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Robin Hood Review

You could be forgiven for asking exactly why we need a new Robin Hood movie. We have seen them countless times before, from the first classic adaptation starring Errol Flynn to Disney’s anthropomorphic animals to Mel Brook’s delightful spoof. It is a story all filmgoers have become familiar with. With the heavyweight director/actor partnership of [...]
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Four Lions Review

So here we have it, the long awaited Chris Morris directorial debut, Four Lions. For those of you familiar with his work (Brass Eye, Nathan Barley) the subject matter won’t surprise you. The film follows four British jihadi bombers in Doncaster as they plot a terror attack on London. There are actually five of them, [...]
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Alice in Wonderland

The latest offering from Tim Burton and Disney has been highly anticipated since the plans were announced. Alice in Wonderland has never been out of the media spotlight over the past couple of months with disputes over its cinematic release and endless trailers played at cinemas or on televisions across the country. However did it [...]
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Kick-Ass

For many people going to see Kick-Ass they will probably be expecting to see a fairly kooky subversion of the comic book film genre. While this may be true they will also experience a whole lot of things they didn’t expect. Director Matthew Vaughn has had the confidence to defy the Hollywood producers, who [...]
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The Lovely Bones review

Based on the bestselling novel of the same name, by Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones is treated sensitively by the lord of adaptations, Peter Jackson. For those unfamiliar with the story, the attention-grabbing opening lines of the book are, “My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name Susie. I was fourteen when I was [...]

The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus Review

Those who are familiar with Terry Gilliam’s work already will have an inkling of what to expect with this one. For those who aren’t, this film will be quite an experience. Perhaps if I tell you that Gilliam has directed such films as Brazil, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and created the bizarre animation [...]
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Up review

I want to be completely open and honest with you from the beginning, and make sure we are all on the same page. I am a big fan of animated films; especially the ones produced by Pixar, and I absolutely loved their last outing, Wall-E. The bar for this film was incredibly high. I was [...]
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District 9

Fresh off the back of a highly visible viral marketing campaign, and with posters and trailers adorned with the portentous tag of ‘Peter Jackson Presents…’, District 9 comes to us amidst an air of quiet expectation. We do have expectations, given that the WingNut team behind Lord of the Rings is hidden somewhere in the [...]
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Inglourious Basterds review

Despite containing scenes of warped, gruesome violence, this is a product of love for Tarantino. The long periods of dialogue that build up tension are prevalent throughout, particularly in the masterful first chapter. Film nerds have been chatting online about this film for years, proclaiming that it will be Tarantino’s best. They weren’t far off. [...]