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Review of Our Kind of Traitor (2016)

By Jake A (1,026) on 12 May 2017

Very under rated film .suspenseful and engrossing action…

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Review of The Day of the Jackal (1973)

By Jake A (1,026) on 10 May 2017

This is one of the most exciting and entertaining movies I've ever watched…

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Review of The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

By Jake A (1,026) on 09 May 2017

With a stunning cast this psychological thriller is elevated above averageness thanks to their utterly convincing performances set among some…

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Review of Hell Is for Heroes (1962)

By Jake A (1,026) on 09 May 2017

Though the cast is good and the action is visceral and realistic in its depiction of WW2 coupled with the psychological effects and genuine…

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Review of Clash of the Titans (2010)

By Jake A (1,026) on 05 May 2017

Though this fantasy adventure remake (I have yet to see the original) has a great cast, decent score and some impressive visuals it all feels…

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Review of Total Recall (2012)

By Jake A (1,026) on 05 May 2017

This would be a perfectly decent action/sci-fi if it wasn't compared to the 1990 original, which just felt infinitely more epic…

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Review of Jason Bourne (2016)

By Jake A (1,026) on 04 May 2017

Not as exciting as the first four Bourne films…

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Review of Saving Mr. Banks (2013)

By Jake A (1,026) on 01 May 2017

Though I haven't seen Mary Poppins (cannot get into musicals of any variety) and this does come across as Disney propaganda at times there…

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Review of Pompeii (2014)

By Jake A (1,026) on 28 Apr 2017

Though there is plenty not to like about this disaster film chiefly the script, the unnecessary inclusion of the sword and sandal genre (the…

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Review of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

By Jake A (1,026) on 25 Apr 2017

While this is probably my least favorite Harry Potter movie, there is still some good stuff in it…

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Review of O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

By Jake A (1,026) on 25 Apr 2017

It may try to be more than it is and deceive the audience by seeming 'weird,' but it's great to look at…

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Review of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

By Jake A (1,026) on 25 Apr 2017

A good movie that's a little too Hollywood for my taste. Not enough alien stuff…

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Review of Donnie Brasco (1997)

By Jake A (1,026) on 24 Apr 2017

Though Al Pacino has done better crime dramas this is still a solid entry into the genre thanks to the solid cast, engrossing and tense plot,…

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Review of The Fate of the Furious (2017)

By Jake A (1,026) on 23 Apr 2017

With the previous film being the perfect ending to the start of the reinvention this series went into with Fast Five I was somewhat annoyed…

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Review of Scanners (1981)

By Jake A (1,026) on 22 Apr 2017

Scanners is a cool old horror film about a drug that made a generation of psychics. My favorite part is when the guys head explodes…

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Review of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

By Jake A (1,026) on 21 Apr 2017

Epic conclusion to the best trilogy I have laid my eyes upon and that is despite the obvious flaws as the cohesive whole that the trilogy brings…

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Review of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

By Jake A (1,026) on 21 Apr 2017

A very good start for another great trilogy! I think this movie is my favorite out of the three…

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Review of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

By Jake A (1,026) on 21 Apr 2017

Though it does suffer from the usual first film in a series cliches with the world building, character introduction and not feeling wholly…

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Review of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

By Jake A (1,026) on 17 Apr 2017

The greatest start to a series that never was thanks to poor box office returns which is a shame because even though this is a relatively self…

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Review of The Shallows (2016)

By Jake A (1,026) on 16 Apr 2017

Lean, mean but ultimately satisfying survival horror that has a solid premise that is anchored by a terrific lead performance by Blake Lively…

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