James Marsh
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One of those great Hollywood thrillers that you can throw on any time and get lost in. Harrison Ford stars as respected doctor Richard Kimble, wrongly convicted of murdering his… Read More
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Hong Kong’s reigning champion of pyrotechnic mayhem continues to move outside of his comfort zone with the psychological crime drama That Demon Within, but the results fail to hit the… Read More
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For a long time this early 80s Sam Fuller thriller was all but forgotten, shelved upon original release, and only re-released in the US by the Criterion Collection in recent… Read More
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Creaky yet rather charming Hammer film that is less a horror than an old fashioned adventure with supernatural elements. Peter Cushing, Bernard Cribbins and John Richardson are a trio of… Read More
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Most people drawn to new science fiction thriller Transcendence will do so out of curiosity for “the new Johnny Depp film”, but for those in the know, it is another… Read More
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Most people drawn to new science fiction thriller Transcendence will do so out of curiosity for “the new Johnny Depp film”, but for those in the know, it is another… Read More
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Dane DeHaan stars as the heartbroken Zach whose girlfriend, Beth (Aubrey Plaza) dies suddenly, apparently from a snakebite while out hiking. As he attempts to get over her death, however,… Read More
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Dane DeHaan stars as the heartbroken Zach whose girlfriend, Beth (Aubrey Plaza) dies suddenly, apparently from a snakebite while out hiking. As he attempts to get over her death, however,… Read More
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I’ve been a devotee of the Coen Brothers since early 1992, when Barton Fink became not only the first of their films I saw, but also the first film I… Read More
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The Coen Brothers deliver another classic, as well as gifting Oscar Isaac a career-making turn as a struggling musician battling his own pretensions. You can read my full review here Read More
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I’ve been a devotee of the Coen Brothers since early 1992, when Barton Fink became not only the first of their films I saw, but also the first film I… Read More
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Apparently based on a prize-winning novel, this is a coming-of-age story following a young lad Toma (Suda Masaki), who lives with his abusive father and younger lover, while his mother… Read More
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Lea Seydoux and Tahar Rahim are the big name draws in this potentially interesting drama set amongst the blue collar workers of a nuclear power station. Rahim is the new… Read More
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In Spike Jonze’s perversely prescient vision of a not-too-distant future, human interactivity has all but broken down, while our relationship with technology has grown exponentially more intimate. Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix),… Read More
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For his seventh fiction feature, Sixth Generation Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke strings together a quartet of stories – all adapted from infamous real-live events – into a compelling portrait of… Read More
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Last month, the China Film Directors’ Guild Awards caused a stir at their annual ceremony, when the jury – made up solely of filmmakers – refused to name a winner… Read More
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Mainland beauty Bai Baihe makes a likeable, if rather implausible, lead in Aubrey Lam’s cosmetic surgery rom-com, but her endearing central performance can only obscure some of the thematic inconsistencies… Read More
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A major disappointment that just feels over worked, under developed and lazily handled by all concerned. While no one could accuse the original Anchorman of having a particularly strong script,… Read More
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