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Review of Premature (2014)

By Sam Bathe (186) for Fan The Fire (489) on 07 Nov 2014

It's a bizarre and surprisingly clever concept that really makes the most of it for a lot of laughs…

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Review of That Awkward Moment (2014)

By Sam Bathe (186) for Fan The Fire (489) on 07 Nov 2014

From the outside That Awkward Moment looks like a typical, throwaway comedy but it has heart and an indie spirit that turn it into something…

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Review of Boyhood (2014)

By Sam Bathe (186) for Fan The Fire (489) on 07 Nov 2014

A one-off masterpiece, the likes of which has never been done before, and will never be done again…

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Review of Chef (2014)

By Sam Bathe (186) for Fan The Fire (489) on 07 Nov 2014

Chef is a funny and exciting road trip movie and, while not downgrading the success he's had with his two Iron Man films, is Favreau's best…

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Review of The Mule (2014)

By Sam Bathe (186) for Fan The Fire (489) on 07 Nov 2014

Sharply written with some great dialogue and a magnificent and captivating performance from lead Angus Sampson…

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Review of Gone Girl (2014)

By Sam Bathe (186) for Fan The Fire (489) on 07 Nov 2014

Gone Girl is a dark and intelligent thriller that plays to Fincher's magnetising style, the two really are a match made in heaven…

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Review of Before I Disappear (2014)

By Sam Bathe (186) for Fan The Fire (489) on 23 Oct 2014

Before I Disappear shows a lot of promise for the cast and actor/writer/director Christensen…

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Review of Last Vegas (2013)

By Sam Bathe (186) for Fan The Fire (489) on 02 Jan 2014

I will concede that there were 3 scenes which pulled something between a chortle and a guffaw from me, but by that time they came along, my…

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Review of Prince Avalanche (2013)

By Sam Bathe (186) for Fan The Fire (489) on 02 Jan 2014

Prince Avalanche is a slow burn and it does grow on you over time, but despite the central pair sharing undoubted chemistry, the movie's dialogue…

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Review of Family (2006)

By Sam Bathe (186) for Fan The Fire (489) on 02 Jan 2014

It rattles along at a slick pace and the final sequence is everything you could want from a closing crescendo…

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Review of Family (2006)

By Sam Bathe (186) for Fan The Fire (489) on 02 Jan 2014

It rattles along at a slick pace and the final sequence is everything you could want from a closing crescendo…

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Review of The Counselor (2013)

By Sam Bathe (186) for Fan The Fire (489) on 02 Jan 2014

You get the feeling that there's an extremely interesting story unfolding, but we're constantly on the periphery and there's not nearly enough…

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Review of Parkland (2013)

By Sam Bathe (186) for Fan The Fire (489) on 02 Jan 2014

Ultimately Parkland is not thought-provoking, inspiring or even brave enough to be offensive, but it does raise some interesting scenarios…

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Review of Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013)

By Sam Bathe (186) for Fan The Fire (489) on 02 Jan 2014

An honest tale of love and desperation from a couple making ends meet, Ain't Them Bodies Saints might just have been Lowery's audition for…

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Review of Dom Hemingway (2013)

By Sam Bathe (186) for Fan The Fire (489) on 02 Jan 2014

There are moments of laugh out loud comedy mixed in with grim scenes of graphic violence, all punctuated by some of the most fantastically…

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Review of Machete Kills (2013)

By Sam Bathe (186) for Fan The Fire (489) on 02 Jan 2014

Guns and explosions aren't that exciting when the plot hasn't sucked you in, and lacking the imaginative, spunky spirit of the original, Machete…

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Review of Young & Beautiful (2013)

By Sam Bathe (186) for Fan The Fire (489) on 02 Jan 2014

An engaging and well executed turn from the accomplished Ozon…

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Review of Spring Breakers (2013)

By Sam Bathe (186) for Fan The Fire (489) on 11 Jun 2013

If you can look beyond Harmony Korine's misogynistic, uncomfortably leering view of the women in his film, there is some stuff to enjoy, though…

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Review of Welcome to the Punch (2013)

By Sam Bathe (186) for Fan The Fire (489) on 11 Jun 2013

Welcome To The Punch should feel a little grander, like it's on a bigger scale to match the wide-ranging plot…

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Review of The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)

By Sam Bathe (186) for Fan The Fire (489) on 11 Jun 2013

Hot properties John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Horrible Bosses) penned the script, and while it's another effort which lacks depth…

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