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Review of Life May Be (2014)

By Josh Slater-Williams (157) for The Skinny (809) on 02 Jul 2014

Life May Be eventually diverts away from a narrated approach into a wordless, haunting exploration of the sublime in which the individual actually…

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Review of The Infinite Man (2014)

By Josh Slater-Williams (157) for The Skinny (809) on 25 Jun 2014

Writer-director Hugh Sullivan's smart and sensitive feature debut deserves special credit for hinging its conceit on successful emotional beats,…

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Review of Welcome to New York (2014)

By Josh Slater-Williams (157) for The Skinny (809) on 22 Jun 2014

Ferrara's film, compelling in bursts in its first half, proves taxing itself as it lumbers on…

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Review of Bad Turn Worse (2014)

By Josh Slater-Williams (157) for The Skinny (809) on 19 Jun 2014

The Hawkins brothers derive captivating performances from their talented central trio, and the sense of place and complicated character interplay…

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Review of Camille Claudel 1915 (2013)

By Josh Slater-Williams (157) for The Skinny (809) on 18 Jun 2014

The film stops dead in its tracks with the introduction of stout Catholic brother Paul Claudel…

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Review of Something, Anything (2015)

By Josh Slater-Williams (157) for The Skinny (809) on 18 Jun 2014

A concise, fascinating exploration of American life, making pointed use of Southern cultural values for a more universal story of malaise and…

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Review of Grace of Monaco (2014)

By Josh Slater-Williams (157) for The Skinny (809) on 11 Jun 2014

Kidman's infamous Chanel No. 5 advert had better clarity of purpose than this…

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Review of Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

By Josh Slater-Williams (157) for The Skinny (809) on 28 May 2014

Liman handles his high concept conceit with some particularly dynamic visual touches, while Cruise and Blunt bring energy to their roles…

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Review of The Two Faces of January (2014)

By Josh Slater-Williams (157) for The Skinny (809) on 13 May 2014

While a competently watchable affair, there's some flimsy characterisation that these fine actors can't quite embellish; Dunst in particular…

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Review of Wrinkles (2011)

By Josh Slater-Williams (157) for The Skinny (809) on 23 Apr 2014

Wrinkles is a nuanced, rich look at human frailty and the beauty of life, alternating between frank and tenderly humane notes with perfect…

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Review of The Raid 2 (2014)

By Josh Slater-Williams (157) for The Skinny (809) on 10 Apr 2014

Most of its kinetic choreography is transformed into arduous onslaughts that numb rather than thrill…

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Review of Muppets Most Wanted (2014)

By Josh Slater-Williams (157) for The Skinny (809) on 27 Mar 2014

Most Wanted abandons the 2011 film's knack for sidelining its title characters, ensuring its star supporting players like Ricky Gervais and…

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Review of Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

By Josh Slater-Williams (157) for The Skinny (809) on 27 Mar 2014

The Winter Soldier is consistently engaging, exciting in bursts, but there's not one point in which the film ever excels…

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Review of Love Is Not What It Used to Be (2013)

By Josh Slater-Williams (157) for The Skinny (809) on 06 Mar 2014

Though the middle-aged couple's ennui-filled story proves somewhat dull, much of the film is amiable and engaging…

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Review of Ilo Ilo (2013)

By Josh Slater-Williams (157) for The Skinny (809) on 06 Mar 2014

A film that is both a vivid portrait of recession-struck Singapore in 1997 and a subdued, bittersweet affair that retains a natural feel…

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Review of Night Moves (2014)

By Josh Slater-Williams (157) for The Skinny (809) on 27 Feb 2014

Reichardt, who co-wrote the film, refreshingly opts out of defined moral judgements concerning both the central trio and supporting figures…

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Review of Bastards (2013)

By Josh Slater-Williams (157) for The Skinny (809) on 13 Feb 2014

Bastards sees director Claire Denis back in her more polarising mode as the dark queen of French cinema, with a work of bewitching atmosphere…

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Review of August: Osage County (2013)

By Josh Slater-Williams (157) for The Skinny (809) on 23 Jan 2014

August still feels neutered for mass consumption even to one barely familiar with the source…

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Review of American Hustle (2013)

By Josh Slater-Williams (157) for The Skinny (809) on 20 Dec 2013

Somewhat in keeping with its narrative's spectacle of deception, the comedown of this sugar rush of a film might not reveal the most nutritious…

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Review of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

By Josh Slater-Williams (157) for The Skinny (809) on 20 Dec 2013

Two hours of gloopy, insipid, narcissistic wish fulfilment ensues, alongside an uncomfortably extended promotion for dating site eHarmony…

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