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Review of Wonder Woman (2017)

By James L (1,420) on 10 Jul 2017

All heros in DC are gods which makes everyone in DC just unfair…

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Review of Deepwater Horizon (2016)

By James L (1,420) on 09 Jul 2017

Intelligent action movie, relying more on dramatisation, and sheer spectacle rather than your big set pieces…

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Review of Contact (1997)

By James L (1,420) on 09 Jul 2017

Thoughtful, intelligent science fiction that relies on the momentum of it's story, as opposed to big, fancy set pieces…

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Review of The Impossible (2012)

By James L (1,420) on 09 Jul 2017

The schmaltz factor is ramped up a little too high, and the central story is the least interesting aspect of the film, it's the things going…

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Review of Reclaim (2014)

By James L (1,420) on 03 Jul 2017

If you are looking for something to watch today, this is a great movie on Netflix. I saw it back in 2014 but I'm getting ready to watch it again…

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Review of Baby Driver (2017)

By James L (1,420) on 01 Jul 2017

Moves at a cracking pace, interesting central character, decent central plot…

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Review of Okja (2017)

By James L (1,420) on 30 Jun 2017

Quirky, charming, but tackles serious issues around a growing population, corporate greed, and animal ethics very well…

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Review of The Verdict (1982)

By James L (1,420) on 27 Jun 2017

This is a solid courtroom drama with a strong cast, including screen legends Paul Newman, James Mason, and Jack Warden…

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Review of Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974)

By James L (1,420) on 27 Jun 2017

I am a huge fan of Lady Snowblood and was very excited to see it's sequel. Unfortunately, it was very disappointing…

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Review of Adoration (2013)

By James L (1,420) on 26 Jun 2017

This is an unusual film because its storyline is so taboo and yet the movie is very beautiful to the eye…

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Review of The Book of Henry (2017)

By James L (1,420) on 25 Jun 2017

The Book of Henry is essentially a kids movie that is only appropriate for adults…

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Review of The Hero (2017)

By James L (1,420) on 22 Jun 2017

I have been a Sam Elliott fan since Lifeguard. And now he has his career topping performance in The Hero…

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Review of The Overnight (2015)

By James L (1,420) on 19 Jun 2017

The mysterious description sucked me in, to a very cringe worthy movie…

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Review of Taxi Driver (1954)

By James L (1,420) on 16 Jun 2017

One of the greatest movies of all time with one of the best de niro perfomances ever with great directing from scorsese and with jodie fosters…

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Review of Taxi Driver (1976)

By James L (1,420) on 16 Jun 2017

One of the greatest movies of all time with one of the best de niro perfomances ever with great directing from scorsese and with jodie fosters…

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Review of Beatriz at Dinner (2017)

By James L (1,420) on 16 Jun 2017

This movie is a good reminder that John Lithgow is one of the most underrated actors alive…

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Review of The Mummy (2017)

By James L (1,420) on 16 Jun 2017

Disappointing, Tom needs to hang up his action hero pants…

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Review of Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire (2017)

By James L (1,420) on 10 Jun 2017

Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire (Looks like made for TV movie. Interesting story structure. Bad director and leads to weird acting…

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Review of Masterminds (2016)

By James L (1,420) on 07 Jun 2017

People , it's a silly ridiculous comedy, which will make you laugh, so no need to over analyze this one. Just enjoy…

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Review of Terminator Genisys (2015)

By James L (1,420) on 05 Jun 2017

I could not follow this film it just lacked the same interesting story in previous terminator films; and its storyline seemed far to complicated…

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