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Classic British horror/thriller
by: rogerco
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Last Night in Soho
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on: 09 Jul 2022
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A potential modern classic, well made and well told.
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And Then We Danced - incomprehensibly
by: rogerco
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And Then We Danced
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on: 04 Jul 2022
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It was ok but not knowing the homophobic background in Georgia or really appreciating the formal nature of Georgian dance as an expression of a particular cultural background it didn't really resonate. ...
Full review 66 words
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Stillwater - redneck meets chic
by: Roger CO
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Stillwater
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on: 25 Jun 2022
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The initial background scene setting in Stillwater is brief - it helps to have read the synopsis to know what is going on at the start. ...
Full review 44 words
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Ashes of a Road Trip
by: rogerco
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Burn Burn Burn
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on: 21 May 2022
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Entertaining but ultimately unsatisfying
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Bicycle Thieves for the 21st Century
by: rogerco
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A Ciambra
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on: 14 May 2022
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Following (literally a lot of the time) Pio as he picks his way through life in the Ciambra community and with his African refugee/immigrant friends this is a fascinating story of family and community and the tensions of growing up. ...
Full review 162 words
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Ignore the official critics
by: rogerco
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The Goldfinch
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on: 07 May 2022
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A good telling of a complex story
Full review 128 words
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An Accidental Classic?
by: rogerco
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L'Atalante
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on: 30 Apr 2022
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Difficult to rate as it is so dated, and also apparently a reconstruction from fragments of the original
Full review 71 words
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Not a good telling of the story
by: rogerco
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Wind River
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on: 23 Apr 2022
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Could have been a very good film with a different director and cast
Full review 184 words
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Found on a computer screen
by: rogerco
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Searching
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on: 09 Apr 2022
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Quite good thriller plot with novel way of telling the story
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A bit depressing
by: Roger CO
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Microhabitat
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on: 31 Mar 2022
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Miso's downbeat trajectory, but are her friends really better off?
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Like a fine wine
by: rogerco
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Calvary
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on: 12 Mar 2022
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it has improved with a few years ageing
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Well paced Brit gangster action
by: rogerco
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The Gentlemen
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on: 05 Mar 2022
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with comedy element and some style
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Definitely a classic
by: rogerco
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Thelma and Lousie
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on: 26 Feb 2022
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Definitely a classic
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Vaguely Interesting
by: rogerco
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Pickpocket
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on: 19 Feb 2022
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Totally unsympathetic lead character rather mars it
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Not a Great Film, but not bad
by: rogerco
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The Great Beauty
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on: 12 Feb 2022
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Sumptuous to look at, but to what end?
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Still pretty good
by: rogerco
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Catch a Fire
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on: 06 Feb 2022
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Watched again and rated the same
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Looks good, performers good, story good.
by: rogerco
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The Power of the Dog
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on: 03 Feb 2022
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Four wonderful performances from the leading cast, and first class direction.
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About criminals but not a crime film
by: rogerco
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Wildland
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on: 29 Jan 2022
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Ida (Sandra Guldberg Kampp) was amazing from the outset. ...
Full review 129 words
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First rate Italian style film
by: rogerco
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Martin Eden
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on: 26 Jan 2022
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Just misses a 7th star by being a bit too long towards the end, but otherwise first rate.
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A bit of a mess
by: rogerco
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When You're STrange
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on: 22 Jan 2022
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Interesting for the archive footage. ...
Full review 64 words
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Why on earth did he stay?
by: rogerco
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Tom at the Farm
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on: 15 Jan 2022
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After a promising start I found it completely implausible that Tom, even allowing for his grief over loss of his lover, would hang around being abused by the repressed homo brother. ...
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A boring drive down the M6 at night
by: rogerco
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Locke
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on: 08 Jan 2022
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Might have made a passable half hour radio play
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Humorous, but slow paced and how true?
by: rogerco
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Limbo
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on: 06 Jan 2022
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The gentle end of the refugee experience
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No surprise there was a riot
by: rogerco
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La Haine
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on: 01 Jan 2022
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No surprise there was a riot, and no surprise that the victims of the riot are largely the community that rioted.
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Entertaining, but slightly misses its mark
by: rogerco
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Don't Look Up
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on: 29 Dec 2021
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Good fun in lots of ways, but ultimately a comet strike is a singular event whereas the collapse of Gaia will be billions of distinct events
Full review 122 words
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