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Review of Side Effects (2013)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 25 Feb 2013

Soderbergh is so adept at drawing us into his cinematic web we are not aware that we've been cocooned for later consumption…

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Review of The Paperboy (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 22 Feb 2013

A more catchy and meaningful title for The Paperboy might have been Swamp Fiction, a near-noir drama set in Lately and the nearby Florida swamps…

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Review of Beautiful Creatures (2013)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 18 Feb 2013

With its Romeo and Juliet genesis, Beautiful Creatures promises a sweet new mortal & supernatural romance, but doesn't quite get there…

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Review of Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 16 Feb 2013

A fine example of how sympathetic interviewing techniques can result in a probing interview that carries insights and emotion…

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Review of Amour (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 16 Feb 2013

My review is categorized as 'favourable' not because I enjoyed the film (that's not Michael Haneke's intent) but because I recognise what he…

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Review of The Imposter (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 16 Feb 2013

The Imposter has many lessons; for the rest of us, it reinforces the golden rule: never assume anything about anyone…

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Review of The Sweeney (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 08 Feb 2013

There's not much more we could ask for in a contempo police procedural - except maybe subtitles to overcome the heavy, dense cockney accents…

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Review of Anna Karenina (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 08 Feb 2013

Wright's edgy, bravura approach actually enhances the moral themes and the social context, illuminating the story in a fresh, contemporary…

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Review of Elles (2011)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 01 Feb 2013

I can't tell what Elles has to say and I rather think the filmmakers don't either…

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Review of Lincoln (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 01 Feb 2013

A literally and metaphorically towering performance by Daniel Day Lewis as the 1.93cm Abraham Lincoln drives this historically riveting and…

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Review of Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 26 Jan 2013

It starts to fray about halfway through as it shifts into a more conventional mode, taking on the usual trappings of the genre and making its…

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Review of Django Unchained (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 18 Jan 2013

Exciting, entertaining, funny, dramatic and edgy, Django Unchained is also intelligent and sometimes touching, often bloody and yet - in the…

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Review of The Impossible (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 17 Jan 2013

The most challenging aspect of disaster movies to make the disaster believable…

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Review of You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 12 Jan 2013

Like a second hand clothes shop, it is comfortable rather than exciting, predictable rather than refreshing, even though it boasts a great…

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Review of Compliance (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 12 Jan 2013

It's a creepy and frightening demonstration of the risks society faces when accepting authority without question…

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Review of Gangster Squad (2013)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 08 Jan 2013

To a very large extent, Gangster Squad achieves its objectives as a patriotic flag waving for the honest men and women of the police force…

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Review of Hitchcock (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 06 Jan 2013

For anyone with even a passing interest in cinema, Hitchcock is a legendary figure and a story that purports to take us inside his private…

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Review of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 17 Dec 2012

I have a reservation about the tone of pantomime that is established at the start of the film, but the much anticipated 48 frames per second…

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Review of Samsara (2011)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 16 Dec 2012

Beauty and brutality in nature and in humanity are juxtaposed with visual artistry that is a result of both the images themselves and how they…

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Review of Les Misérables (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 16 Dec 2012

Having a cast of superb actors was more important to Hooper than casting a team of great singers; but make no mistake, there isn't a second…

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