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The Fifth Element
Very…French. And very ‘90s. I usually lean towards loving it, so long as I don’t think about Chris Tucker. Or Lee Evans. →
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Wings (1927)
Genuinely breath-taking WW1 war film. Spent half the film thinking HOW DID THEY DO THAT? →
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The Rescuers
Don Bluth animation gets a free pass from me, but this is charming and has some great voice work, particularly from Eva Gabor. →
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The Big Lebowski
Only ever improves the more I watch it. That’s only, like, my opinion, though. →
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Interview With The Vampire
This is good! I’d forgotten. Brad Pitt is sadly at his most wooden but Dunst and Cruise are both excellent. →
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Le Week-End
Starts off as a delightful old-people frothy romcom before descending into abject misery, long speeches and weird performances. →
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The Double
Impeccably performed, shot and scored dark comedy but a tricky watch when both original and double are irredeemable arseholes. →
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Liberal Arts
A romantic comedy drama that just about manages to rise above ‘unremarkable’. Jussssst barely. →
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Laurence of Arabia
Come on. It’s Laurence of Arabia. →
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier
A confident, gutsy ‘70s paranoia flick in the guise of an action blockbuster. Solid, impressive stuff, very enjoyable. →
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Under the Skin
Incredible. Johansson’s never been better & the visuals & score are properly alien. A difficult, abstract film, but so good. →
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The Grand Budapest Hotel
Utterly exquisite. Whole cast excels. Every frame is perfect. Sound is flawless. That said…a little soulless. →
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The Black Cauldron
An odd, mismatched ‘80s Disney animation with a soothsaying pig and a proto-Gollum. →
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A Hijacking
Gruelling Danish maritime hijack drama from the director of The Hunt. Believable, gritty, drawn-out and tiring. →
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300: Rise of an Empire
Surprisingly not terrible, but still an absurd white power fantasy. Nice to see Eva Green doing her Eva Green thing. →
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Safety Not Guaranteed
Kinda bland. Not funny enough, not dark enough.. Veers close towards Garden State-levels of twee at times. →
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California Solo
Robert Carlyle being angry at life. Film good, but I’ve said before: I’ll watch Carlyle in anything. →
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The Wall
Very low-key fantasy drama about a woman cut off from civilisation by an invisible, impenetrable wall. Had me transfixed. →
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Logan’s Run
Love first half but second half is very dull. What an unintentionally bleak ending as well! As bad as WALL-E in that regard. →
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Gravity
Great effects and Sandra Bullock is excellent, but no drama or stakes. She’s going to make it, guys! She’s the only cast member! →