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Review of Regarding Henry (1991)

By Grant S (1,780) on 30 Aug 2013

Good, but not great. Had tons of potential but pulls its punches and falls back on cliches…

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Review of Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)

By Grant S (1,780) on 28 Aug 2013

The first Elite Squad movie was great, and this is just as good. Interesting, compelling and gritty…

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Review of Oliver! (1968)

By Grant S (1,780) on 26 Aug 2013

Great adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel. I'm generally not into musicals but this works…

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Review of Rock of Ages (2012)

By Grant S (1,780) on 21 Aug 2013

Works, just, somehow…

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Review of Mr. Nice (2010)

By Grant S (1,780) on 08 Aug 2013

Interesting true story. Very funny at times, especially any scenes involving David Thewlis…

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Review of Shaft (1971)

By Grant S (1,780) on 08 Aug 2013

A classic of the blaxploitation era and an an interesting insight into the themes and stereotypes of the early 70s, particularly in regards…

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Review of Thursday (1991)

By Grant S (1,780) on 06 Aug 2013

So-so. Clearly an attempt to plagiarise the Quentin Tarantino style of film-making, especially the swagger and dialogue…

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Review of Thursday (1998)

By Grant S (1,780) on 06 Aug 2013

So-so. Clearly an attempt to plagiarise the Quentin Tarantino style of film-making, especially the swagger and dialogue…

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Review of Thursday (2013)

By Grant S (1,780) on 06 Aug 2013

So-so. Clearly an attempt to plagiarise the Quentin Tarantino style of film-making, especially the swagger and dialogue…

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Review of The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)

By Grant S (1,780) on 26 Jul 2013

Great documentary on the life of legendary Hollywood producer Robert Evans, who produced such classics as The Godfather (1 and 2), Love Story,…

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Review of Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)

By Grant S (1,780) on 20 Jul 2013

Probably my own thoughts but this is absolutely how comedy should be done when not going for gross-out gags and stupid humor…

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Review of The Presidio (1988)

By Grant S (1,780) on 11 Jul 2013

OK-ish crime-drama. Plot is decent and reasonably intriguing. The relationship/romantic-drama stuff feels lame, and unconvincing, though…

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Review of Mean Creek (2004)

By Grant S (1,780) on 09 Jul 2013

Good, but not great. Thought-provoking but not profound…

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Review of Texasville (1990)

By Grant S (1,780) on 04 Jul 2013

Good sequel to the superb The Last Picture Show, also directed by Peter Bogdanovich, 19 years earlier…

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Review of Viva Riva! (2010)

By Grant S (1,780) on 03 Jul 2013

Interesting Congolese crime-drama. Good set up and initial plot…

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Review of Hysteria (2011)

By Grant S (1,780) on 02 Jul 2013

Surprisingly good. Was expecting a rather dry, documentary-style movie and it turned out to be quite funny, and thought-provoking…

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Review of Hotel Rwanda (2004)

By Grant S (1,780) on 01 Jul 2013

Classic film that I was late watching this film shows how divided we are even in Africa…

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Review of The Last Picture Show (1971)

By Grant S (1,780) on 01 Jul 2013

So all in all, The Last Picture Show is one of the best movies of 1971, one of the best movies of the 1970's, and one of the best movies of…

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Review of Ronin (1998)

By Grant S (1,780) on 20 Jun 2013

Better than your average action-thriller. Stylish, though plot is unnecessarily complicated. Action is overdone towards the end…

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Review of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)

By Grant S (1,780) on 17 Jun 2013

I never imagined myself watching this so I was quite surprised when I found myself making it past the first 15 minutes…

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