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lm reviews, news and opinions! From Hollywood to independent cinema, from USA, to the UK via France and Spain, we cover all the cinema that we humanly can!

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

I’ll happily admit to not having seen the original Wall Street. I Sky+ed it in preperation for this film but never got round to watching it. And when I finally did see this film it was amidst a flurry of … Continue reading

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The Girl Who Played With Fire

Common wisdom says that ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ is better than it’s sequel. With regards to the books I would agree no end. But with regards to the films, I think that this sequel(which cuts out a lot … Continue reading

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The Other Guys

Will Ferrell is an actor who burns very hot and cold. He was red hot in Anchorman but ice cold in Kicking and Screaming. He was pretty warm in Talladega Nights but pretty chilly in Blades of Glory. He was … Continue reading

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Made In Dagenham

Despite the lack of make up, flaming bras and inconvenient handcuffings usually assosciated with feminism ‘Made In Dagenham’ is in fact lighter than a balloon. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but the movie should be approached with the expectation … Continue reading

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Buried

To some people ‘Buried’ might seem like a 90 minute commercial for Blackberry. Others might like to point out that exposing a naked flame in a coffin with diminishing levels of Oxygen is not the most sensible thing to do. … Continue reading

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Going the Distance

There are romantic comedies like The Proposal, The Break Up and Valentine’s Day which are essential romances with the comedy part tacked on to encourage husbands and boyfriends. Then there are real romantic comedies like Knocked Up, (500) Days of … Continue reading

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Tamara Drewe

Gemma Arterton has been considered, for, perhaps, the last sixteen months, to be the darling of British cinema. So much so that she was given a (small) part in the Bond movie, Quantum of Solace. Here the Bond girl swaps … Continue reading

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The Town

Ben Affleck is a better director than he ever was actor. Perhaps this is why The Town is not quite as good as it’s predecessor, Gone Baby Gone, but all the same it’s in a different league from Armageddon and … Continue reading

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The Last Exorcism

I enjoy a somewhat mixed relationship with horror movies. On the one hand I have a great deal of affection for films like The Shining, The Ring and What Lies Beneath: in other words ‘suspense horror’. On the other hand … Continue reading

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