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Review of "Faces Places"
by: Roger
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on: 28 Sep 2019
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Visages Villages (the title in French) sees 89 year old artist/film maker Agnes Varda collaborate with 34 year old photo-muralist JR. ...
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Review of "Hunted"
by: Roger
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on: 04 Aug 2019
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Developing man-boy relationship very well explored. ...
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Review of "Shoplifters"
by: Roger
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on: 02 Aug 2019
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I've not seen any of this director's work before - it reminded me very much of Mike Leigh using observational narrative to tell a story whilst painting a picture of real life, warts and all. ...
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Review of "Rosa Luxemburg"
by: Roger
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on: 28 Jul 2019
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Review of "The Happy Prince"
by: Roger
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on: 13 Jul 2019
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A wonderful of telling the story of Oscar Wilde through the lens of his last days in Paris. ...
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Review of "Dogman"
by: Roger
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on: 29 Jun 2019
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Review of "Zama"
by: Roger
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on: 15 Jun 2019
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Review of "A Matter of Dignity"
by: Roger
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on: 02 Jun 2019
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A little slow paced in the editing of some slightly wooden moments but an engaging portrait of things descending into tragedy. ...
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Review of "The Measure of a Man"
by: Roger
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on: 26 May 2019
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A bit the same territory as Daniel Blake in the first third, but without the edge, and then going on to follow him into shit work. ...
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Review of "A Very English Scandal"
by: Roger
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on: 06 May 2019
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Excellent performances by both Grant (Thorpe) and Whishaw (Scott/Josiffe) and the supporting cast. ...
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Review of "Arcadia"
by: Roger
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on: 21 Apr 2019
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Despite containing much fascinating footage it is difficult to discern a pattern or intention, let alone meaning, in the montage. ...
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Review of "Custody"
by: Roger
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on: 31 Mar 2019
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Review of "Loveless"
by: Roger
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on: 13 Mar 2019
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Another slice of life from the director of Leviathan and The Return. ...
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Review of "Crowhurst"
by: Roger
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on: 21 Feb 2019
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Stunning portrait of a man driven literally under by pressure of circumstance.
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Review of "The Ballard of Buster Scruggs"
by: Roger
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on: 26 Jan 2019
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Cohen brothers on top form. ...
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Review of "The Nile Hilton Incident"
by: Roger
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on: 24 Jan 2019
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Very well made, subtitled, based on a true story. ...
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Review of "Isle of Dogs"
by: Roger
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on: 10 Jan 2019
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Animation. ...
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Review of "Roma"
by: Roger
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on: 31 Dec 2018
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Convincing slice of life. ...
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Review of "Peterloo"
by: Roger
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on: 07 Dec 2018
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Review of "I, Daniel Blake"
by: Roger
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on: 01 Dec 2018
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Makes you ashamed to live in this society.
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Review of "Happy End"
by: Roger
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on: 02 Nov 2018
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Classic Haneke.
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Review of "Mountain"
by: Roger
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on: 18 Oct 2018
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Lots of nice scenery but a bit of a mish-mash. ...
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Review of "The Return"
by: Roger
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on: 02 Oct 2018
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Director Andrey Zvyagintsev went on to make Elena (2011) and Leviathan (2014). ...
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Review of "Panique au Village (A Town Called Panic)"
by: Roger
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on: 07 Sep 2018
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A masterpiece of the surreal. ...
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Review of "Violent Playground"
by: Roger
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on: 02 Sep 2018
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Set in Liverpool on a real location problem estate that had gone downhill since built in the 30s. ...
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