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Review of The Good Shepherd (2006)

By Ilsa L (252) on 10 Dec 2013

It requires the viewer to have some understanding of amongst other things, 'wasp' classicism, the onset of the Cold War, Kim Philby, CIA involvement…

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Review of United 93 (2006)

By Ilsa L (252) on 08 Dec 2013

I need not explain the monumental importance of this film. Its viewing should be an educational requirement…

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Review of Mad Dog and Glory (1993)

By Ilsa L (252) on 07 Dec 2013

A romantic comedy that guys will not mind watching - a good mix of cop / mobster action, fights and just enough romance to make it not too…

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Review of Nothing Sacred (1937)

By Ilsa L (252) on 06 Dec 2013

Wonderful screwball comedy penned by Ben Hecht and featuring the luminous Carole Lombard…

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Review of The Fallen Idol (1948)

By Ilsa L (252) on 06 Dec 2013

Riveting thriller filmed through the eyes of young Filipe, the son of the French Ambassador to England…

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Review of Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009)

By Ilsa L (252) on 30 Nov 2013

A very good film that's watching again and again…

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Review of Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)

By Ilsa L (252) on 30 Nov 2013

A very good film that's watching again and again…

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Review of Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013)

By Ilsa L (252) on 25 Nov 2013

It's everything you want in a Doctor Who episode with some surprises thrown in. The chemistry between Tennant and Smith is fantastic…

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Review of The Big Knife (1955)

By Ilsa L (252) on 19 Nov 2013

I had been eagerly anticipating watching this film and was quite disappointed…

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Review of The Queen (2006)

By Ilsa L (252) on 18 Nov 2013

Fascinating look at the political impact of the turbulent weeks following the death of Princess Diana on both the newly elected Labor Prime…

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Review of Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)

By Ilsa L (252) on 17 Nov 2013

While the movie as a whole is ordinary, the cinematography is excellent and the dream sequence impressive…

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Review of The Servant (1963)

By Ilsa L (252) on 16 Nov 2013

Losey and Pinter's first collaboration (they would continue their rapport in ACCIDENT 1967 and THE GO-BETWEEN 1970), THE SERVANT imposes an…

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Review of Nightfall (1956)

By Ilsa L (252) on 11 Nov 2013

Aldo Ray is a man on the run who convinces Anne Bancroft that he's not a killer but a man in the wrong place at the wrong time…

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Review of The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)

By Ilsa L (252) on 10 Nov 2013

More marvellous mayhem from Preston Sturges…

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Review of Blue Valentine (2010)

By Ilsa L (252) on 10 Nov 2013

A gut wrenching and sometimes harrowing portrayal of a relationship, viewed at the beginning and at the end of the affair with power house…

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Review of 61* (2001)

By Ilsa L (252) on 10 Nov 2013

I have a new favourite baseball movie!! This is a wonderful movie for sports fans and movie fans alike…

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Review of Johnny Belinda (1948)

By Ilsa L (252) on 02 Nov 2013

There is melodrama aplenty in this offering about a young doctor who arrives in Nova Scotia and befriends a deaf mute girl and her family…

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Review of Limitless (2011)

By Ilsa L (252) on 25 Oct 2013

What we all want to happen in a movie has happened…

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Review of It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)

By Ilsa L (252) on 24 Oct 2013

Predictable story about a depressed teenager who unwittingly checks himself into a mental health ward…

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Review of I Remember Mama (1948)

By Ilsa L (252) on 22 Oct 2013

You have to love this Irene Dunne performance here even if it borders on the overly sentimental…

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