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Review of The Heat (2006)

By Paul Gallagher (60) for The List (2,018) on 28 Jul 2013

Marks another successful barge into Hollywood's boys-only territory from director Paul Feig, who is proving to be the most significant director…

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Review of Magic Magic (2013)

By Paul Gallagher (60) for The List (2,018) on 23 Jun 2013

Juno Temple is excellent, raw and unpredictable as Alicia, while Michael Cera (who also executive produces) offers genuine surprise in a dark…

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Review of What Maisie Knew (2013)

By Paul Gallagher (60) for The List (2,018) on 18 Jun 2013

This is a film that deals in subtle details, and its value lies in the way the filmmakers draw out small moments of surprise or truth from…

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Review of Chimpanzee (2012)

By Paul Gallagher (60) for The List (2,018) on 29 Apr 2013

Scenes of chimps bending and weaving tree-branches to create makeshift beds, or the touching moments of Oscar's first attempt to climb a tree…

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Review of Dead Man Down (2013)

By Paul Gallagher (60) for The List (2,018) on 29 Apr 2013

This convoluted thriller's nondescript title is a pointer to its flaws: unfocused and overlong, its swill of criminal characters and sub-plots…

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Review of I'm So Excited! (2013)

By Paul Gallagher (60) for The List (2,018) on 17 Apr 2013

A camp, frothy piece of fun, arguably indulgent and occasionally misjudged in its casual depictions of sex, but ultimately won out by Almodóvar's…

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Review of Maniac (2012)

By Paul Gallagher (60) for The List (2,018) on 13 Mar 2013

So needlessly graphic and explicitly violent from the outset that it ends up catering to the desires of a voyeuristic audience much more effectively…

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Review of Good Vibrations (2012)

By Paul Gallagher (60) for The List (2,018) on 08 Mar 2013

It's inspiring stuff, showing the community-building power of music in an environment of fear and ever-present violence…

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Review of The Gatekeepers (2012)

By Paul Gallagher (60) for The List (2,018) on 22 Feb 2013

This is a film that leaves a knot in the stomach, and no easy solutions as to how to get rid of it…

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Review of Vinyl (2012)

By Paul Gallagher (60) for The List (2,018) on 19 Feb 2013

Peters' original prank made a valid point about the music industry's obsession with new artists, but Sugarman winds this story to a formulaic,…

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Review of The We and the I (2012)

By Paul Gallagher (60) for The List (2,018) on 19 Feb 2013

Gondry's imagination is fully alive to the stories playing out in our culture, and he's happily finding new ways to retell them…

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Review of Arbitrage (2012)

By Paul Gallagher (60) for The List (2,018) on 13 Feb 2013

It's the kind of role that fits Gere perfectly these days, his somewhat blank face gradually hardening to the audience as we become increasingly…

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Review of Ballroom Dancer (2011)

By Paul Gallagher (60) for The List (2,018) on 22 Jan 2013

Fans of Strictly Come Dancing looking for their next fun fix should best move along; there's nothing to see here…

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Review of Up There (2012)

By Paul Gallagher (60) for The List (2,018) on 20 Nov 2012

It is no surprise to learn that this is an expanded version of a short film, as it ultimately feels like a simple, solid idea that's been stretched…

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Review of The Knot (2012)

By Paul Gallagher (60) for The List (2,018) on 03 Oct 2012

Has the slapdash, half-finished quality of a high-school play, or perhaps a home video in which everyone involved is convinced that what they…

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Review of War Witch (2012)

By Paul Gallagher (60) for The List (2,018) on 17 Sep 2012

While the film is certainly a potent and sometimes harrowing portrayal of injustice, it is not heavy-handed, but done with skill and sensitivity…

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Review of The Queen of Versailles (2012)

By Paul Gallagher (60) for The List (2,018) on 15 Aug 2012

At times the film feels aimless and inconclusive, but Greenfield's open-minded and observational approach yields compelling details from every scene…

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Review of Where Do We Go Now? (2011)

By Paul Gallagher (60) for The List (2,018) on 13 Jun 2012

[Labaki] further establishes herself as not only a great storyteller, but a director of significant vision, with a powerful command of cinematic…

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Review of Friends with Kids (2012)

By Paul Gallagher (60) for The List (2,018) on 13 Jun 2012

In the film's favour is the fantastic cast, which includes Edward Burns, Kristen Wiig and a particularly on-form Jon Hamm…

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Review of Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)

By Paul Gallagher (60) for The List (2,018) on 06 Jun 2012

It is guaranteed to drive audiences back to his films for repeat viewings; no bad thing as far as this reviewer is concerned…

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