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Review of Made in Dagenham (2010)

By Issac L (177) on 05 Aug 2012

Sally Hawkinsâ(TM) Golden Globe winning in 2009 for HAPPY-GO-LUCKY (2008) prompts herself to the eminent status as a new rising star from…

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Review of Caesar Must Die (2012)

By Issac L (177) on 31 Jul 2012

Taviani Brothersâ(TM)2012 Golden Berlin Bear winner, saw the screening in this yearâ(TM)s KVIFF, an intensely conceptual piece which recounts…

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Review of The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

By Issac L (177) on 28 Jul 2012

Nicholson as the devil? Now they're just cheating. Clever, adult and highly enjoyable…

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Review of Margaret (2011)

By Issac L (177) on 27 Jul 2012

This lengthily delayed film (for more than 6 years, whatâ(TM)s why Anna Paquin still can play a high schooler) from director/writer Kenneth…

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Review of Dark Horse (2012)

By Issac L (177) on 26 Jul 2012

A KVIFF screening, my second Todd Solondzâ(TM)s film since HAPPINESS (1998, an 8/10), DARK HORSE is a pretty dark comedy, thoroughly enjoyable,…

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Review of Holy Motors (2012)

By Issac L (177) on 25 Jul 2012

A KVIFF screening of HOLY MOTORS, which marks Leos Caraxâ(TM)s return, almost 13 years after his previous feature-length film POLA X (1999),…

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Review of Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

By Issac L (177) on 20 Jul 2012

An epic masterpiece. David Lean and Sam Speigel's classic screen epic is gloriously enthralling and a sheer joy to watch…

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Review of The Deep Blue Sea (1994)

By Issac L (177) on 15 Jul 2012

Another KVIFF screening, from acclaimed UK director Terence Davies, a remake of Terence Rattiganâ(TM)s play, a previous film version is adapted…

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Review of The Deep Blue Sea (2011)

By Issac L (177) on 15 Jul 2012

Another KVIFF screening, from acclaimed UK director Terence Davies, a remake of Terence Rattiganâ(TM)s play, a previous film version is adapted…

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Review of Le Samouraï (1967)

By Issac L (177) on 10 Jul 2012

Awesome French film, Alain Delon is amazing in the role…

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Review of Beyond the Hills (2012)

By Issac L (177) on 10 Jul 2012

A KVIFF viewing of Romanian auteur Cristian Mugiuâ(TM)s latest gripping modern exorcism tale which has garnered two wins in Cannes this year,…

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Review of Waste Land (2010)

By Issac L (177) on 07 Jul 2012

A documentary about the international acclaimed Brazilian artist Vik Muniz, who reconstructs photos using garbage materials from Jardim Gramacho,…

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Review of Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

By Issac L (177) on 25 Jun 2012

Itâ(TM)s never too late to be an admirer for Billy Wilder, after SABRINA (1954, 7/10), THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH (1955, 7/10), LOVE IN THE AFTERNOON…

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Review of Shanghai Triad (1995)

By Issac L (177) on 25 Jun 2012

There is no dispute Yimou Zhang is still the best-known working director from China, but after the lucrative-but-critics-panning CURSE OF THE…

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Review of Sebastiane (1976)

By Issac L (177) on 23 Jun 2012

My second film of Derek Jarman, his feature-length debut co-directed with Paul Humfress, it was quite a talking-point and a rousing art film…

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Review of Young Adult (2011)

By Issac L (177) on 17 Jun 2012

This movie was like watching a train wreck in slow motion; you are covering your face yet you can't help but keep one eye peeking through your…

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Review of Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)

By Issac L (177) on 12 Jun 2012

First of all, a misconception has been clarified, itâ(TM)s a documentary made by Banksy instead of a documentary about Banksy, the protagonist…

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Review of The Pumpkin Eater (1964)

By Issac L (177) on 11 Jun 2012

After the broodingly sterling mental-horror work THE INNOCENTS (1961), director Jack Clayton, whose prestige is quite underrated, switches…

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Review of Life of Brian (1979)

By Issac L (177) on 08 Jun 2012

My first film with the entire crew from Monty Python (their third feature-length film), whilst I count out Terry Gilliamâ(TM)s TIME BANDITS…

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Review of Get Low (2010)

By Issac L (177) on 06 Jun 2012

A main purpose of watching this indie film is to make my own decision if Robert Duvall has received a cold-shoulder for another Oscar-nomination,…

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