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Review of Walking on Sunshine (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 28 Jun 2014

The story and acting are about as subtle as a kiss me quick hat, but those in the right mood will find it irresistibly cheesy fun…

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Review of Jersey Boys (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 21 Jun 2014

The spark that would set the film on fire is missing…

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Review of 3 Days to Kill (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 21 Jun 2014

This time the Taken formula of ultra-violence and sentiment fails to deliver the same guilty-pleasure thrills…

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Review of I, Frankenstein (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 14 Jun 2014

Humanity's fate hangs in the balance, but it's hard to work up much excitement for the routine CGI-boosted battles between good and evil forces,…

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Review of The Railway Man (2013)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 14 Jun 2014

Colin Firth delivers another of his masterly portrayals of stiff-upper-lipped emotional reserve, but his character's stuffy reticence means…

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Review of That Awkward Moment (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 14 Jun 2014

Awkwardly changing gear between gross-out gags and romance, the script requires the men to behave so stupidly and shoddily that you will struggle…

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Review of Cheap Thrills (2013)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 14 Jun 2014

Director EL Katz ratchets up the tension effectively as the game gets ever more sickeningly dark, but it's his cast's fine performances that…

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Review of Oculus (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 14 Jun 2014

The acting isn't always as elegant as the camerawork and the story feels a tad over-extended, but with his mix of sharp shocks and intricate…

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Review of Oculus (2013)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 14 Jun 2014

The acting isn't always as elegant as the camerawork and the story feels a tad over-extended, but with his mix of sharp shocks and intricate…

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Review of 47 Ronin (1994)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 14 Jun 2014

This $175million Hollywood reworking of Japan's most celebrated tale of honour and revenge is a mostly plodding affair, notwithstanding some…

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Review of Belle (2013)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 14 Jun 2014

Belle is a frock flick with a difference... In this costume drama something is actually going on beneath the bonnet…

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Review of 47 Ronin (2013)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 14 Jun 2014

This $175million Hollywood reworking of Japan's most celebrated tale of honour and revenge is a mostly plodding affair, notwithstanding some…

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Review of Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 09 Jun 2014

Scarlett Johansson's sassy, snarky Black Widow provides some of the film's best moments, delivering quips and backflips with equal panache…

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Review of X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 22 May 2014

The jailbreak is the film's most giddily entertaining episode…

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Review of Brick Mansions (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 03 May 2014

Watching Belle perform his gravity-defying leaps and bounds is still exhilarating, but first-time director Camille Delamarre's overuse of slo-mo…

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Review of Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 03 May 2014

The unscripted, off-the-cuff joshing between Ferrell and co-stars Paul Rudd, Steve Carell and David Koechner this time fails to come up with…

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Review of Neighbors (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 03 May 2014

Gags involving plaster-cast penises, obscene topiary and alcohol-laced breast milk won't be to all tastes, but at its slapstick best the film…

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Review of The Harry Hill Movie (2013)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 03 May 2014

Viewers who don't care for Hill's brand of wacky madness probably won't make it past the opening mobility-scooter race…

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Review of American Hustle (2013)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 03 May 2014

David O Russell's film fizzes with energy and wit, bowling along with a brio that matches the quick-wit and razzle-dazzle of its con artists…

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Review of Transcendence (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 26 Apr 2014

A lighter touch could have produced campy, B-movie pleasures from the material, but Pfister's solemn approach drains the fun from the film…

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