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Review of Hope Springs (2012)

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

The premise is built on such solid and serious drama - and is so sharply observed - that it can take quite a heavy battering of humour, which…

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Review of Holy Motors (2012)

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

Full of references that are vaguely aligned (at least in his mind) with the ethereal fantasy of the afterlife as a place to borrow ghosts for…

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Review of The Bourne Legacy (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 10 Aug 2012

Gilroy has a strong sense of drama and he mostly directs with a sense of urgency suitable to the genre…

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Review of Bernie (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 10 Aug 2012

A unique work, a special film, a wonderful story, amazing characters; you'll watch the end credits with a big smile on your face…

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Review of The Sapphires (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 04 Aug 2012

The film's theatrical origins are sometimes evident in the tone, but it's not a major flaw. For me, there is an awkwardness…

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Review of Jackpot (2012)

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

The outrageous nature of the story is balanced by the matter of fact naturalistic performances and the smart directing, which makes the most…

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Review of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)

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

There is just not enough substance to it…

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Review of Cosmopolis (2012)

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

I had hoped the film would engage me more and turn into something fascinating, intriguing and magical - it is not quite any of those things…

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Review of In Darkness (2011)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 20 Jul 2012

Emotionally demanding and cinematically challenging, In Darkness tells us - repeats for us - what we must always remember about human nature…

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Review of Magic Mike (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 20 Jul 2012

On the scale of chick flicks, Magic Mike is probably a 10, combining large quantities of male stripping action in a nightclub setting and a…

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Review of The Door (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 13 Jul 2012

Seems like a creative miscalculation by all concerned…

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Review of I Am Eleven (2011)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 13 Jul 2012

More than a dozen 11 year olds make up the cast of this simple and sincere doco put together by young Melbourne journalist Genevieve Bailey…

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Review of The Door (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 13 Jul 2012

Seems like a creative miscalculation by all concerned…

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Review of Hysteria (2011)

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

Carefully composed images, excellent period costumes and a nice, frilly score decorate the film to such an extent it becomes wholesome and staid…

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Review of Spider-Man (1977)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 01 Jul 2012

It's escapist entertainment that doesn't warrant too much scrutiny; it is what it is, a paperback comic given a hard cover…

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Review of The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 01 Jul 2012

It's escapist entertainment that doesn't warrant too much scrutiny; it is what it is, a paperback comic given a hard cover…

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Review of Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 29 Jun 2012

It's a unique film that is best enjoyed knowing very little about it - so go and take a look…

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Review of The Three Stooges (2012)

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

Every 8 - 10 year old, and adults with 8 - 10 year old funny bones, will guffaw and giggle at the dim wits with big hearts whose originators…

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Review of Polisse (2011)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 24 Jun 2012

A cohesive energy and dramatic weight draws us ever tighter to its gut wrenching centre…

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Review of Where Do We Go Now? (2011)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 24 Jun 2012

If Christopher Hitchens were alive to see this film, he would be nodding in sad agreement at the depiction of violent behaviour fuelled by…

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