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Review of The Ritual (2017)

By Elijah L (81) on 18 Sep 2017

Saw this as part of Odeon's Scream Unseen - sadly very similar to other 'lost in the woods films' - and due to some story telling choices a…

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Review of Mud (2013)

By Elijah L (81) on 10 Jul 2017

Really a brilliant film. McConaughey deserved at least an Oscar Nomination for this…

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Review of Black Sea (2009)

By Elijah L (81) on 30 Jun 2017

Great characters and performances, but a mediocre plot really sinks this movie. Haha I'm hilarious…

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Review of Black Sea (2014)

By Elijah L (81) on 30 Jun 2017

Great characters and performances, but a mediocre plot really sinks this movie. Haha I'm hilarious…

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Review of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

By Elijah L (81) on 12 May 2017

An excellent mystery film, with that constant sense of fear and dread Fincher has always seemed to be able to handle with more discipline and…

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Review of Hidden Figures (2016)

By Elijah L (81) on 23 Feb 2017

Honestly, Hidden Figures was a surprise…

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Review of Patriots Day (2016)

By Elijah L (81) on 23 Feb 2017

Peter Berg has definitely found his comfort zone and has developed a certain knack for the disaster genre…

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Review of The Founder (2016)

By Elijah L (81) on 20 Feb 2017

The first few bites of The Founder sure do taste a lot like McPropaganda, but the rest of the film is surprisingly engaging and well-rounded…

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Review of Side Effects (2013)

By Elijah L (81) on 09 Feb 2017

Side Effects is a dark but immensely satisfying psychology caper…

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Review of Manchester by the Sea (2016)

By Elijah L (81) on 09 Feb 2017

I understand the praise this film is getting, along with Moonlight…

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Review of Side Effects (2015)

By Elijah L (81) on 09 Feb 2017

Side Effects is a dark but immensely satisfying psychology caper…

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Review of Allied (2016)

By Elijah L (81) on 25 Nov 2016

Allied exceeded my expectations…

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Review of The Conjuring 2 (2016)

By Elijah L (81) on 21 Oct 2016

The Conjuring 2 is not only scarier than it's predecessor, but it boasts even more of the creativity and original ideas which made the first…

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Review of Blood Father (2016)

By Elijah L (81) on 25 Aug 2016

I thought it was great!! The only thing that ruined it for me was the freaking trailer it showed everything…

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Review of Cold in July (2014)

By Elijah L (81) on 22 Aug 2016

Despite questionable plotting choices which make it feel like two movies in one, Cold in July is a satisfyingly dark and violent thriller…

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Review of Eastern Promises (2007)

By Elijah L (81) on 16 Aug 2016

Excellent movie, great story and great execution, believable heroes and villains in that they are not invincible…

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Review of Mystic River (2003)

By Elijah L (81) on 09 Aug 2016

What? The last 10 minutes of the movie finally succeeded in murdering the interest I had in this increasingly impossible story…

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Review of The Nice Guys (2016)

By Elijah L (81) on 27 Jul 2016

The Nice Guys contains delightful on-screen chemistry between Gosling and Crowe which potentially rivals that of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and displays…

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Review of In Bruges (2008)

By Elijah L (81) on 23 Jul 2016

Equally bloody and hilarious, In Bruges is a brilliant dark comedy lead by a fantastic performance from Colin Farrell…

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Review of Victoria (2015)

By Elijah L (81) on 16 Jul 2016

A technical achievement, but not memorable. Good acting but bad characters turned this into an overly long feature full of bad decisions…

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