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Review of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 13 Dec 2016

Technically brilliant, Rogue One delivers the spectacle and the aerial combat that are such signatures of the Star Wars ethos, with some eye…

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Review of Moana (2016)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 10 Dec 2016

We are so spoilt by the amazing achievements of animation we hardly notice when something special comes along, unless we look out for it…

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Review of Allied (2016)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 10 Dec 2016

Superbly designed and filmed, Allied is a film for grown ups that appreciate drama which reflects life that is not seen through a fake cinematic…

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Review of The Legend of Ben Hall (2016)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 26 Nov 2016

Writer/director Matthew Holmes steers and controls the film's tone with a single minded focus that serves the film well, appealing to the serious…

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Review of Golden Years (2017)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 26 Nov 2016

Founded on solidly serious themes of ageing, dying, illness and crime, the film does not on the surface offer much hope for fun, but the surface…

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Review of Golden Years (2016)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 26 Nov 2016

Founded on solidly serious themes of ageing, dying, illness and crime, the film does not on the surface offer much hope for fun, but the surface…

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Review of Neon Bull (2016)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 05 Nov 2016

There are some arresting images at the beginning of the film that signal a visual storyteller and indeed the film opens a window into a world…

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Review of Hell or High Water (2016)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 21 Oct 2016

Distinguished by a wonderfully nuanced, varied and haunting score thanks to Australian musos Nick Cave and Warren Ellis ...is a fascinating…

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Review of Café Society (2016)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 17 Oct 2016

Enjoyable on a superficial level and attractively made, Café Society is not Woody Allen at his very best…

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Review of The Neon Demon (2016)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 17 Oct 2016

Nicolas Winding Refn comes close to self-indulgence when moderation would help, but then who the hell wants moderation in a film that is anything…

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Review of Julieta (2016)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 09 Oct 2016

Like an Agatha Christie mystery, it conforms to the brand, but in some ways it loses its power as a result…

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Review of Joe Cinque's Consolation (2016)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 09 Oct 2016

Eliminating all the complexities that could make the film a gripping ride into a singular aspect the human psyche as well as a fascinating…

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Review of The Infiltrator (2016)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 24 Aug 2016

Brainy as well as brawny, The Infiltrator works on several levels, not least as a well observed insight into the impact of being an undercover…

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Review of The Queen of Ireland (2015)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 24 Aug 2016

Although there is nothing especially new in its exploration of homosexuality or drag culture, it is a well paced and entertaining work,…

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Review of The Confirmation (2016)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 24 Aug 2016

It's amusing and endearing but rather flat dramatically…

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Review of My Scientology Movie (2016)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 24 Aug 2016

The most damaging information paints the religion more like a feral cult…

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Review of Free State of Jones (2016)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 21 Aug 2016

The bloody, brutal American Civil War continues to be the source for some exceptional stories, interesting both historically and socially,…

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Review of Ben-Hur (2016)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 20 Aug 2016

With no disrespect to the publisher, this remake of Ben-Hur is like a Reader's Digest version, stripped down to its plot points and made with…

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Review of The Carer (2016)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 19 Aug 2016

A wonderful screenplay full of wit and brimstone drives this - I was going to write charming but it's much tougher than that - emotionally…

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Review of War Dogs (2016)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 16 Aug 2016

Despite the film's breezy approach, it reveals the darker sides of the story…

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