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  • I’ll be keeping my reviews shorter from now on. Maybe then I will actually post. I liked two of these films.

    127 Hours, King’s Speech and Black Swan.

    Posted on February 10, 2011 | No Comments
    I’ll be keeping my reviews shorter from now on. Maybe then I will actually post. I liked two of these films.

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  • The oscars were announced the other day, without many real surprises, everything seemed to be represented appropriately with very few exceptions. Here are my thoughts on the nominations that I...

    The Oscars. Thoughts.

    Posted on January 27, 2011 | No Comments
    The oscars were announced the other day, without many real surprises, everything seemed to be represented appropriately with very few exceptions. Here are my thoughts on the nominations that I...

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  • It’s awards season. I’ll do the good stuff tomorrow, starting with the best scenes, performances, underrated movies etc etc. But here is my list of my five least favourite films...

    5 Films I didn’t Like This year.

    Posted on January 5, 2011 | No Comments
    It’s awards season. I’ll do the good stuff tomorrow, starting with the best scenes, performances, underrated movies etc etc. But here is my list of my five least favourite films...

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  • Yeah, I’ve been pretty far behind with this, but now that I have a little more free time, instead of playing catchup for a few weeks with single reviews of...

    Films I Didn’t Review

    Posted on January 2, 2011 | No Comments
    Yeah, I’ve been pretty far behind with this, but now that I have a little more free time, instead of playing catchup for a few weeks with single reviews of...

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  • You are the punchline to every joke. The world has seen you at your worst and you have been judged for it. You should be at your all time low....

    Kanye West – Runaway.

    Posted on November 7, 2010 | No Comments
    You are the punchline to every joke. The world has seen you at your worst and you have been judged for it. You should be at your all time low....

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  • Buried is a much anticipated independent film with a fantastic hook. It is entirely set in a coffin. No flashbacks. No cut aways to people searching for the man buried...

    Buried

    Posted on October 26, 2010 | No Comments
    Buried is a much anticipated independent film with a fantastic hook. It is entirely set in a coffin. No flashbacks. No cut aways to people searching for the man buried...

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  • Directed by the man who gave us the stunning Gone Baby Gone (who also takes the lead). Also starring Mad Men’s Jon Hamm, The Hurt Locker’s Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Hall,...

    The Town

    Posted on October 13, 2010 | No Comments
    Directed by the man who gave us the stunning Gone Baby Gone (who also takes the lead). Also starring Mad Men’s Jon Hamm, The Hurt Locker’s Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Hall,...

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  • After taking a quick glance over the wikipedia page for Winter’s Bone, seeing numbers like 95%, 8.4 and 93%, phrases like Grand Jury Prize and Best Screenplay, I decided that...

    Winter’s Bone? More like Winter’s Bore.

    Posted on October 3, 2010 | No Comments
    After taking a quick glance over the wikipedia page for Winter’s Bone, seeing numbers like 95%, 8.4 and 93%, phrases like Grand Jury Prize and Best Screenplay, I decided that...

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  • Slight spoilers below. Video game to film adaptation. The very words strike fear into the heart of both game and film fans. Recently, the already installed fanbases of games and...

    Prince Of Persia : The Sands Of Time

    Posted on September 17, 2010 | No Comments
    Slight spoilers below. Video game to film adaptation. The very words strike fear into the heart of both game and film fans. Recently, the already installed fanbases of games and...

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  • Every red-blooded male loves action films, so therefore this should be a sure success. You take “The Most Awesome Action Cast Ever Assembled” (Empire’s words, on the billboards). Add in...

    ExpendaBull.

    Posted on September 9, 2010 | No Comments
    Every red-blooded male loves action films, so therefore this should be a sure success. You take “The Most Awesome Action Cast Ever Assembled” (Empire’s words, on the billboards). Add in...

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