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8 years ago
The Transporter is classic Statham action. This is, arguably, the film that put him on the action bandwagon. His acting skills are not particularly fantastic but he serves the purpose as a kick-ass action hero every time! Supporting cast were also... Read the full review »
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8 years ago
The Artist isn't just a film, it's a cinematic experience. Oh yes, my first silent film and I enjoyed this immensely. The feel good factor, the classy production values and the close attention to the small details. It's got it all. Dujardin and Be... Read the full review »
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8 years ago
The Belko Experiment is a gory social experiment. All about an office of 80 people having to undergo some tasks that will put their psychology and human nature to the test. Very intriguing film, easily a film that makes you think "what would I do... Read the full review »
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8 years ago
Colombiana is a frustrating action film. It's frustrating because it's helmed by Olivier Megaton who is quite frankly one of my least favourite directors. His choppy editing style, half second jump cuts and the generic camerawork could turn any go... Read the full review »
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8 years ago
Transporter 3 makes its predecessors look like masterpieces. Do you know why? Because they weren't directed by Olivier Megaton. Jason Statham is an action star, he performs excellent stunts and the fight choreography was good. Robert Knepper was a... Read the full review »
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8 years ago
Misery showcases one of the best villains in movie history. Annie Wilkes is a complex character full of depth. She's portrayed as a psychopath who believes she is caring for her idol, but deep down I felt sympathy for her. As her past life is reve... Read the full review »
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8 years ago
With Awards season well and truly underway, Manchester by the Sea is a drama (with hints of subtle comedy) all about a working man who has to return to his hometown due to unforeseen circumstances but is faced with his troubling past, and so must... Read the full review »
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8 years ago
An attempt to get two of Hollywood's biggest actors together, Passengers is a romantic sci-fi where a colonisation ship is traveling to its destination when a hibernation pod fails and wakes someone up...90 years before it reaches Homestead II.... Read the full review »
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8 years ago
An adaptation of the critically acclaimed novel, A Monster Calls is about a 12 year old boy who struggles to come to terms with his mother's battle with cancer. I remember reading the book a few years ago and was moved by the unique perspective of... Read the full review »
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8 years ago
Set between Episodes III and IV, Rogue One is about the rebel alliance trying to steal the plans to the Death Star in order to try and win the war. Sounds like it would make for a pointless movie with such little substance and possibly boring...t... Read the full review »
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8 years ago
Based on the true story in 1952, The Finest Hours is about a US Coastguard station being deployed in an attempt to save a crew of an oil tanker that has split into two. The genre of biographical disaster movies is slowly becoming more saturated,... Read the full review »
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8 years ago
Another film based on a job title (seriously there are loads of these), The Accountant is about an autistic accountant who gets recommended to look into a company's records to find out where the money is going. Sounds like it would make a good dra... Read the full review »
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8 years ago
The usual november World War II film, this year we have Allied which is all about an undercover couple who eventually marry each other but a certain obstacle is thrown their way...British intel believes that the wife is actually a German spy. Is t... Read the full review »
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8 years ago
Featuring the legend that is James Caan, The Good Neighbour is about a couple of teenagers who continually prank a neighbour for a project into making them believe that they are experiencing a paranormal entity...but things start to get out of ha... Read the full review »
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8 years ago
Another biographical disaster movie, Sully is about Captain Chesley Sullenberger and the landing on the Hudson river in January 2009 and the media frenzy and investigation that followed those events. I remember this news story when I was in scho... Read the full review »
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8 years ago
The return of JK Rowling's magical world of wizardry, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is about a Magizoologist named Newt Scamander arriving in New York where he finds himself mixing briefcases with someone who then unleashes the magical c... Read the full review »
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8 years ago
A film hotly tipped for Academy Awards, Nocturnal Animals is about an art gallery director receiving a novel from her ex-husband and as she reads it she starts to realise the true intentions of the book. Now I went into this knowing nothing, I on... Read the full review »
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8 years ago
Another "aliens making contact with Earth" movie, Arrival is about a linguistics translator being called to try and translate an alien language from twelve unidentified objects to determine what their purpose on Earth is. Before I continue the rev... Read the full review »
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8 years ago
Matt Damon returns to the franchise that made him an action star, Jason Bourne follows the eponymous character on a revenge flick where he discovers something personal about his life that lead him to the man he is today. Let me get this out of the... Read the full review »
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[Review] Arrival (2016)