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Review of The Sessions (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 03 Nov 2012

We are engaged by the compelling characters and a man's discovery of sexuality in a short span of time and in a unique way…

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Review of Mental (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 27 Oct 2012

The humour is sometimes used to hide the pain, while at other times the drama takes precedence and asks us to switch modes…

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Review of Frankenweenie (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 21 Oct 2012

Entertaining and with something to say, Frankenweenie is an ideal family film: it treats children with respect and its extraordinary attention…

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Review of Argo (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 19 Oct 2012

The film has heart and brains as well as balls, the screenplay delivering a clear and strong story without sacrificing either political or…

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Review of Savages (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 12 Oct 2012

Bloody violent, bloody savage and bloody wonderful, Oliver Stone's Savages shows how well a talented filmmaker can transform a novel into a movie…

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Review of Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 12 Oct 2012

Comedy, romance, sci-fi ... and wonderful whimsy, come together in this surprising film…

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Review of To Rome with Love (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 12 Oct 2012

To Rome With Love invites comparisons with Midnight in Paris - to the former's detriment…

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Review of The Intouchables (2011)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 12 Oct 2012

Buddy movies don't come more moving, funnier and more successful than The Intouchables, based on a true story…

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Review of Wuthering Heights (2011)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 06 Oct 2012

The worst things a filmmaker can be accused of is making a boring film, or a film that takes the audience for a fool - or a film that ignores…

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Review of The Words (2009)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 06 Oct 2012

A fable and a lesson, but it is a thoroughly enjoyable one, delivered with masterful performances and a great sense of storytelling tradition…

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Review of Shadows in the Sun (2005)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 06 Oct 2012

The filmmakers go to great lengths to create a sense of authenticity, to a fault. We are left to assume a lot about who is what and where they fit in…

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Review of The Words (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 06 Oct 2012

A fable and a lesson, but it is a thoroughly enjoyable one, delivered with masterful performances and a great sense of storytelling tradition…

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Review of Starry Starry Night (2011)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 06 Oct 2012

Beautifully photographed and tenderly scored, Starry Starry Night is a coming of age story with fantasy elements that appeal to all pre-teens,…

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Review of Killing Them Softly (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 06 Oct 2012

A movie about crooks and the Mob which presents itself as a hard hitting crime drama, yet it quickly evolves into something of an art movie…

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Review of I Wish (2011)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 28 Sep 2012

Natural performances from the two real life Maeda brothers carry the film and the way Kore-eda immerses us in provincial Japanese life is exceptional…

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Review of End of Watch (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 27 Sep 2012

David Ayer's tribute to the LAPD and all who work in it, a buddy movie driven by a crime-fighting hero worship ethos with genetic links all…

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Review of On The Road (2010)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 22 Sep 2012

Plays much like a piece of modern poetry; it doesn't rhyme, it doesn't scan, it has a jagged dynamic, makes beautiful sense one scene, confusing…

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Review of Looper (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 22 Sep 2012

It's a thriller with fantasy elements and if you disregard (or don't care about) the internal confusion of its world, you may find it works for you…

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Review of Arbitrage (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 22 Sep 2012

His moral guidelines are just as complicated and self contradictory as our own…

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Review of On the Road (2014)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 22 Sep 2012

Plays much like a piece of modern poetry; it doesn't rhyme, it doesn't scan, it has a jagged dynamic, makes beautiful sense one scene, confusing…

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