Tag: Crime
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Need for Speed Review
“Aaron Paul – of Breaking Bad fame – plays Tobey Marshall, an electrician who owns a repair shop, whilst also being one of the country’s best street racers in his spare time”… Read More >
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22 Jump Street Trailer
After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team, and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, they begin to question their… Read More >
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Liam Neeson reveals plot twist for third chapter in the Taken series
Though keeping his cards somewhat close to his chest, Northern Irish star Liam Neeson has confirmed that while plans are in place for a third entry into the Taken franchise, he has only agreed to sign on if nobody actually gets taken. Speaking to Jonathan Ross on his weekly show, Neeson claimed that he gave… Read More >
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Diao Yinan’s Black Coal, Thin Ice wins Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival
Though you would have been advised to place your money on Richard Linklater’s Boyhood to take home the grand prize at the closing ceremony at the Berlin Film Festival, instead the Golden Bear was surprisingly awarded to Diao Yinan’s Black Coal, Thin Ice. The Chinese thriller was considered to have only a small chance of… Read More >
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Flickreel’s 2014 Oscar Predictions
It’s that time of year again to celebrate the very best of the past year in film, with the prestigious 86th Academy Awards soon to be upon us. As we all prepare to settle in for the night, and ridicule the red carpet coverage and then open up the dolly mixture and marvel in the… Read More >
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The Wolf of Wall Street Review
“Scorsese has created an absurd, farcical world, where everything feels overelaborate to match the frivolous spending of our protagonist, almost like a theme park”… Read More >
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Why Allegations of Glamorisation in The Wolf of Wall Street Are Wide of the Mark
“It’s not attempting to be searingly authentic, this is cinema – and Scorsese knows what he’s doing. It seems that with success and critical acclaim (which The Wolf of Wall Street has had in abundance), people are always incensed into offering a counter argument”… Read More >
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Out of the Furnace Review
“Though the film is somewhat melodramatic – with a series of tragic events all occurring across a short period of time – Cooper’s direction ensures it never once feels contrived, and remains authentic and naturalistic throughout”… Read More >
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American Hustle Review
“As enjoyable and compelling this may be, it’s not quite the exceptional spectacle you may be led to believe”… Read More >
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Captain Phillips Trailer
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years. Read More >
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