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A major disappointment that just feels over worked, under developed and lazily handled by all concerned. While no one could accuse the original Anchorman of having a particularly strong script,… Read More
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The Cap continues to prove the most interesting of the Avengers in his second solo effort, which combines a politically charged espionage plot with the regular big canvas superhero exploits… Read More
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A major disappointment that just feels over worked, under developed and lazily handled by all concerned. While no one could accuse the original Anchorman of having a particularly strong script,… Read More
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I have a strange relationship with Alexander Payne’s films. I never look forward to them or feel drawn to them in any way, but upon viewing, I absolutely love them… Read More
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Jim Jarmusch’s laid-back vampire drama is indelibly, effortlessly cool as it charts the long distance romance (both in time and geography) between two immortal hipsters, struggling to survive in the… Read More
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Darren Aronofsky’s old testament odyssey might just be the battiest biblical epic ever committed to screen. Bold, beautiful, yet most definitely preposterous, it somehow manages to succeed as a brilliant… Read More
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Larry Cohen’s ambitious horror satire on consumerism is far from his best work, but there’s still plenty to enjoy in his high concept tale of an alien white ooze that… Read More
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It seemed both the right thing to do, and yet somewhat rubbing salt into the wounds, but on returning home from watching the brilliant documentary Jodorowsky’s Dune, I felt compelled… Read More
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In a rare example of inspired programming on behalf of the Hong Kong International Film Festival, Alejandro Jodorowsky’s new film The Dance of Reality was scheduled to play back-to-back with… Read More
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A wonderful opportunity to Hitchcock’s only 3D movie restored and on the big screen, but it’s plain to see the director shot his film this way reluctantly and with huge… Read More
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Jim Jarmusch’s laid-back vampire drama is indelibly, effortlessly cool as it charts the long distance romance (both in time and geography) between two immortal hipsters, struggling to survive in the… Read More
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Arguably the greatest of Walt Disney’s live-action productions, 1964’s Mary Poppins almost never made it to the screen, as Australian author P.L. Travers was passionately against a film adaptation of… Read More
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For many, myself included, Paul Verhoeven’s RoboCop is something of a sacred text in the world of 80s action and intelligent science-fiction cinema. It’s one of those films I saw… Read More
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In their fifth screen collaboration, Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio produce the funniest work of their careers in this debauched and riotously indulgent black comedy depicting the rise and fall… Read More
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One of the more derivative, ridiculous offerings from Brian De Palma that sees John Lithgow playing a respected child psychologist with a split personality. While his wfie gets increasingly distressed,… Read More
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Masked psychopath Michael Myers returns to Haddonfield yet again to stalk his niece, played again by Danielle Harris. Donald Pleasence also returns as psychiatrist Dr. Loomis, but this chapter in… Read More
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An excellent example of how to do a low budget zombie movie right. Focus on character, forget about gore and FX. Great stuff. Read More
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