The Big Short review – A dumbed-down documentary
If you want to dumb down the dense stock market speak of Michael Lewis’s non-fiction book about the credit and housing market crash, what...
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Starvecrow is an independent dark romance that manipulates the mind of the audience. It has been dubbed “the world’s first ever selfie”...
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I’ve seen an awful amount of great films recently; anyone would think there’s a massive award ceremony on the way. It’s like all the good...
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During Ride Along 2, I noticed a number of people in the audience going to the toilet. ‘They’re going to miss all the jokes’, I thought to...
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Whenever there’s a build up to a big boxing match, I always find myself asking the same questions: why do they do this to themselves? Why...
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I wouldn’t have lasted five minutes in this film. If I somehow survived an onslaught from a bunch of hostile Native Americans, then I...
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When one sees an assorted cast list of Jackie Chan, John Cusack and Adrien Brody, it’s perfectly natural to suspect a disaster of biblical...
Read MoreReview: Spotlight
Child molestation! There, that should get your attention. It’s awards season, and you know what that means: it’s time for all the...
Read MoreReview: The Big Short
In Jurassic World there’s an in-joke about teaching people anything being kinda hard. The best way to educate isn’t to communicate just...
Read MoreReview: Tangerine
Tangerine made me feel something. Shot on an iPhone 5, this is as cinematic as any movie this year. A spiritual sequel to the tumbling...
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