Review
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Review of 2015 in film as I count down my 10 favourite films of the year. Listen to my review Read More
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Donnie Yen and director Wilson Yip reunite for a third round of wing chun-related action, this time detailing the grandmaster Ip Man’s clash with a corrupt American property tycoon played… Read More
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Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the whole gang make the transition to the big screen, in a 3D digitally animated extravaganza. Listen to my review Read More
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The wait is finally over, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has arrived – but does it deliver the goods? Listen to my review Read More
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My round-up of my favourite Asian releases of 2015 for Screen International. Read my review Read More
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Love the Coopers reminds us that there are few things worse than booze-fuelled family gatherings, but one of them is definitely schmaltzy Hollywood movies about such reunions. Read my review Read More
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Tom Hardy and Tom Hardy play Reggie and Ronnie Kray in the latest film about the notorious East End gangsters. Listen to my review Read More
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Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Michael Shannon and Steve Carell attempt to wring a few tears from this true-life story of cancer and lesbianism. Listen to my review Read More
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Chris Evans’ directorial debut casts himself opposite Alice Eve in this lightweight Before Sunrise knock-off. Listen to my review Read More
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In cross-cultural relationships, families and friends can let their own prejudices get in the way of romantic endeavours. Spanish Affair pits the Andalusians against the Basques when Rafa (Dani Rovira),… Read More
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24 years after Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze took to the waves in Kathryn Bigelow’s adrenaline-fuelled action thriller, Ericson Core revisits the story of a young FBI agent working undercover… Read More
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Billed as the story that inspired Moby Dick, Ron Howard’s adaptation of Nathaniel Philbrick’s National Book Award winner is a shamelessly old-fashioned sea-faring yarn recounting the true story of the… Read More
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Considered by many to be the architect of wuxia cinema, King Hu was to martial arts was John Ford was to the western. Beginning with his 1966 Shaw Brothers adventure… Read More
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Tamil cinema gets a rare outing in Hong Kong with this life-affirming story of two Chennai slum kids and their efforts to taste the exotic and seemingly unattainable pizza sold… Read More
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Angelina Jolie writes, directs and stars opposite real-life hubby Brad Pitt in a strange, Antonioni-esque psycho-drama. Listen to my review Read More
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Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy star in a decidedly reimagined take on Mary Shelley’s horror classic. Listen to my review Read More
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While remaining committed to the horror genre, Nick Cheung’s second outing as director is a huge improvement on 2013’s Hungry Ghost Ritual. Read my review Read More
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Xu Zheng follows up the success of his hit comedy Lost In Thailand by heading south for a spiritual, if not actual, sequel. Listen to my review Read More
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