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Review of "The Angels Share"
by: Roger
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The Angels Share
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on: 12 Jan 2013
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Review extract:
Unlike Kes in this one there IS a happy ending
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Review of "Great Expectations"
by: Roger
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Great Expectations
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on: 02 Jan 2013
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Miss Haversham (HB-C) not very good, seemed to be only one street in London, OK but not the best (1946) and anyway it is not a very good story.
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Review of "The Life of Pi (3D)"
by: Roger
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The Life of Pi (3D)
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on: 28 Dec 2012
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Review extract:
Very good telling of the tale, technically superb and true to the amazing spirit of the story by Yann Martell
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Review of "Mirror"
by: Roger
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Mirror
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on: 13 Dec 2012
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long and difficult
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Review of "Kes"
by: Roger
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Kes
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on: 20 Nov 2012
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Review extract:
It has held up well
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Review of "Paprika"
by: Roger
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Paprika
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on: 15 Oct 2012
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Psychedelic trippy fantasy shown here as part of a season of Philip K Dick related films quite rightly. ...
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Review of "Anna Karenina"
by: Roger
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Anna Karenina
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on: 03 Oct 2012
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Very interesting style of film making - very good flowing between scenes and vignettes creating a uniquely filmic vision. ...
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Review of "Le Harve"
by: Roger
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Le Harve
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on: 25 Sep 2012
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Fantasy realism - stylised and gritty, are we in the 50s or the noughties. ...
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Review of "The Salt of Life"
by: Roger
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The Salt of Life
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on: 23 Sep 2012
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Billed as a comedy, but not in the laugh out loud sense. ...
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Review of "Headhunters"
by: Roger
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Headhunters
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on: 11 Sep 2012
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Brilliant convoluted tale of Nordic darkness - OTT in the resilience to violence (rather like Essential Killing - is this a modern theme?)
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Review of "Essential Killing"
by: Roger
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Essential Killing
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on: 26 Aug 2012
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Review extract:
gripping
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Review of "The Princess of Montpensier"
by: Roger
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The Princess of Montpensier
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on: 05 Aug 2012
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Simply excellent, atmospheric and engaging, interesting characters and the story brilliantly told/observed. ...
Full review 35 words
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Review of "Sherlock Holmes - a game of shadows"
by: Roger
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Sherlock Holmes - a game of shadows
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on: 13 Jul 2012
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Review extract:
love the relationship between Holmes & Watson and the slightly Withnail & I seediness of it. ...
Full review 46 words
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Review of "Super 8"
by: Roger
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Super 8
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on: 01 Jul 2012
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engaging and entertaining, moves along at a good pace as the nature of the 'monster' is gradually withheld until the redemption at the end
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Review of "Potiche"
by: Roger
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Potiche
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on: 16 Jun 2012
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Review of "Solaris"
by: Roger
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Solaris
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on: 02 Jun 2012
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Review of "The Guard"
by: Roger
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The Guard
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on: 12 May 2012
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Review of "Stroszek"
by: Roger
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Stroszek
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on: 13 Apr 2012
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Review extract:
Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold.
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Review of "The Enigma of Kasper Hauser"
by: Roger
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The Enigma of Kasper Hauser
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on: 09 Apr 2012
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Review of "The Kite Runner"
by: Roger
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The Kite Runner
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on: 20 Mar 2012
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Review of "Bread and Roses"
by: Roger
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Bread and Roses
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on: 17 Mar 2012
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Review extract:
Interesting but not as good as Land and Freedom
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Review of "Milk"
by: Roger
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Milk
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on: 11 Mar 2012
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Review extract:
Good story well told
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Review of "Fanny & Alexander"
by: Roger
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Fanny & Alexander
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on: 03 Mar 2012
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Review extract:
Overlong and typically Bergman ponderous but with a few compelling moments and atmosphere
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Review of "The Artist"
by: Roger
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The Artist
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on: 01 Mar 2012
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Review extract:
a reasonable film made good by the presence of a Jack Russell co-star
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Review of "Source Code"
by: Roger
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Source Code
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on: 28 Feb 2012
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Review extract:
Entertaining, tropes from many previous films (memento, sliding doors,) not too aggressive violent or soppy romantic although could have been either.
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