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Review of Cul-de-sac (1966)

By John C (2,737) on 26 Oct 2009

A solid setup and a few good scenes, particularly towards the end, but it feels very choppy and slow at times…

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Review of Pride and Glory (2008)

By John C (2,737) on 24 Oct 2009

Surprising how bad a movie with Ed Norton and Colin Farrell can be, probably because the writing was worth less than crap…

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Review of The Jazz Singer (1927)

By John C (2,737) on 17 Oct 2009

Not only is it an important landmark in movie history, it also happens to be an engrossing, if somewhat dated (polite euphemism), story…

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Review of Taxidermia (2006)

By John C (2,737) on 27 Sep 2009

Disgusting, compelling, sick, interesting, voyeuristic, funny, sad, tragic, bleak, colourful....a really mixed bag of extremes that works well…

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Review of Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)

By John C (2,737) on 27 Sep 2009

Fascinating, fast-paced documentary that proves that the Polanski scandal isn't quite as simple as it is made out to be…

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Review of The Man Who Laughs (1928)

By John C (2,737) on 23 Sep 2009

Brilliant, BRILLIANT example of old fashioned classical storytelling. A truly beautiful film…

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Review of Dead Ringers (1988)

By John C (2,737) on 17 Sep 2009

This was on the other night, and I love me some Dead Ringers…

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Review of Goodbye Solo (2009)

By John C (2,737) on 15 Sep 2009

Ramin Bahrani's Goodbye Solo opens up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina with its two central characters, a cab driver named Solo (Souleymane…

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Review of Elite Squad (2007)

By John C (2,737) on 14 Sep 2009

Fabulous montage and a view (sort of) of favelas in Rio…

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Review of The Deceivers (1988)

By John C (2,737) on 14 Sep 2009

More intriguing than satisfying. Brosnan is very good, but in the end the movie just doesn't quite come together in a satisfying way…

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Review of The Informer (1935)

By John C (2,737) on 14 Sep 2009

John Ford would have been a great film noir director if he had chosen to make one…

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Review of The Day After (1983)

By John C (2,737) on 14 Sep 2009

Though quite dated (particularly in the special effects arena), the film still holds up as superb human drama…

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Review of Salaam Bombay! (1988)

By John C (2,737) on 05 Sep 2009