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Tyrannosaur - Unrated Well acted and there's lots of promise in Paddy Considine's debut. It's a bit of a train wreck in places though and christ it's depressing. June 2, 2012  
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Dogville - R Throws up some interesting ideas but Von Trier's acute cynicism is just depressing really. Also far too long and not sure what the stage play thing adds. Not to mention the pretentiousness of it all. May 30, 2012  
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The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters - PG-13 Compelling documentary about the World's (or America's at least, think baseball's 'World Series') best classic arcade game players. It's character driven and there is no doubt a lot of clever editing to strengthen the film-maker's angle as it is very biased to one of the competitors. Still, it's a great story and the sentiment is likely correct. "Don't get chumpatized!" May 17, 2012  
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Legends of the Fall - R Painfully wants to be an all American classic epic, plays more like a feature length episode of Jeremy Kyle filmed live in Montana. Overly contrived nonsense. May 15, 2012  
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Chronicle - PG-13 Carrie on steroids. Pretty effective it is too. May 15, 2012  
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The Artist - PG-13 Brilliantly creative and original. How cool is that dog. May 15, 2012  
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The X-Files: I Want to Believe (The X Files 2) - PG-13 Plays like an episode of the show and not a very good one at that. A 6 year break and this is the best that they can come up with? A shame. May 7, 2012  
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The Men Who Stare at Goats - R Nae bad for the first two thirds of the flick, then the wackiness gets a bit too whacky. May 7, 2012  
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows - PG-13 I didn't take to this as much as it's predecessor but it's still entertaining enough with good chemistry between Downey Jr. and Law. Same same but not different. April 25, 2012  
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Blue Moon Rising - Unrated I enjoyed it but then I'm a Citizen, I can't see it holding much interest for non-football fans or even non-blues. The cinematography for the actual games wasn't great either. April 25, 2012  
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie - R Grim as it gets. I was interested for a while but so much time is void of anything but the grimness you just can't be bothered by the end. Worst strip club ever too, who wants to go an watch depressed old vaudeville has-beens belt out laboured sketches and numbers. T&A please. April 25, 2012  
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Gandhi - PG Obviously an interesting story but I'm not sure this does it justice and is dare I say it, dull. Like Kermode said "When Ben Kingsley is good he is good when he is bad he is Gandhi". April 23, 2012  
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Senna - PG-13 I'm not overly interested in Formula1 but this cleverly edited documentary had me utterly captivated. It plays more like a thriller at times with palpable tension and high drama aplenty, especially if you're not fully aware of the history. Senna was an amazing man with unwavering self-belief and single mindedness, this is a fitting telling of his story. April 19, 2012  
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Bra Boys - R There's no panache or cleverness to the style and presentation and it's a very partisan view given. The bra boy culture is interesting though and there's some ace surf footage. April 15, 2012  
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Frankenstein - Unrated It would be daft to say it's a bit dated when it's 81 years old but it's very hammy. It works though, surprisingly quick paced and high on action and drama. Frankenstein (not his monster) got away with murder. April 12, 2012  
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The Producers - PG Zero Mostel is larger than life in this absurd Mel Brooks classic, ably assisted by Gene Wilder and his blanket too. I won't be gong anyway near the remake, wouldn't mind catching the show though. April 6, 2012  
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M*A*S*H (MASH) - PG Completely uncinematic, it belongs no way near the big-screen (or the small-screen for that matter). The dull, childish and often misogynistic series of scenes are played for laughs that they don't deserve. April 4, 2012  
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The Big Sleep - PG They don't come any cooler than Bogey as quick witted Philip Marlowe in this classic noir thriller. It's a bit overly complicated and hard to follow but it's worth the effort. It deserves an extra mark for inspiring the Coen's 'The Big Lebowski' too. March 30, 2012  
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Silent Running - G Nice concept horribly executed. Most of the time nothing happens and your sat watching a bad actor in a movie full of plot holes. Possibly the most grating soundtrack ever from Joan Baez too, the voice warbling grates greatly. March 26, 2012  
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A Deeper Shade Of Blue - Unrated It's basically a history of surfing with some truly stunning footage. The narration is a bit cheesy in American film trailer guy sort of way but that's my only criticism. March 25, 2012  
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The Long Good Friday - R Top draw British crime caper laced with the political climate of the time and an immense central performance from Bob Hoskins. Can't believe the Yanks are remaking it and setting it in Miami, dick-heads. March 22, 2012  
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Conspiracy Theory - R Ridiculous plot. Gibson is marginally less annoying than an anti-semitic drunk. March 22, 2012  
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Little Caesar - Unrated Was probably pretty special at the time but I am not sure why it is held in such reverence now. The acting is pretty lame and the plot ridiculously basic. These OGs are soft as shite as well. Not very convincing. March 14, 2012  
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The Other Guys - PG-13 Too many longs gaps between the really funny stuff but It's hard not to laugh at Will Ferrell doing anything. March 12, 2012  
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Cocaine Cowboys - R Solid documentary on the cocaine wars of early 80s Miami. The death count and financial figures are staggering. March 11, 2012  
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