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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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Review of "Bennys Video"
by: Roger
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Bennys Video
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on: 29 Jan 2012
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Review extract:
A film about alienation caused by a failure to engage with reality preferring to mediate it through the screen
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Review of "Land and Freedom"
by: Roger
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Land and Freedom
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on: 07 Jan 2012
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Review extract:
Very well told compleeing story about how it descends into factionalism on the left unable to defeat the cooperation between fascists on the right. ...
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Review of "Fata Morgana"
by: Roger
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Fata Morgana
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on: 01 Jan 2012
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Review extract:
Entrancing and engrossing. ...
Full review 33 words
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Review of "True Grit"
by: Roger
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True Grit
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on: 31 Dec 2011
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Classic Western very well shot and told. ...
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Review of "Ghost in the Shell (1)"
by: Roger
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Ghost in the Shell (1)
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on: 27 Dec 2011
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Japanese Anime animation from comic book. ...
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Review of "Last Orders"
by: Roger
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Last Orders
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on: 13 Dec 2011
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Review extract:
Classic English ensemble piece
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Review of "The Hide"
by: Roger
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The Hide
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on: 03 Dec 2011
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Review extract:
Fairly good adaptation from obvious stage play, a few unnecessary gimmicks (flashes into the mind of the younger man with images of crows picking maggoty flesh in a field). ...
Full review 46 words
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Review of "Route Irish"
by: Roger
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Route Irish
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on: 27 Nov 2011
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Review extract:
Good story as vehicle for exploring some issues around 'security' industry and paramilitary workings in Iraq and consequences on lives of protagonists. ...
Full review 34 words
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Review of "Animal Kingdom"
by: Roger
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Animal Kingdom
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on: 29 Oct 2011
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Review extract:
Believable and engrossing story of the Melbourne criminal scene in 1980s/1990s
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Review of "Into The Wild"
by: Roger
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Into The Wild
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on: 14 Oct 2011
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Review extract:
Portentous low grade philosophising rather mars an ok interesting story. ...
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Review of "Picaddilly (with Wurlitza)"
by: Roger
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Picaddilly (with Wurlitza)
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on: 10 Oct 2011
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Review extract:
With live musical soundtrack by Wurlitza. ...
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Review of "La Veuve de Saint-Pierre"
by: Roger
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La Veuve de Saint-Pierre
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on: 09 Oct 2011
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Review extract:
Excellent performances, especially from Daniel Autiel as the captain of the guard.
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Review of "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
by: Roger
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
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on: 30 Sep 2011
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No summary or description available
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Review of "The Seven Year Itch"
by: Roger
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The Seven Year Itch
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on: 20 Sep 2011
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Review extract:
Stagey and silly
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Review of "Beginners"
by: Roger
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Beginners
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on: 10 Sep 2011
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Review extract:
Redeming feature was Cosmo the Jack Russell who was in nearly every scene - 4 stars for him and one for the rest of the film
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Review of "Persopolis"
by: Roger
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Persopolis
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on: 29 Aug 2011
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No summary or description available
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Review of "Get Shorty"
by: Roger
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Get Shorty
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on: 16 Jul 2011
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No summary or description available
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Review of "Mammuth"
by: Roger
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Mammuth
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on: 25 Jun 2011
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Review extract:
Appalling print quality - grainey and badly graded - detracted slightly from an engaging story. ...
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Review of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
by: Roger
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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on: 12 Apr 2011
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No summary or description available
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Review of "The Seventh Continent"
by: Roger
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The Seventh Continent
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on: 08 Apr 2011
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No summary or description available
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