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Known primarily for his war films and crime dramas, American director Samuel Fuller also directed a quartet of westerns, the last of which being 1957’s Forty Guns. Read my review Read More
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Proof that fine actors giving strong performances are not always enough to save a movie, Maya Forbes’ Infinitely Polar Bear seems too preoccupied with its 70s period setting and zany… Read More
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A sequel in name only to Wilson Yip’s 2005 film, Soi Cheang’s SPL2: A Time For Consequences nevertheless recaptures the exhilarating energy of the original, expanding from Hong Kong to… Read More
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A sequel in name only to Wilson Yip’s 2005 film, Soi Cheang’s SPL2: A Time For Consequences nevertheless recaptures the exhilarating energy of the original, expanding from Hong Kong to… Read More
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Following the incredible success of John Madden’s adaptation of Deborah Moggach’s novel, a return visit to the Rajasthan retirement home seemed inevitable. This time out, novice hotelier Sonny (Dev Patel)… Read More
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Following the incredible success of John Madden’s adaptation of Deborah Moggach’s novel, a return visit to the Rajasthan retirement home seemed inevitable. This time out, novice hotelier Sonny (Dev Patel)… Read More
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Perhaps best known as the film for which a ten-year-old Tatum O’Neal won herself a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award, Peter Bogdanovich’s Paper Moon is a beautifully constructed Depression-era caper… Read More
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Perhaps best known as the film for which a ten-year-old Tatum O’Neal won herself a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award, Peter Bogdanovich’s Paper Moon is a beautifully constructed Depression-era caper… Read More
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Jean-Claude Van Damme continues to explore and embrace his darker side in this modest Asian action thriller, as a kidnap & rescue specialist who falls foul of organ traffickers in… Read More
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It is no secret that Sean Connery grew to hate James Bond long before he stopped playing the character. In fact, he was so reluctant to return as 007 for… Read More
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It is no secret that Sean Connery grew to hate James Bond long before he stopped playing the character. In fact, he was so reluctant to return as 007 for… Read More
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Based on Hu Xuewen’s novel Running Moonlight, actor Chen Jianbin’s directorial debut is a harsh reminder of humanity’s predatory nature, as an honest farmer’s efforts to help a young homeless… Read More
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Based on Hu Xuewen’s novel Running Moonlight, actor Chen Jianbin’s directorial debut is a harsh reminder of humanity’s predatory nature, as an honest farmer’s efforts to help a young homeless… Read More
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After the incredible success of teenage superhero flick Kick-Ass, director Matthew Vaughn turns his attentions to another anarchic work from comic book scribe Mark Millar. Kingsman: The Secret Service reinvents… Read More
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After the incredible success of teenage superhero flick Kick-Ass, director Matthew Vaughn turns his attentions to another anarchic work from comic book scribe Mark Millar. Kingsman: The Secret Service reinvents… Read More
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Much like how Parasyte Part 1 suffered from being all set-up, so its sequel, Parasite – Completion, is similarly hobbled by being mostly a series of climactic stand-offs and philosophical… Read More
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