Category: Reviews
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A Letter to Three Wives – Review
A brief browse on the internet through Hollywood films released in the ‘40s and ‘50s will reveal no small number of ensemble-driven, narrative-fractured pictures. But only a number of those fully grabbed the potential of such devices, and made it feel indispensable to that particular story; one such movie is 1949’s A Letter to Three Wives, a domestic parable… Read More >
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The Misfits – Review
You can label almost any film as a ‘movie about movies.’ Eating up cinemas right now is Jurassic World, which constantly nods and winks to the ever-evolving stream of sequels and franchise-building that’s dominating popular film; only a few years ago, Chris Nolan assembled a team not unlike a film crew to bring dreams to the masses.… Read More >
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The Longest Ride – Review
“As we so often see with films that have been adapted by the novels of Sparks, there’s a mawkish, saccharine romance at the heart of proceedings, which is a shame as it deviates away from the more intriguing themes explored in Ira’s story”… Read More >
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Mr. Holmes – Review
“for the first time Sherlock is no longer somebody we’re merely in awe of, but somebody we can relate to.” Read More >
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Accidental Love – Review
“It’s just shambolic, with so many characters that have little bearing on the narrative and an overwhelming plethora of conflicting plot-lines, none of which are particularly easy to adhere to”… Read More >
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Man Up – Review
“While it’s to the film’s detriment at times, the earnest, well-meaning approach is endearing in parts.” Read More >
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A Royal Night Out – Review
V.E. Day has only recently been explored in cinema, in the Oscar winning drama The King’s Speech, as the entire feature builds up towards the big night, and King George’s prominent and celebrated speech to the British public. But what we know somewhat less about, is what his daughters got up to on that very… Read More >
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The Age of Adaline – Review
Lee Toland Krieger’s ambitious, enchanting The Age of Adaline is a dark fairytale of sorts, a magical, twisted endeavour that is surrealistic and fantastical. However it’s the filmmaker’s inability to revel in such a notion which proves to be at the film’s detriment, as despite being a unique, absorbing feature, here’s a title that’s too… Read More >
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A Little Chaos – Review
“the sort of film that perfectly fits the bill on a lazy Sunday afternoon”… Read More >
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The Last Five Years – Review
“Sadly, for the most part, this one feels very much like ‘filler’ material”… Read More >
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