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Review of "Fruitvale Station"  

by: Roger

Fruitvale Station  

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

on: 17 Oct 2015

Review extract: Excellently acted and told story

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Review of "Blackfish"  

by: Roger

Blackfish  

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

on: 26 Aug 2015

Review extract: outrageous

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Review of "The Square"  

by: Roger

The Square  

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

on: 22 Jul 2015

Review extract: Fascinating and compelling stories. ...

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Review of "The Man Who Could Work Miracles"  

by: Roger

The Man Who Could Work Miracles  

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

on: 05 Jul 2015

Review extract: From the HG Wells short story. ...

Full review 44 words

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Review of "Slow West"  

by: Roger

Slow West  

⭐⭐⭐

on: 04 Jul 2015

Review extract: Well made but weak in plot. ...

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Review of "Elena"  

by: Roger

Elena  

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on: 26 Jun 2015

Review extract: Excellent evocation of place and relationships totally believable so that even the plot twist seems logical

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Review of "Dead Man's Shoes"  

by: Roger

Dead Man's Shoes  

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

on: 10 Jun 2015

Review extract: Violent, funny, with a twist or two, and a compelling picture of English poor small Northern town life.

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Review of "Rome Open City"  

by: Roger

Rome Open City  

⭐⭐⭐⭐

on: 01 Jun 2015

Review extract: Shot immediately after the war on the streets of Rome and setting the tone for neo-realism. ...

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Review of "The Skin I Live In"  

by: Roger

The Skin I Live In  

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

on: 28 May 2015

Review extract: Whoo, that was something else... ...

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Review of "Mommy"  

by: Roger

Mommy  

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on: 23 May 2015

Review extract: It was ok as a film but totally ruined by the excessively (painfully) loud sound in the Arts Cinema

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Review of "Dallas Buyers Club"  

by: Roger

Dallas Buyers Club  

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

on: 08 May 2015

Review extract: Very good story convincingly told

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Review of "Boyhood"  

by: Roger

Boyhood  

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on: 02 May 2015

Review extract: Filmed over 14 years with the same cast throughout. ...

Full review 35 words

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Review of "Kill Your Darlings"  

by: Roger

Kill Your Darlings  

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

on: 01 May 2015

Review extract: Daniel Radcliffe doesn't quite convince as the naive young Ginsberg but pretty enjoyable tale

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Review of "The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey"  

by: Roger

The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey  

⭐⭐

on: 25 Apr 2015

Review extract: What a load of tosh - continuous clever filmery (orcs, goblins etc) and swordfights with zero charcterisation

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Review of "A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence"  

by: Roger

A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence  

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on: 24 Apr 2015

Review extract: Very odd

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Review of "Whiplash"  

by: Roger

Whiplash  

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on: 22 Mar 2015

Review extract: The bullying teacher was a bit overblown, and the drummer was a bit lacking in character/motivation, but it rolled along in an entertaining way.

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Review of "The Lunchbox"  

by: Roger

The Lunchbox  

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on: 15 Mar 2015

Review extract: Excellent, really delightful, a convincing slice of India and a human story to boot - an open ending as well

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Review of "Selma"  

by: Roger

Selma  

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

on: 13 Mar 2015

Review extract: Convincingly told and well acted. ...

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Review of "Dead Man"  

by: Roger

Dead Man  

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on: 19 Feb 2015

Review extract: This is everything A Field In England was not

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Review of "The Theory of Everything"  

by: Roger

The Theory of Everything  

⭐⭐⭐

on: 14 Feb 2015

Review extract: ok

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Review of "Kingsman"  

by: Roger

Kingsman  

⭐⭐⭐

on: 07 Feb 2015

Review extract: A good example of apocalypse porn

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Review of "The Day The Earth Stood Still"  

by: Roger

The Day The Earth Stood Still  

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on: 01 Feb 2015

Review extract: A very 1950s view of the world and technology with an underlying anti militarist message

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Review of "Inherent Vice"  

by: Roger

Inherent Vice  

⭐⭐⭐

on: 30 Jan 2015

Review extract: Paul Anderson shows that it is possible to film a Pynchon book - yes the characterisation is weak, the dialogue incoherent, the plot all over the place and inherently misogynistic - but that is a true reflection of any novel by Thomas Pynchon. ...

Full review 177 words

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Review of "Little Dieter Needs To Fly"  

by: Roger

Little Dieter Needs To Fly  

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on: 29 Jan 2015

Review extract: Fascinating style of documentary with Herzog leading Dengler through reconstructions of his experiences, taking him back to places and having him recount events.

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Review of "Wings of Hope"  

by: Roger

Wings of Hope  

⭐⭐⭐⭐

on: 29 Jan 2015

Review extract: Herzog takes Juliane back to the site and undcovers wreckage and has her tell her story and recreate her journey out. ...

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