Review
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After the surprise success of 2013’s Now You See Me, master illusionists The Four Horsemen reunite for another impossible heist, this time in Macau. Read my review Read More
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From one controversial filmmaker to another, Abel Ferrara’s reverent portrait of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s last day alive serves as both a fan’s impassioned eulogy and a speculative glimpse at what… Read More
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After the Oscar-winning success of Once and the more divisive response to Begin Again, Irish filmmaker John Carney turns a nostalgic eye to the 1980s and his own formative years… Read More
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Aid workers and war reporters are often portrayed the same way in cinema, either as naive idealists or jaded burnouts, living for the job at the expense of everything else.… Read More
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The smash hit smartphone app evolves into a big screen animated movie about a gang of irritable birds who must rescue their island’s eggs from a boatload of evil pigs.… Read More
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April and her talking cat Darwin head off on an adventure littered with espionage and intrigue in this stunning steampunk sci-fi epic. Listen to my review Read More
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Alejandro Amenabar looks to recapture the supernatural chills of his international hit The Others with Regression, a murky detective thriller set during the “satanic panic” that swept the US during… Read More
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Ben Foster gives a terrifying yet somewhat opaque performance as shamed cyclist Lance Armstrong, whose doping exploits were exposed by Chris O’Dowd’s crusading reporter. Listen to my review (at 25:40) Read More
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Norway proves you don’t need a Hollywood budget to create an effective disaster movie. Eschewing the ensemble approach to focus on one family’s struggle, The Wave rises to the occasion.… Read More
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Jon Favreau delivers a rollicking big-screen adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, further pushing the envelope of what CGI can do. Listen to my review Read More
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Emmanuelle Bercot won Best Actress at Cannes for her portrayal as a hospitalised woman reflecting on her relationship with Vincent Cassel’s playboy. Listen to my review (at 33:20) Read More
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Professor X, Magneto et al return once more when ultimate mutant Apocalypse resurfaces, looking to take over the world. Listen to my review (at 04:45) Read More
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Veteran director Yoji Yamada returns with his first comedy in more than two decades, as a suburban middle-class family is thrown into disarray when the grandparents announce they are getting… Read More
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Seth Rogen and Zac Efron join forces to fight off Chloe Grace Moretz and her sorority, who move in next door. Listen to my review Read More
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George Clooney plays a slippery TV financial adviser taken hostage by a desperate investor live on air in the polished but predictable Money Monster, Jodie Foster’s first directing effort since… Read More
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Yoshihiro Nakamura’s first foray into horror in more than a decade proves a cracking return to form, both for the director and the J-horror genre. Read my review Read More
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A new documentary paints an intriguing yet also frustrating picture of North Korea, its director having been granted unprecedented access to Asia’s most secretive nation. Read my review Read More
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