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Saoirse Ronan stars as a young Irish woman setting off to start a new life in New York during the 1950s. Listen to my review Read More
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Grief, memory and the importance of letting go are all central to Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s latest drama, which won the best director prize in the Un Certain Regard section of last… Read More
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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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