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Review of The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 11 Aug 2012

It's unfortunate that the set pieces feel a little derivative of Raimi's films, but that was always likely to be the case given the close proximity…

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Review of Nostalgia for the Light (2010)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 11 Aug 2012

The vast expanse of the world's driest place - captured here in all its arid intensity - makes for a fascinating and eerie backdrop…

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Review of Ted (2012)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 11 Aug 2012

If you're fundamentally put off by MacFarlane's brand of comedy, Ted's cruder elements may well prove too irksome, but this film does have…

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Review of Rock of Ages (2012)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 11 Aug 2012

It's overlong, overblown and couldn't establish a convincing plot if its life depended on it, but it sings at the top of its lungs, and if…

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Review of The Five-Year Engagement (2012)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 11 Aug 2012

You could make a case for shearing a little baggage from the run time, but it's hard to complain too much because the laughs keep coming…

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Review of Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 25 May 2012

If the deadpan sensibility of the film ultimately leaves it feeling a tad lightweight, that isn't to say that Moonrise Kingdom isn't a funny,…

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Review of Dark Shadows (2012)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 10 May 2012

Burton is supremely comfortable doing this sort of thing, but after Alice in Wonderland and this, one can't help but wish that he'd step outside…

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Review of The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 29 Apr 2012

The majority of the film can't quite live up to this barnstorming first half hour, but it remains a delight throughout, even when the gags…

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Review of Mirror Mirror (2012)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 29 Apr 2012

This film was a relief to watch after Singh's bungled action spectacle last year, and while it isn't as good as The Fall, it does at least…

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Review of Wrath of the Titans (2012)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 30 Mar 2012

There are times when it manages to conjure a sense of epic mythological struggle, but these seem mostly accidental…

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Review of The Hunger Games (2012)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 25 Mar 2012

Comparisons have been made to Battle Royale - and they're not entirely undeserved - but this is a different film, and never feels like a watered…

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Review of The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 10 Mar 2012

Intelligent, witty and cine-literate in a charmingly self-referential way, The Cabin in the Woods sets out to do something different and does…

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Review of John Carter (2012)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 02 Mar 2012

The story veers between interesting, boring and borderline incomprehensible…

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Review of Project X (2012)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 01 Mar 2012

This house party quickly gets to the stage where you're siding with the angry neighbours wanting to shut the thing down…

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Review of Safe House (2012)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 01 Mar 2012

It's derivative of many thrillers we've seen in recent years, but the strength of its cast and the technical quality of the action do a lot…

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Review of Safe House (2012)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 01 Mar 2012

It's derivative of many thrillers we've seen in recent years, but the strength of its cast and the technical quality of the action do a lot…

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Review of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 01 Mar 2012

It hardly needs to be said that the 3D conversion here is nothing more than proficient, that it adds nothing and actually takes away some of…

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Review of War Horse (2011)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 16 Jan 2012

If it lags in the middle, it can be forgiven, because it has a warm heart despite its inconsistencies…

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Review of Shame (2011)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 20 Dec 2011

Closing with a cleverly inverted sense of ambiguity, Shame is an effective film both performance-wise and from a technical standpoint…

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Review of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 12 Dec 2011

The film never forgets the truism that this genre can do wonders in papering over its cracks simply by letting you have a good time…

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