Review
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Issue-based films will always court controversy, whether intentionally or otherwise. Regardless of which avenue the plot takes, it will face criticism for the choices it doesn’t make, as well as… Read More
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Pixar delivers one of its best sequels, as Ellen DeGeneres’ absent-minded blue tang goes in search of her family. Listen to my review Read More
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Four years after their debut feature Cold War became the most successful local release of 2012, writer-directors Longman Leung and Sunny Luk deliver a second round of tense confrontations and… Read More
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Since first appearing in 1912, Tarzan has featured in 26 official novels and more than 200 films, making him one of the most ubiquitous action heroes of the 20th century.… Read More
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Helen Mirren and Alan Rickman lead a starry cast in this taught British military thriller about an impending drone strike. Listen to my review Read More
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The team behind Despicable Me and Minions reworks the central concept of Toy Story for a host of pets in New York City. Listen to my review Read More
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Thirty-five years after teen idol Hiroko Yakushimaru upended the yakuza genre by spraying a room full of bullets with a shrill cry of “Kaikan!”, schoolgirl mob boss Izumi makes her… Read More
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Park Chan-wook returns to his homeland with this deliciously knowing and ridiculously camp tale of deception and seduction. Listen to my review (at 29:55) Read More
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20 years on, Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman must defend the Earth once again from a massive alien invasion. Listen to my review Read More
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Retooling last year’s erotic blockbuster Fifty Shades of Grey as a gratingly unfunny sex comedy, Fifty Shades of Black stars Marlon Wayans as tortured young businessman Christian Black, who invites… Read More
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Tackling the salacious subject of sexual fantasies on screen can be a tricky business, as past cinematic efforts will attest. Read my review Read More
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A desperate cop and dutiful surgeon clash over the fate of a seriously wounded criminal in Johnnie To’s latest thriller, staged within the claustrophobic confines of a single hospital location.… Read More
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Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling form an unlikely but brilliant partnership as low-level private eyes in 70s Los Angeles in Shane Black’s black comedy noir. Listen to my review (at… Read More
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Tilda Swinton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Dakota Johnson and a fantastic Ralph Fiennes star in this sexually charged and drug fuelled drama that is one of the year’s very best films. Listen… Read More
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Alice returns to Underland to help Johnny Depp’s Hatter overcome his grief, angering Sacha Baron Cohen’s Time in the process. Listen to my review Read More
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Long after 1981’s Chariots of Fire immortalised “Flying Scotsman” Eric Liddell for refusing to run on a Sunday at the 1924 Paris Olympics, an unofficial sequel arrives, dramatising his later… Read More
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Duncan Jones helms this ambitious adaptation of the hugely popular video game property, but is it actually any good? Listen to my review (at 34:10) Read More
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James Wan brings us another spine-chilling tale of poltergeists and demonic possessions to largely winning effect. Listen to my review Read More
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