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Review of "A Field In England"  

by: Roger

A Field In England  

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on: 17 Aug 2014

Review extract: Decidedly odd. ...

Full review 38 words

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Review of "Sigur Ros - Heima 2006"  

by: Roger

Sigur Ros - Heima 2006  

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on: 01 Aug 2014

Review extract: Interesting visuals of iceland and people, the music pales a bit after a while

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Review of "Life, Above All"  

by: Roger

Life, Above All  

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on: 20 Jul 2014

Review extract: Very involving, excellent actress in lead role.

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Review of "Jimmys Hall"  

by: Roger

Jimmys Hall  

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on: 12 Jul 2014

No summary or description available

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Review of "Confessions"  

by: Roger

Confessions  

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on: 06 Jul 2014

Review extract: Very good evocation of school atmosphere and the internal/external dialogue of confession. ...

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Review of "The Two Faces of January"  

by: Roger

The Two Faces of January  

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on: 24 May 2014

Review extract: Patricia Highsmith novel adapted by Hossein Amini and shot (very effectively) in the style of an early 1960s (hitchcock) thriller. ...

Full review 43 words

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Review of "Cobra Verde"  

by: Roger

Cobra Verde  

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on: 10 May 2014

Review extract: Classic Herzog/Kinski territory

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Review of "The Double"  

by: Roger

The Double  

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on: 02 May 2014

Review extract: An excellent interpretation of Dostoeskvy's Bureaucratic Existential Angst

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Review of "Calvary"  

by: Roger

Calvary  

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on: 25 Apr 2014

Review extract: Pretty engrossing tale of the west coast small town

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Review of "The Reluctant Fundamentalist"  

by: Roger

The Reluctant Fundamentalist  

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on: 19 Apr 2014

Review extract: Shame they messed with the front story as it was nicely understated in the book.

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Review of "Nostalgia for the Light"  

by: Roger

Nostalgia for the Light  

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on: 13 Apr 2014

Review extract: Stunning photography but it didn't seem to hang together - no drama, no narrative, no thing. ...

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Review of "Monsters"  

by: Roger

Monsters  

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on: 30 Mar 2014

Review extract: Rubbush story about self-centred trivial young people with massive background plot holes and some reasonable special fx

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Review of "The Grand Budapest Hotel"  

by: Roger

The Grand Budapest Hotel  

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on: 29 Mar 2014

Review extract: Hugely well crafted and entertaining

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Review of "Dreams of a Life"  

by: Roger

Dreams of a Life  

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on: 23 Feb 2014

Review extract: Badly flawed in its failure to reveal all it found out - presumably for legal reasons - and just focus on those who were prepared to tell their story on camera.

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Review of "Where Do We Go Now"  

by: Roger

Where Do We Go Now  

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on: 01 Feb 2014

Review extract: Excellent piece of storytelling around a community resisting external pressures of conflict

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Review of "Inside Llewlyn Davies"  

by: Roger

Inside Llewlyn Davies  

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on: 31 Jan 2014

Review extract: Excellent, some comedy

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Review of "12 Years A Slave"  

by: Roger

12 Years A Slave  

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on: 19 Jan 2014

Review extract: Its a true story so nothing much more can be said. ...

Full review 45 words

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Review of "A Royal Affair"  

by: Roger

A Royal Affair  

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on: 17 Jan 2014

Review extract: Very well acted - Alicia Vikander as the queen, Mads Mikkelsen as Struense, and espcially Mikkel Folsgaard as the slightly insane king.

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Review of "The Deep"  

by: Roger

The Deep  

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on: 02 Jan 2014

Review extract: So much better than Gravity seen last week in dealing with on person's struggle alone against impossible odds. ...

Full review 58 words

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Review of "Gravity (3D)"  

by: Roger

Gravity (3D)  

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on: 27 Dec 2013

Review extract: First the good - 3D quality excellent, technical quality excellent, mise-en-scene excellent. ...

Full review 34 words

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Review of "Office Space"  

by: Roger

Office Space  

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on: 24 Dec 2013

Review extract: funnyish

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Review of "Philomena"  

by: Roger

Philomena  

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on: 21 Dec 2013

No summary or description available

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Review of "Search for Sugarman"  

by: Roger

Search for Sugarman  

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on: 14 Dec 2013

No summary or description available

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Review of "The Lone Ranger"  

by: Roger

The Lone Ranger  

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on: 06 Dec 2013

Review extract: John Depp provides a slightly darker variant on his Captain Jack Sparrow character in this tale of the genesis of the Lone Ranger. ...

Full review 390 words

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Review of "Sightseers"  

by: Roger

Sightseers  

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on: 23 Nov 2013

Review extract: Great fun

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