James Marsh
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Rarely has Hong Kong politics been addressed as overtly as in Ten Years, a speculative science fiction anthology from a quintet of the city’s most promising young directors. Read my… Read More
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Seth Grahame-Smith ushered in a stream of high-concept literary mash-ups with his 2009 novel Pride And Prejudice And Zombies, which has since spawned such diverse publications as Abraham Lincoln: Vampire… Read More
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Gerard Butler finds himself taking up arms to save Aaron Eckhart’s US President once again in this expanded sequel to Antoine Fuqua’s Olympus Has Fallen. Read my review Read More
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This year’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar winner is a harrowing, yet unmissable, look at like in a Nazi concentration camp. Listen to my review (at 40:30) Read More
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Brie Larson bags the Academy Award for her performance as a kidnap victim, but it is young Jacob Tremblay who steals the show as her young son. Listen to my… Read More
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Egyptian deities in Alex Proyas’ spectacular CGI crapfest. Listen to my review (at 30:34) Read More
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The latest offering from wayward director David Gordon Green (Our Brand Is Crisis, Pineapple Express) stars Al Pacino as a reclusive, heartbroken locksmith who is given a final shot at… Read More
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Ryan Coogler delivers a knockout Rocky sequel/reboot starring Michael B. Jordan and a never-better Sylvester Stallone. Listen to my review (at 36:50) Read More
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Alicia Vikander puts in a great performance but Eddie Redmayne spoils it all with his unconvincing portrayal of a 19th century gender crisis. Listen to my review (at 32:24) Read More
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Chris Pine and Casey Affleck battle the elements in a thoroughly engaging old-timey rescue adventure. Listen to my review (at 28:39) Read More
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Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson return for a second round of fashion-conscious comedy, but is it still en vogue? Listen to my review (at 23:51) Read More
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Michael Bay delivers is best film in quite some time, largely side-stepping politics to tell a tense, high-octane thriller. Listen to my review (at 22:39) Read More
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Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, Leslie Mann and Alison Brie are four women desperately seeking love in New York City. Listen to my review (at 32:49) Read More
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Heralded as possibly the greatest martial arts film ever made, King Hu’s A Touch Of Zen stands apart from most other films in the wuxia genre. Read my review Read More
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Ryan Reynolds breaks the fourth wall – and all our preconceived notions of Marvel superheroes – in this gleefully Category III-rated comic book adaptation. Listen to my review (at 13:00) Read More
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Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara engage in an elicit romantic tryst in Todd Haynes’ impeccable adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel The Price Of Salt. Listen to my review (at 34:15) Read More
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The perfect lives of two beautiful people living in an idyllic small-town setting are thrown into chaos when they fall in love in The Choice, the eleventh screen adaptation of… Read More
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Stephen Chow Sing-chi infuses his latest romantic comedy with a powerful ecological message, as a beautiful young mermaid is tasked with seducing the rich tycoon who is destroying her ocean… Read More
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