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05/04/2012

The Skin I Live In

Stylish, clever, but only skin-deep

Almodovar takes on a psychological thriller and produces a cleverly crafted and intriguing premise. An elegantly set up dark pyscho-sexual...

31/10/2011

The Fighter

Bale takes the Rocky road, but it falls short

A cliched, paint-by-numbers underdog boxing flick, saved from mediocrity by an excellent off-the-wall and hyped up, but overly studied, Christian...

31/10/2011

True Grit

Coen-lite

Pretty landscapes and a standout performance from young Hailee Steinfeld, but lacks the flare and depth of the Coen's better...

31/10/2011

Source Code

Not as clever as it thinks it is

'Inception' meets 'Groundhog Day', but this film lacks the intelligence of the former and doesn't achieve the variety of the...

31/10/2011

Incendies

Extraordinary!

Breathtaking. A masterfully told tragedy, thrilling, heartbreaking, terrifying. An engrossing movie that unfolds with a fierce intensity, but is so...

31/10/2011

Ghost Town

Does what it says on the box

Low-key, unassuming, off-the-shelf American rom-com, raised several levels above the normal dire standard of this ilk by Gervais' wonderfully dry...

27/03/2011

Black Swan

Film of the Year!!

A deeply disturbing, enthralling and visceral tour de force; Portman's performance is simply breathtaking. Portman's portrait of how the quest...

23/02/2011

Mary and Max

Darkly comic, beautifully sad

A triumph of animation and heartfelt emotion. Wonderfully moving, warm, dark, funny and sad. The two characters reside in a...

23/02/2011

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Wes Anderson's masterpiece. A true gem!

A richly detailed, enchanting and utterly charming movie brimming full of beauty and wit. My young children adored this movie...

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