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Review of Mary and Max (2009)

By Roe Mcdermott (197) for Hot Press (197) on 11 Mar 2016

Those adults brave enough to confront the perils of animation will be treated to a wise, visually unique, emotional gem of a film that will…

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Review of Youth (2015)

By Roe Mcdermott (197) for Hot Press (197) on 11 Mar 2016

Sorrentino's lush cinematography captures the decadent beauty of wealth at the Swiss Alps resort, but also the claustrophobic, disconnected…

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Review of Anomalisa (2015)

By Roe Mcdermott (197) for Hot Press (197) on 11 Mar 2016

In Anomalisa, a few puppets and a minuscule budget somehow create an entire universe reverberating with life's biggest questions…

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Review of Morning Glory (2010)

By Roe Mcdermott (197) for Hot Press (197) on 11 Mar 2016

Director Roger Mitchell and the great cast bring so much energy and humour to Morning Glory that it becomes an enjoyable, if completely unaffecting,…

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Review of Red (2002)

By Roe Mcdermott (197) for Hot Press (197) on 11 Mar 2016

The cast all turn in excellent performances and as a light, enjoyable caper RED succeeds, but ultimately it's lazy, derivative and immature…

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Review of Black Swan (2010)

By Roe Mcdermott (197) for Hot Press (197) on 11 Mar 2016

Though visually beautiful and boasting superb performances from the entire cast, Black Swan, much like the ballet Nina so adores, falters because…

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Review of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)

By Roe Mcdermott (197) for Hot Press (197) on 11 Mar 2016

A fittingly serviceable end to a series that always had more potential than impact…

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Review of Win Win (2011)

By Roe Mcdermott (197) for Hot Press (197) on 11 Mar 2016

Aided by a fantastic cast, featuring the hilarious Bobby Canavale and the wonderfully strong Amy Ryan, McCarthy's film is overflowing with…

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Review of Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)

By Roe Mcdermott (197) for Hot Press (197) on 11 Mar 2016

A passable afternoon's entertainment this film brings, Though somewhere Shakespeare is banging his head…

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Review of Machete (2010)

By Roe Mcdermott (197) for Hot Press (197) on 11 Mar 2016

Rodriguez and Maniquis seem to think that trashy aesthetics and a couple of meta-jokes render them brilliantly astute and self-aware film-makers,…

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Review of Red (1996)

By Roe Mcdermott (197) for Hot Press (197) on 11 Mar 2016

The cast all turn in excellent performances and as a light, enjoyable caper RED succeeds, but ultimately it's lazy, derivative and immature…

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Review of Red (1993)

By Roe Mcdermott (197) for Hot Press (197) on 11 Mar 2016

The cast all turn in excellent performances and as a light, enjoyable caper RED succeeds, but ultimately it's lazy, derivative and immature…

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Review of Red! (2013)

By Roe Mcdermott (197) for Hot Press (197) on 11 Mar 2016

The cast all turn in excellent performances and as a light, enjoyable caper RED succeeds, but ultimately it's lazy, derivative and immature…

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Review of The Arbor (2010)

By Roe Mcdermott (197) for Hot Press (197) on 11 Mar 2016

Though The Arbor is hard to watch, it's even harder to define, but it's clear that this is Andrea, this is England, and this is extraordinary…

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Review of RED (2010)

By Roe Mcdermott (197) for Hot Press (197) on 11 Mar 2016

The cast all turn in excellent performances and as a light, enjoyable caper RED succeeds, but ultimately it's lazy, derivative and immature…

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Review of Megamind (2010)

By Roe Mcdermott (197) for Hot Press (197) on 11 Mar 2016

Though consistently funny and enjoyable, Megamind is essentially average…

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Review of Carol (2015)

By Roe Mcdermott (197) for Hot Press (197) on 11 Mar 2016

Carol is a truly striking cinematic achievement, artfully exploring themes that resonate still with powerful force today…

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