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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"
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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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French. ...
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Review of "Loveless"
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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"
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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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Review of "Get Out"
by: Roger
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on: 19 Aug 2018
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Excellent, continue hoping that the girlfriend is not implicated right up until it is inescapable that she knows exactly what is going on.
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Review of "The Gods Must Be Crazy 2"
by: Roger
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on: 13 Aug 2018
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Not laugh out loud funny as the original this, suffers from sequel syndrome. ...
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Review of "Suburbicon"
by: Roger
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on: 26 Jul 2018
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Written and produced by the Coen brothers with Clooney it has their stamp. ...
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Review of "Rashomon"
by: Roger
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on: 14 Jul 2018
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Its a classic which presages many elements in subsequent films. ...
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Review of "The Best Years of Our Lives"
by: Roger
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on: 01 Jul 2018
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Fascinating both for the picture of small town America in 1946 and for the drama of the characters re-establishing their lives.
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Review of "The Party"
by: Roger
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on: 24 Jun 2018
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Silly stagey drama about tedious self-centred middle class people. ...
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Review of "The Free State of Jones"
by: Roger
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on: 12 Jun 2018
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Both a wonderful drama and a fascinating insight into a little known aspect of the American civil war. ...
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Review of "Brothers In Law"
by: Roger
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on: 03 Jun 2018
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Many (later) well known faces appear in bit parts and walk-ons. ...
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Review of "The Gods Must Be Crazy"
by: Roger
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on: 30 May 2018
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From the mock cheesy travelogue voice over at the beginning to it all turning out alright in the end this is a gem of a comedy. ...
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