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‘Aladdin’ at 30 – Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Aladdin, Animation, Disney, John Musker, Musical, Robin Williams, Ron Clements, Scott Weinger
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Review in Brief: The Quiet Girl (2022)
Colm Bairéad’s unassuming Irish Language drama THE QUIET GIRL completely broke me more than any other film this year. In the 1980s (though it could really be set in any era) timid girl Cáit (Catherine Clinch) is fostered on her … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief
Tagged Carrie Crowley, Catherine Clinch, Colm Bairéad, Drama, The Quiet Girl
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Review in Brief: Brian and Charles (2022)
This simply delightful Wallace and Gromit-riffing absurdist comedy from Jim Archer follows Brian (David Earl), a lonely inventor of useless things who makes himself a robot friend from a mannequin and a washing machine. The AI mind of the robot, … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief
Tagged Brian and Charles, Chris Hayward, Comedy, David Earl, Jim Archer
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Review in Brief: The Outfit (2022)
THE OUTFIT is one of the best films with one of the worst trailers of 2022. The marketing might have had you fooled that you had it all figured out, but this tense little chamber piece about a British cutter … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief
Tagged Graham Moore, Mark Rylance, Mystery, The Outfit, Thriller, Zoey Deutch
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The Orphanage (2007) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Horror, JA Bayona, The Orphanage, World Cinema
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Jim Sharman, Musical, Susan Sarandon, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, TIm Curry
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Review in Brief: The Sea Beast
If you had to deliver THE SEA BEAST as an elevator pitch, it would be PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN meets HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, though this beautiful animation on Netflix is easily as fun as the former and as … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief
Tagged Animation, Chris Williams, Family Film, Jared Harris, Karl Urban, Netflix, The Sea Beast, Zaris-Angel Hator
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