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A Field in England (2013) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged A Field in England, Ben Wheatley, Michael Smiley, Reece Shearsmith
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Where to Start with Studio Ghibli
Posted in Film, Film Feature, The Film Magazine
Tagged Animation, Anime, My Neighbour Totoro, Only Yesterday, Princess Mononoke, Studio Ghibli
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Review: The Clone Wars: Season 7 (2020)
Going forward, Star Wars movies should be more like Star Wars TV. Whereas the movies have largely become overly self-conscious and uninspired, recently THE MANDALORIAN and especially THE CLONE WARS have shown us how character-driven storytelling in a galaxy far, … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Television
Tagged Ashley Eckstein, Dee Bradley Baker, Disney, Matt Lanter, Sam Witwer, Star Wars, The Clone Wars, The Mandalorian, TV
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Arrietty (2010) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Animation, Anime, Arrietty, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Studio Ghibli
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Review in Brief: Emma. (2020)
Rarely has Jane Austen’s work been funnier on film. OK, her work as presented in LOVE & FRIENDSHIP was funnier, but that was mostly because Tom Bennett plays the perfect idiot. EMMA, the film and the character (Anya Taylor-Joy) is … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Anya Taylor-Joy, Autumn de Wilde, Bill Nighy, Christopher Blauvelt, Comedy, Emma, Jane Austen, Johnny Flynn, Love & Friendship, Miranda Hart, Period Drama, Romance
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Review in Brief: Bloodshot (2020)
BLOODSHOT looks like it’s going to be about something for a ten minute stretch in the middle when amnesiac supersoldier Ray Garrison (Vin Diesel) meets fellow members of his new black ops squad – all servicemen injured in action and … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Action, Bloodshot, Guy Pearce, Superhero Movie, Vin Diesel
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Review in Brief: The Jesus Rolls (2019)
I’m not sure who was asking for a spin-off movie for everyone’s favourite sex offender from THE BIG LEBOWSKI, but we’ve got one. John Turturro clearly saw enough in this to write, direct and star, but aside from a certain … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Audrey Tautou, Bobby Cannavale, Christopher Walken, Comedy, John Hamm, John Turturro, Road Movie, Susan Sarandon, The Big Lebowski, The Jesus Rolls
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Reviewin Brief: Vivarium (2019/20)
I hope you’re ready for cuckoo metaphors, a lot of cuckoo metaphors. The symbolism of VIVARIUM is so blatant at times that they probably didn’t need to show an actual cuckoo in the opening as well. Everything in the film … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Imogen Poots, Jesse Eisenberg, Sci-fi, Senan Jennings, Vivarium
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