960)
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Paul Gallagher
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While Hitchcock's masterpiece is unquestionably the more mainstream and formally groundbreaking of the two films, it's arguable that Peeping Tom is the more thematically profound and insightful work. Just don't expect to feel good after watching it.
Posted Oct 10, 2012
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7/10
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Mardock Scramble: The First Compression
(2010)
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Mike Barnard
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Posted Apr 21, 2012
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10/10
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The Hunger Games
(2012)
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Michelle Thomas
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People regularly complain that films can't be both entertaining and clever. The Hunger Games exists to prove them wrong. Please go and see it.
Posted Mar 24, 2012
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6/10
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Hammett
(1982)
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Matt McAllister
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Posted Nov 17, 2011
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7/10
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The Shock Labyrinth
(2009)
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Mike Barnard
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Posted Oct 18, 2011
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6/10
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Night of the Living Dead
(2006)
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Mike Barnard
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This is a remake which isn't trying to make any bold statement or add gloss to an old movie, it's a tongue-in-cheek offering that's fun as you can tell all involved had wry smiles on the face when they made it.
Posted Oct 18, 2011
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6/10
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Cedar Rapids
(2011)
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Mike Barnard
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Posted Sep 24, 2011
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5/10
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Take Me Home Tonight
(2011)
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Mike Barnard
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Posted Sep 17, 2011
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4/10
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You Yi Tian
(2010)
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Coco Forsythe
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Posted Aug 27, 2011
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9/10
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13 Assassins
(2010)
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Mike Barnard
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Filmed with inspiration from Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, Takashi Miike delves into his nation's past to create a noble movie that will please fight fans but gives so much more thanks to a compelling story.
Posted Aug 27, 2011
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7/10
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Beautiful Lies
(2010)
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Coco Forsythe
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Posted Aug 13, 2011
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8/10
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Submarine
(2010)
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Paul Gallagher
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This is a rare thing: a British comedy debut that's surprising, witty, hugely accomplished and fully capable of finding an audience worldwide.
Posted Aug 06, 2011
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9/10
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
(2011)
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Coco Forsythe
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Everything comes together; the Chamber of Secrets, the basilisk venom, Parseltongue, polyjuice potion, the castle ghosts... there's no fat here.
Posted Jul 14, 2011
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