Review
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When the newly formed Marvel studios announced their ambitious plan to build a new superhero franchise around THE AVENGERS, giving each character their own individual movie ahead of the first… Read More
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SOURCE CODE is but the latest example of an encouraging resurgence in intelligent science fiction cinema. Arriving in Hong Kong mere days after SARFT advised Chinese filmmakers to refrain from… Read More
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It’s clear from watching RED RIDING HOOD that Catherine Hardwicke doesn’t understand what made her previous film, TWILIGHT, so successful. She positions her beautiful young heroine (Amanda Seyfried) in a… Read More
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After a decade spent remaking every horror film that helped fashion Wes Craven’s original post-modern slasher, the only real surprise is that SCRE4M is a sequel rather than a reboot.… Read More
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HANNA is a tough sell – an intelligent, deliberately paced action thriller with a young female protagonist, helmed by a director famed for his Keira Knightley period dramas. HANNA is… Read More
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It is unsurprising that Pixar head honcho John Lasseter shut down production of GNOMEO & JULIET after the acquisition of Walt Disney Animation Studios. The script contains glaring similarities with… Read More
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The seventh entry in this hugely successful horror franchise makes no qualms about conceding it’s all about the spectacle. While being the first installment to succumb to Hollywood’s own torturous… Read More
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Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and his trusty companion, Dr. Watson (Jude Law) discover the menacing Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong) about to sacrifice a young virgin in a satanic ritual. They… Read More
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In 2154, paraplegic marine Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) is enlisted into a special scientific project on the distant planet of Pandora. Jake’s mission is to integrate himself into the indigenous… Read More
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While certainly no masterpiece of martial arts filmmaking, Ninja Assassin proves surprisingly enjoyable for the oft-ignored teenager inside all of us. Korean pop sensation Rain is more than adequate as… Read More
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The story of Paranormal Activity’s journey to the big screen is as intriguing as the movie itself. Made back in 2007, it debuted at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival in… Read More
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For anyone unfamiliar with Charles Dickens’ perennial yuletide favourite, A Christmas Carol is the story of Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey), an elderly and miserable fellow, who has successfully alienated his… Read More
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Picking up immediately after the events of the previous chapter, Saw VI sees Detective Hoffmann (Costas Mandylor) continue to carry out the will of deceased serial killer, Jigsaw (Tobin Bell).… Read More
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The true story of Amelia Earhart is certainly the kind of inspirational tale worthy of a grand Hollywood biopic. In 1928, she accompanied pilots Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon in… Read More
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Abby Richter (Katherine Heigl) is a daytime TV producer whose show “Good Morning Sacramento ” is losing viewers. In an effort to boost ratings, her superiors bring in shock relationship… Read More
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Since its debut, Ang Lee’s Hulk has smashed audiences into two wildly opposing camps. On the one side are those who saw it as 2.5 hours of people sitting in… Read More
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