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God Help the Girl
A pretty, frothy pop musical that’s as bland & gutless as the music. Something to forget once you’ve finished watching. →
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Patema Inverted
Loved this anime about two societies with opposing gravity. Kept me guessing, and a little dizzy, throughout. Great stuff. →
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Kill Your Darlings
An enjoyable, energetic dramatisation of Allen Ginsberg’s college years. Good cast, and Daniel Radcliffe not terrible. →
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The Norte End of History
Four hours long. I don’t know how to form an opinion on it. I did get some good 3DS gaming in though. →
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The Keeper of Lost Causes
By-the-numbers Scandinavian noir that might have been interesting ten years ago. Not much more than a TV pilot. →
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Metropolis
I’m…glad it exists. But I find it pretty dull and overbearing, and I have slight guilt about that. →
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Big Night
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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Offensive only in how boring it is. →
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The Fall
What could be dismissed as scenery porn is elevated by amazing performances by Lee Pace and his 10 year old co-star. →
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The Hudsucker Proxy
Screenplay as poetry, sure sure. →
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Birdman
Exhilarating, witty, fantastic performances and a great score. Loved it. →
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Big Eyes
Worth seeing just because it’s a Tim Burton film that stars neither Depp nor Bonham-Carter. →
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The Poseidon Adventure
Absurdly masculine film, mostly Gene Hackman shouting down everyone. Those that drowned maybe had the better deal. →
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Went the Day Well
‘Village vs Nazis’ classic that gets Thora Hird into the Internet Movie Firearms Database. →
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Dial ‘M’ For Murder
A bit like Hitchcock doing an episode of Columbo. Bonus points for stylish moustache-grooming at the end. →
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A Night to Remember
1958 Titanic film that’s more engaging than Cameron’s film as you’re not rooting for the sea to claim Leonardo DiCaprio →
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L.A. Confidential
It’s perfect. A great adaptation, great performances, a complex story and an amazing score. I love it to pieces. →
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
My favourite of the Indiana films. Connery/Ford pairing works so well it’s a shame it was never repeated. →
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Mary Poppins
A string of vaguely-related song and dance routines with practically no story, and the dad loses his job at the end. Bleh. →
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Pinocchio
As charming and beautiful now as it was then though the Blue Fairy’s a bit of a deus ex machina. →