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Review of Calvary (2014)

By Alec B (1,705) on 08 Jan 2015

It's sadder and more measured than I anticipated…

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Review of As Above, So Below (2014)

By Alec B (1,705) on 04 Jan 2015

To be honest, I enjoyed this film to a degree, I'm a fan of found footage style films as they give a suspense that a standard movie can't…

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Review of Listen Up Philip (2014)

By Alec B (1,705) on 02 Jan 2015

It has rarely been so enjoyable to watch the life of a jaded cynic fall apart as he insults and loses all the people closest to him…

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Review of Mr. Turner (2014)

By Alec B (1,705) on 02 Jan 2015

Where most biopics exaggerate certain events and revel in anachronism in order to be inspiring, Mike Leigh's Mr…

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Review of Pride (2014)

By Alec B (1,705) on 02 Jan 2015

It's slightly better than most inspirational true story adaptions, but still follows most of the standard plot points…

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Review of This Is Where I Leave You (2014)

By Alec B (1,705) on 02 Jan 2015

Much better than I anticipated but films with too many characters can lead to poor character development with a few characters being very good…

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Review of King Kong (1976)

By Alec B (1,705) on 31 Dec 2014

Really long, slow start, bug as soon as the action begins, it never stops! Lots of horrors, but with emotion. I never liked the ending though…

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Review of King Kong (2012)

By Alec B (1,705) on 31 Dec 2014

Really long, slow start, bug as soon as the action begins, it never stops! Lots of horrors, but with emotion. I never liked the ending though…

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Review of Stranger by the Lake (2013)

By Alec B (1,705) on 30 Dec 2014

Thrilling, graphic, dirty. Not for everyone, but I loved it…

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Review of Horns (2013)

By Alec B (1,705) on 29 Dec 2014

I've never been the biggest fan of Aja as a director, but at least you could argue his style was somewhat unique…

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Review of The Peacemaker (1997)

By Alec B (1,705) on 29 Dec 2014

A good conventional action thriller. Real to life as the last ten years have shown. Not great but good fun…

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Review of Blazing Saddles (1974)

By Alec B (1,705) on 29 Dec 2014

I know I'm going to get a lot of hate because of this, but I don't think this is his best film…

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Review of Frank (2014)

By Alec B (1,705) on 28 Dec 2014

Completely original/weird movie that show what a band is all about…

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Review of Admission (2013)

By Alec B (1,705) on 26 Dec 2014

Admission was very sappy but touching, I've never seen a film quite like it with passion from the other side of college acceptance…

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Review of The Skeleton Twins (2014)

By Alec B (1,705) on 17 Dec 2014

The plot consists of about what you'd expect from an indie dramady, complete with suicide attempts, affairs, quips, pointed observations, and…

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Review of Obvious Child (2014)

By Alec B (1,705) on 12 Dec 2014

It might hit familiar romcom beats, but there's a relaxed casualness to the film that ensures it never feels too conventional (the completely…

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Review of Obvious Child (2009)

By Alec B (1,705) on 12 Dec 2014

It might hit familiar romcom beats, but there's a relaxed casualness to the film that ensures it never feels too conventional (the completely…

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Review of The Congress (2013)

By Alec B (1,705) on 09 Dec 2014

The film has some great and original concepts about the future of imagery and society but doesn't really develop them or the characters clearly…

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Review of Maleficent (2014)

By Alec B (1,705) on 08 Dec 2014

Jolie's a good fit for the role, but the rest of the film is disappointing…

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Review of Tammy (2014)

By Alec B (1,705) on 08 Dec 2014

About 38% of this movie was genuinely funny…

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