Recent Movie Reviews

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Review: Richard Jewell

30/01/2020

Richard Jewell, Clint Eastwood's latest film, really doesn't do much for its title character. Richard is pathetic. So desperate to be accepted by law enforcement he'll almost allow them to persecute him

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REVIEW: Ordinary Love

19/12/2019

It is the balance between Neeson and Manville that makes Ordinary Love truly special. They are never defined by the awful circumstances they face together, instead their characters feel rooted in every small moment...

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REVIEW: Motherless Brooklyn

03/12/2019

Motherless Brooklyn the book (which I loved) and the film (which I liked) share little beyond it's characters. Fairly standard I guess, but the film is such a departure ...

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REVIEW: Doctor Sleep

15/11/2019

Even the mere idea of a sequel to The Shining is a stress-inducing prospect - the steepest of all uphill battles any filmmaker could wish to take on, never mind author Stephen King ...

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REVIEW: Western Stars

13/11/2019

Given the size of venues and crowds you'd have to deal with to 'see' the Boss live, Western Stars is as close as you could ever hope to get. It is your very own, extremely beautiful ...

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REVIEW: Joker

30/10/2019

A character etched in cinematic history, the Joker has been redefined from performance to performance, with each iteration learning from the last. But in the Clown Prince of Crime's latest outing ...

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REVIEW: The Kid Who Would Be King

27/09/2019

The Kid Who Would Be King is an old-fashioned film, and I don’t think Joe Cornish would mind it being called that. After some years spent contributing to studio scripts ...

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Film: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

07/08/2019

I'm going to get straight to the point – this is the most ridiculous, over-the-top, let's-just-do-it-because-we-can, macho bro-fest I have ever seen. Now, I've not seen a Fast & Furious film since ...

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REVIEW: The Favourite

26/06/2019

Court is in session in Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite, a spectacular re-dressing of the period costume drama and savage comedy of manners about people who barely have any ...

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REVIEW: Widows

30/05/2019

The heist movie builds towards triumph and liberation. The thrill of a pulling off the perfect job is the same as performing a magic trick. Losers and rogues to get one back on the system ...

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