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Review of On the Road (2012)

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 On The Road (2013)

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 Hotel Transylvania (2012)

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

It's us humans who are the monsters in this flipped world, which only goes to show - once more - how everything is relative…

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Review of Lore (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 14 Sep 2012

Shortland's film is nuanced, careful to avoid the potential traps of cliché or caricature, and to speak in images as much as possible…

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Review of Ruby Sparks (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 14 Sep 2012

The problem in the screenplay is its lack of imagination, oddly enough, which is demonstrated by repetition of the central idea - instead of…

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Review of Nobel's Last Will (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 14 Sep 2012

For all its strengths, it feels like a B movie or a telemovie with cinematic hopes, thanks to its weaknesses…

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Review of The Watch (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 09 Sep 2012

Four likeable guys and fine screen actors make a meal of this loony, gross-out sci-fi comedy, but you wonder if it isn't time for them to leave…

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Review of Marwencol (2010)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 08 Sep 2012

Extraordinary, astonishing, revealing, unique…

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Review of 96 Minutes (2011)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 08 Sep 2012

Poignant and powerful, 96 Minutes gives us an insight into not just what happens but why it happens, in the belly of urban America when young…

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Review of Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 08 Sep 2012

Allegorical, wild and sometimes unfathomable…

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Review of Hit & Run (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 31 Aug 2012

Constantly catching us by surprise and endlessly tickling our sense of humour, Hit and Run is one of this year's hits - so run and see it…

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Review of Monsieur Lazhar (2011)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 31 Aug 2012

Beautifully performed by all the actors, not least the youngsters…

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Review of Wunderkinder (2011)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 31 Aug 2012

Although there are a few stilted scenes and some clunky dialogue (as subtitled) the film stands up well as a wartime drama with familiar elements…

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Review of Kath & Kimderella (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 30 Aug 2012

The preview audience loved it, but it's strictly for the fans, of whom there are millions. It isn't my kind of humour, but I appreciate the teamwork…

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Review of The Expendables 2 (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 26 Aug 2012

The pleasure of seeing Arnie back with a (large) gun in his hand, cracking the odd joke at his own and his team's expense, and all the collected…

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Review of Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 25 Aug 2012

A complex set of cinematic pleasures, ranging from its vibrant, eccentric visual presentation to its deadpan humour and superb performances…

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Review of Total Recall (2012)

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

Relentless in its use of camera, editing and music to keep our engines revving in top gear, so much so we tend to flood our carburettors…

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Review of Barrymore (2012)

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

In the hands of an actor of such calibre as Plummer, it is riveting stuff. And often hilarious, risqué, even coarse on occasion…

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Review of Bad Karma (2002)

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

A gutsy, edgy and taut thriller, Bad Karma knows its genre chops and uses them effectively for a tense 84 minutes with not a moment wasted…

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Review of Bad Karma (2012)

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

A gutsy, edgy and taut thriller, Bad Karma knows its genre chops and uses them effectively for a tense 84 minutes with not a moment wasted…

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