Movie Reviews by Jake A - Page 18 of 52

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Review of Selma (2014)

By Jake A (1,026) on 06 Mar 2016

A very well made, very well directed and hugely important film - which also showcases one of the best performances by any actor in the last…

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Review of Skyjacked (1972)

By Jake A (1,026) on 20 Feb 2016

One of the lesser known disaster films from 1970's despite starring Charlton Heston is pretty decent…

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Review of Thief (1981)

By Jake A (1,026) on 19 Feb 2016

Finally saw this awesome movie. James Caan and Tuesday Weld are pretty much perfect as characters in transition…

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Review of Prisoners (2013)

By Jake A (1,026) on 17 Feb 2016

The sign of a great film is one that might technically be long but doesn't feel long while watching it, that is because I was utterly absorbed…

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Review of Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)

By Jake A (1,026) on 17 Feb 2016

Pretty decent, has its flaws but can't say I was bored at all…

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Review of Blue Ruin (2014)

By Jake A (1,026) on 12 Feb 2016

Not much dialogue, which made it seem slow moving. Some intense scenes, but overall just ok…

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Review of Ant-Man (2015)

By Jake A (1,026) on 11 Feb 2016

Though it isn't the best that Marvel has made it is by no means the worst…

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Review of In the Heat of the Night (1967)

By Jake A (1,026) on 04 Feb 2016

A perfect detective story with racism as its subplot. The twists are out of your expectation and imagination! Breathtaking to watch…

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Review of Paddington (2014)

By Jake A (1,026) on 23 Jan 2016

I have no nostalgia for the books or the animated TV series so I came into this with a completely open mind, some of it is cliched but I laughed…

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Review of Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

By Jake A (1,026) on 17 Jan 2016

Though it is built upon familiar themes, this more than exceeded my expectations with plenty of laughs, solid characters, a well explained…

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Review of Maps to the Stars (2014)

By Jake A (1,026) on 12 Jan 2016

The performances are solid and there are some individual scenes that work for me but on the whole it just doesn't…

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Review of Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)

By Jake A (1,026) on 31 Dec 2015

There are things I liked about this (Hauer, the soundtrack, the style) however all that and more is lost in a sea of needless violence and gore…

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Review of The Falling (2015)

By Jake A (1,026) on 31 Dec 2015

Though the ending only satisfies one theme of many this is a solid psychological drama that has top notch acting, beautiful score, a rich and…

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Review of It Follows (2015)

By Jake A (1,026) on 30 Dec 2015

If u want 100 minutes of panic attack and a lot of slut shaming this movie is for u…

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Review of The Croods (2013)

By Jake A (1,026) on 26 Dec 2015

With a solid voice cast, stunning animation and a few laughs this is fun entertainment that might not be too taxing on the brain but is enjoyable…

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Review of We Are Still Here (2015)

By Jake A (1,026) on 25 Dec 2015

We Are Still Here for a lot of people seems to be a movie that people are split on. I'm with that crowd…

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Review of Birdman (2015)

By Jake A (1,026) on 21 Dec 2015

Great acting and is impressive from a technical aspect but despite all the great things about it I felt very detached and not emotionally engaged…

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Review of Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)

By Jake A (1,026) on 21 Dec 2015

Great acting and is impressive from a technical aspect but despite all the great things about it I felt very detached and not emotionally engaged…

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Review of Cutthroat Island (1995)

By Jake A (1,026) on 20 Dec 2015

Known primarily for being a huge financial flop I went into this expecting a complete disaster on the basis of its lackluster box office and…

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Review of Krampus (2015)

By Jake A (1,026) on 19 Dec 2015

The odd foreign legend of the terror that is Krampus is a fantastic idea of a movie…

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