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Review of Wild (2014)

By Cliff J (88) on 11 Apr 2015

Not very believable. And she doesn't seem any different in the end. She just tells us she is…

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Review of The Rover (2014)

By Cliff J (88) on 21 Mar 2015

A modern western taking place in the bleak and desolate land of Australia…

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Review of The Counselor (2013)

By Cliff J (88) on 08 Mar 2015

Critics hated this one because it was talky and plodding...a non-thrilling thriller. But it still has McCarthy going for it…

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Review of Dear White People (2014)

By Cliff J (88) on 07 Mar 2015

Very poorly done. I was looking forward to seeing it and really wanted to like it. But it's too pedestrian and self serving. It insists upon itself…

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Review of Life Itself (2014)

By Cliff J (88) on 25 Feb 2015

Life itself is extremely great words cannot describe the feeling you have after seeing this film an extraordinary piece of work…

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Review of Force Majeure (2014)

By Cliff J (88) on 21 Feb 2015

Fascinating and absorbing…

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Review of Divergent (2014)

By Cliff J (88) on 20 Feb 2015

What if I gave this film 5 stars? Oh look, I just did…

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Review of Selma (2014)

By Cliff J (88) on 19 Feb 2015

Selma starts off like a bio pic...before finally finding its groove in the little moments: a a diner, coroner's waiting area, a car ride…

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Review of Paddington (2014)

By Cliff J (88) on 15 Feb 2015

Calling this film enchanting and delightful barely covers it…

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Review of Locke (2014)

By Cliff J (88) on 24 Jan 2015

Character study takes on a whole different meaning with this one: a man, a car and Bluetooth enabled conversations…

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Review of 12 Years a Slave (2013)

By Cliff J (88) on 10 Jan 2015

Absolutely devastating. There are important stories, and then there are important stories told flawlessly. This is the latter…

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Review of All Is Lost (2013)

By Cliff J (88) on 10 Jan 2015

The fact that I was riveted by a movie with zero dialog really says something. This was purely visual storytelling: visceral and compelling…

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Review of Million Dollar Arm (2014)

By Cliff J (88) on 28 Nov 2014

If you looked up family movie in the dictionary, this film would be listed there…

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Review of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

By Cliff J (88) on 19 Sep 2014

A happy and unexceptional movie, but Stiller gives it just enough aesthetic flare that you want to go along for the ride…

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Review of Pacific Rim (2013)

By Cliff J (88) on 13 Sep 2014

This was billed robots vs monsters, and I got robots vs monsters. No complaints here…

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Review of The Wolverine (2013)

By Cliff J (88) on 16 Jul 2014

Ok. It shouldn't be so hard to make a proper Wolverine movie though. The source material is so good…

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Review of Philomena (2013)

By Cliff J (88) on 01 May 2014

You'll laugh, you'll cry is typically cliche, but in this case it is actually true. Great storytelling, great acting...hard not to like…

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Review of Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

By Cliff J (88) on 24 Apr 2014

A complete masterpiece in every sense of the word, Inside Llewyn Davis finds the Coen Brothers at the top of their game with a hilarious, sad,…

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Review of Nebraska (2013)

By Cliff J (88) on 08 Mar 2014

A simple and truthy (thanks, Colbert) story. Nothing fancy, but worth seeing. Captures small town life and characters perfectly…

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Review of 20 Feet from Stardom (2013)

By Cliff J (88) on 08 Mar 2014

This movie's worth seeing for the music alone, but I did not learn much new info...about Darlene Love, about the Motown story…

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