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Review of "Caught"
by: Roger
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Caught
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on: 05 May 2017
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based on Howard Hughes
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Review of "Tarka the Otter"
by: Roger
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on: 28 Apr 2017
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Review of "Mustang"
by: Roger
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Mustang
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on: 14 Apr 2017
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No summary or description available
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Review of "Rams"
by: Roger
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Rams
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on: 07 Apr 2017
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Excellent. ...
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Review of "Tangerines"
by: Roger
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Tangerines
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on: 24 Mar 2017
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The pointlessness of conflict well illustrated. ...
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Review of "The Survivalist"
by: Roger
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The Survivalist
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on: 17 Mar 2017
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Hmm, not sure about this. ...
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Review of "Catch a Fire"
by: Roger
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on: 11 Mar 2017
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Excellent performances and a strong story mixing the personal and the political
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Review of "Ida"
by: Roger
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Ida
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on: 08 Mar 2017
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A slow paced reflective film
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Review of "Hidden Figures"
by: Roger
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on: 03 Mar 2017
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Inspiring feel-good film that doesn't seem to over romanticise and strongly takes the (black) female point of view. ...
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Review of "The Unknown Girl"
by: Roger
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The Unknown Girl
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on: 26 Jan 2017
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Slice of life style film with a slight edge. ...
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Review of "Salt of the Earth"
by: Roger
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The Salt of the Earth
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on: 23 Dec 2016
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Extraordinary B&W photography would have made this stunning on ots own, but the story of the man's life and work including the return to his roots and recreating the forest which had been destroyed to pay for his and his sister's education and thus ...
Full review 63 words
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Review of "The Dressmaker"
by: Roger
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The Dressmaker
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on: 11 Dec 2016
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I really enjoyed it. ...
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Review of "Carol"
by: Roger
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Carol
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on: 12 Nov 2016
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The film was actually quite good, the weird thing was that it was presented on the DVD as being a 'gay' film with interminable trailers for other 'gay' films, mostly looking pretty naff.
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Review of "All About Eve"
by: Roger
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All About Eve
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on: 06 Nov 2016
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A very wordy and literate script which perhaps could have benefitted from a bit of lightening - when every line is perfect it all seems a bit the same. ...
Full review 45 words
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Review of "Captain Fantastic"
by: Roger
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on: 14 Oct 2016
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A bit of a one-joke pony, but entertaining.
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Review of "99 Homes"
by: Roger
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99 Homes
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on: 09 Oct 2016
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Excellent tale of morality and the consequences of the financial crash for real people.
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Review of "The Optimists (of Nine Elms)"
by: Roger
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on: 02 Oct 2016
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Shot in B&W on the streets it seems like it was longer ago than '73.
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Review of "The Lady in the Van"
by: Roger
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on: 24 Sep 2016
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Alan Bennett is good in maximum 10 minutes doses, but spun out into a 1hr 44minute movie it is just too much whining and whinging.
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Review of "Hell or High Water"
by: Roger
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on: 15 Sep 2016
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A modern western, with humour drama and a rollicking good story. ...
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Review of "The Banishment"
by: Roger
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The Banishment
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on: 12 Sep 2016
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Very slow paced, almost nothing seems to happen although two people die.
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Review of "The Bad and the Beautiful"
by: Roger
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on: 04 Sep 2016
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Very enjoyable movie about the movie industry full of references to real people and events. ...
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Review of "Dope"
by: Roger
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on: 28 Aug 2016
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Sian and Alex recommended it. ...
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Review of "Trumbo"
by: Roger
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Trumbo
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on: 14 Aug 2016
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Interesting that his motives were not so much ideology as principles and survival
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Review of "Embrace of the Seprent"
by: Roger
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on: 24 Jun 2016
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Based on true diaries of the two real life explorers in early and mid 20th century. ...
Full review 36 words
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Review of "The Voices"
by: Roger
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The Voices
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on: 01 Jun 2016
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Very enjoyable despite the cheesy sounding premise of the talking pets - it actually works quite well.
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