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Review of Martin Scorsese’s Hugo
Hugo, Martin Scorsese's love letter to THE MAGIC OF CINEMA, is two things: the end result of Scorsese's desire to make something with 3D technology, presumably before the bottom falls out of the market, and a plea for a better understanding of, and a greater respect for, early cinema. The result: a load of irritating 3D effects and a grating, preaching tone. →
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Review of Martin Scorsese’s The Departed
This was a film that crept up on me; I had no idea it was being made, its background, who was involved...the first I heard of it was when I saw the ‘so poor I felt a bit sorry for it' Black Dahlia and caught the trailer. I knew absolutely nothing about it and saw it on a vague whim, because I felt that The Queen and Clerks 2 could probably wait until DVD. And I'm glad I did, because The Departed turned out to be one of the best films I've seen all year. →