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Review of The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 08 Aug 2014

Disappointingly, the talented Lasse Hallström has reduced the poignancy and earthiness to cinematic dross…

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Review of The Selfish Giant (2013)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 25 Jul 2014

Astonishing naturalistic performances, especially by the two young leads, gives this gritty film its emotional power, while the downbeat mood…

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Review of Words and Pictures (2014)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 11 Jul 2014

Gerald Di Pego's intelligent, articulate screenplay provides plenty of opportunities for both intellectual and emotional swordplay in this…

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Review of The Two Faces of January (2014)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 23 May 2014

It's the three central performances that define this thriller, with the two men as the 'two faces' - the duality that they represent…

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Review of Good Vibrations (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 23 May 2014

There are many flourishes in this film, from visual playfulness to devices that rapidly move us through story elements, to touches of magic realism…

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Review of The Babadook (2014)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 17 May 2014

So much more interesting and idiosyncratic than most horror films (whether from Japan or Australia or America), The Babadook is original and…

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Review of Child's Pose (2013)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 10 May 2014

With its claustrophobic, handheld camerawork, Child's Pose is almost as suffocating as Cornelia (Luminita Gheorghiu), the well meaning but…

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Review of Belle (2013)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 02 May 2014

It is a credit to Assante that she weaves together the story strands and the emotional arcs so powerfully, giving us insight and empathy as payoffs…

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Review of Healing (2014)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 02 May 2014

Supple, meandering and sometimes besotted with the beauty of its own creations, the screenplay tries to embrace several inter-related themes,…

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Review of Chef (2014)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 02 May 2014

The film belongs to Favreau in every sense, and his father-son relationship with Percy is at the heart of the film's heart…

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Review of Neighbors (2014)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 02 May 2014

The premise of a 'nightmare on baby street' is all that keeps the screenplay going, with some late additions of 'this is what it's like to…

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Review of Seduced and Abandoned (2013)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 02 May 2014

As a film trade journalist in the 80s and 90s I covered the Cannes film festival 20 times, and seduced and abandoned is how I always felt...It's…

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Review of Canopy (2014)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 18 Apr 2014

Writer/director Aaron Wilson tries to show with cinematic flourish how human nature can respond under stress - by a generosity of spirit and humanity…

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Review of Canopy (2014)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 18 Apr 2014

Writer/director Aaron Wilson tries to show with cinematic flourish how human nature can respond under stress - by a generosity of spirit and humanity…

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Review of Transcendence (2014)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 18 Apr 2014

Fascinating as it is, Jack goes too far and builds a scenario that plays like a cross between mystical and magical, diluting the film's provenance…

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Review of Dom Hemingway (2013)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 18 Apr 2014

The screenplay bristles, performances are terrific and the music throbs when needed…

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Review of 2 Autumns 3 Winters (2013)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 18 Apr 2014

A determined lack of formality gives the film its sense of immediacy and edginess, though this is largely wasted as spontaneity is largely absent…

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Review of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 13 Apr 2014

The fact that he's indestructible works against the normal dramatic tension of the hero's journey…

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Review of The Other Woman (2014)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 11 Apr 2014

The cast are so darned good they turn dross into watchable escapism, as long as you're not too demanding…

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Review of The Invisible Woman (2013)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 11 Apr 2014

The passion that forged this relationship has to be imagined: it's not shown…

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