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Review of Final Analysis (1992)

By Halfwelshman (232) on 11 Aug 2012

It's the big ideas behind its iconic visuals that really makes Blade Runner such a great science-fiction film…

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Review of Blade Runner (1982)

By Halfwelshman (232) on 11 Aug 2012

It's the big ideas behind its iconic visuals that really makes Blade Runner such a great science-fiction film…

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Review of The Spirit (2008)

By Halfwelshman (232) on 11 Aug 2012

I'm not denying that Frank Miller is extremely talented at telling a story on the page, but he has no talent whatsoever at telling any kind…

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Review of Moneyball (2011)

By Halfwelshman (232) on 02 Aug 2012

A film about the link between sport and mathematics really shouldn't be this entertaining…

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Review of Alien Resurrection (1997)

By Halfwelshman (232) on 01 Aug 2012

The only real praise I can give the fourth instalment in the Alien series is that after re-watching it, it's not quite as bad as I remembered…

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Review of Dark Shadows (2012)

By Halfwelshman (232) on 25 Jul 2012

With Dark Shadows, Tim Burton reminds us just how good his films can be…

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Review of The Artist (2011)

By Halfwelshman (232) on 24 Jul 2012

Even when you ignore the astounding fact that The Artist is a silent film that has made a real impact on audiences in the modern world, the…

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Review of Lost in Translation (2003)

By Halfwelshman (232) on 21 Jul 2012

Lost in Translation is thoroughly disappointing. It appears to be pretty much universally praised, yet it's a flawed film…

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Review of Real Steel (2011)

By Halfwelshman (232) on 21 Jul 2012

I was pleasantly surprised at Real Steel. I was expecting a Rocky carbon copy at best, and another Transformers instalment at worst…

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Review of Rat Race (2001)

By Halfwelshman (232) on 20 Jul 2012

An ensemble cast of such comedy talent as this should really be funnier…

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Review of Secretary (2002)

By Halfwelshman (232) on 20 Jul 2012

In Secretary, Maggie Gyllenhaal gives the performance of her career as Lee Holloway, a meek and introverted young woman who gets a job as a…

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Review of Immortals (2011)

By Halfwelshman (232) on 19 Jul 2012

Immortals has some fantastic visuals, with stylishly brutal Ancient Greek action that out-300s 300 (if that makes sense)…

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Review of Requiem for a Dream (2000)

By Halfwelshman (232) on 19 Jul 2012

Requiem for a Dream has impact for the most part due to the utterly captivating performances of the cast, particularly Ellen Burstyn who received…

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Review of 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

By Halfwelshman (232) on 16 Jul 2012

I resisted seeing this film for a long time, and to be honest I've no idea why…

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Review of Scary Movie 2 (2001)

By Halfwelshman (232) on 16 Jul 2012

With far better jokes than the original film, and with far more competent spoofing, Scary Movie 2 is worthy of a cursory glance at least…

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Review of Panic Room (2002)

By Halfwelshman (232) on 14 Jul 2012

Panic Room is a taught, clever thriller with a strong human core…

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Review of Scary Movie (2000)

By Halfwelshman (232) on 11 Jul 2012

Even spoof movies deserve a few good jokes. For the most part the humour in Scary Movie is obvious, inept and crude…

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Review of Hummingbird (2013)

By Halfwelshman (232) on 11 Jul 2012

The Raid, or: the fine art of ultraviolence, as it really should be subtitled, is the finest martial arts film since Warrior King…

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Review of Daybreakers (2010)

By Halfwelshman (232) on 11 Jul 2012

Daybreakers has an interesting sci-fi/fantasy premise - as the result of a virus, vampires become the dominant species on the planet, and struggle…

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Review of The Raid (2012)

By Halfwelshman (232) on 11 Jul 2012

The Raid, or: the fine art of ultraviolence, as it really should be subtitled, is the finest martial arts film since Warrior King…

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