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The Animatrix
These short animations based on The Matrix are a mixed bag; still the only good thing ever to be spun-off the original film. →
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The Canyons
Dreadful. Like watching porn if you took out all the sex and just left the story, acting and script. →
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Phase IV
Almost certainly the best ant-based sci-fi film I’ll see this year. →
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Dark City
As brilliant now as it ever was. Looks and sounds great, and Rufus Sewell and Richard O’Brien have never been more watchable. →
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Clone
A terribly dull cloning/incest drama that manages to be both boring and kind of icky at the same time. Avoid, despite Eva Green. →
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The Book of Life
Really stunning visuals in this animated Mexican Day of the Dead story. Story itself a little weak but plenty of charm. →
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Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Loved it. Like watching a time-travelling episode of Frasier if Frasier was a dog. →
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Nightcrawler
A convincing, skin-crawling portrayal of a sociopath. Recommended. →
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Avengers: Age of Ultron
At this point it feels like critiquing individual TV episodes rather than films, but, I liked it. →
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Double Indemnity
The hard-boiled dialogue felt a bit cheesy to me with its “list synonyms” way of padding the script, but otherwise perfect. →
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Horns
A tonally-bewildering comedy/drama/horror/coming of age/fable. Veered wildly from good to terrible, sometimes in the same scene. →
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Batman: The Movie
It’s great, because it’s the ’60s Batman which is all great, but if I’m being honest the last half hour drags like hell. →
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Vamps
A mostly-awful, somehow-watchable comedy vampire film with Alicia Silverstone if you remember her. Corny & kind of crappy. Worth a go. →
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The Limey
A classy and interestingly-disjointed crime flick, though Terence Stamp’s awkward Cockney rhyming slang grates after a while. →
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Silent Running
I’ve tried over and over to enjoy this film, but I can’t. Just find it boring and slight. Nice visuals though. →
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Blackmail
Early Hitchcock thriller that might be historically interesting but hasn’t aged well. Very stilted performances, generally dull. →
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A Million Ways to Die in the West
Painfully, cripplingly poor. Such overwhelming awfulness it left me sad, confused and angry. →
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The Killing
Early Kubrick film noir, a complex, intricate crime thriller. Taut, brief and gripping. →
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Wonderland
Fantastic ‘90s drama following a several people around London for a week. Excellent, and always nice to see the ‘90s on film. →
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Austin Powers
A bit dated and weak, but so inextricably linked to my ‘90s university years I can’t help but be a little fond of it. →