Category: Reviews
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What We Do in the Shadows review
“The idea for What We Do in the Shadows had been in Jemaine Clement’s and Taika Waititi’s heads since at least 2006, before Twilight came round and inadvertently sent up the entire vampire myth. The good news for us is that their vision of a bloodsucker mockumentary has finally become reality, and the results are… Read More >
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Say When review
“Say When works for one simple reason: Megan. She’s a fascinating entry point into this tale, as a distinctively flawed protagonist.” Read More >
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles review
When it comes to superhero movies, few are quite so absorbing as the original tales, as we meet these characters for the first time and witness how they came to have supernatural powers. However in the case of Jonathan Liebesman’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, sadly it’s not enough to save this production from falling into… Read More >
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Life After Beth review
After 2004’s Shaun of the Dead, a new sub-genre was born: the ZomCom. Juan of the Dead; Zombieland; Warm Bodies; all of these movies have had their characters fighting – and sometimes loving – the undead horde that shuffles toward them. Life After Beth carries on much in the same tradition, but sadly doesn’t join… Read More >
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Magic in the Moonlight review
“The atmosphere is magical, the 1920s setting seems perfectly fitting to Allen’s tone”… Read More >
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Pride review
“about as good as British cinema has had to offer in recent years.” Read More >
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What If Review
“In spite of the myriad of issues within this underwhelming romantic comedy, there is a humour that exists, which derives predominantly from the awkward, uncomfortable nature of our leading duos’ conversation”… Read More >
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The Inbetweeners 2 Review
“even the more cynical filmgoer is going to be left holding up their hands, admitting that their expectations have been exceeded once again”… Read More >
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Begin Again Review
“With fears that John Carney was going to be a one hit wonder with his musical drama Once – an Academy Award winning one hit wonder no less – any such fears have since been allayed, as he returns to a similar territory to present his latest picture Begin Again, in what is an amiable… Read More >
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22 Jump Street Review
“Following on from the unexpectedly huge success of 21 Jump Street, comes the inevitable sequel, delving us back into the crazy, messed-up antics of Jonah Hill’s Schmidt and Channing Tatum’s Jenko once more”… Read More >
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