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Review of Sleepless Night (2011)

By Simon Foster (434) for sbs.com.au (697) on 22 Aug 2012

The old comedian's adage 'If they buy the set-up, they buy the gag' is particularly pertinent to the grandly implausible premise of Sleepless…

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Review of Total Recall (2012)

By Simon Foster (434) for Screen-Space (209) on 22 Aug 2012

Had he recalled the past with greater respect rather than crassly exploiting it for meagre present gain, Wiseman may have made a better film…

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Review of Sleepless Night (2013)

By Simon Foster (434) for sbs.com.au (697) on 22 Aug 2012

The old comedian's adage 'If they buy the set-up, they buy the gag' is particularly pertinent to the grandly implausible premise of Sleepless…

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Review of God Bless America (2012)

By Simon Foster (434) for sbs.com.au (697) on 19 Aug 2012

God Bless America is most effective as a big, loud 'f*** you' to those responsible for breaking the spiritual back and socio-political might…

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Review of A Monster in Paris (2011)

By Simon Foster (434) for Screen-Space (209) on 18 Aug 2012

A heady, intoxicating blend of the romantic majesty and rich culture of the City of Lights and the legacy provided by a century of great animation…

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Review of Bestiary (2012)

By Simon Foster (434) for Screen-Space (209) on 18 Aug 2012

These beasts live a compromised life and Bestiaire raises questions as to whether mankind's best intentions justify the sacrifices they have…

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Review of The Campaign (2012)

By Simon Foster (434) for Screen-Space (209) on 08 Aug 2012

Jay Roach nailed super-smart dissection of the political landscape in his great small-screen works Game Change and Recount, but they seem the…

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Review of Jackpot (2012)

By Simon Foster (434) for sbs.com.au (697) on 02 Aug 2012

It's a fun but very lean premise upon which to base a thriller that requires all-or-nothing buy-in from its audience…

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Review of Room 237 (2012)

By Simon Foster (434) for sbs.com.au (697) on 02 Aug 2012

Rodney Ascher's wonderfully wacky and vividly compelling clip-a-thon documentary goes a long way to explain why Kubrick's work has such an impact…

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Review of Side by Side (2012)

By Simon Foster (434) for Screen-Space (209) on 21 Jul 2012

Propelled forward by a determination on Kenneally's part to keep things fluid and fascinating rather than argumentative and academic, Side…

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Review of Killer Joe (2012)

By Simon Foster (434) for Screen-Space (209) on 20 Jul 2012

Even when McConnaughey is not onscreen, it is a cracking piece of character-driven entertainment; when he is, it something greater again…

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Review of The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

By Simon Foster (434) for sbs.com.au (697) on 17 Jul 2012

The film's poster tagline is more prescient than I am certain it ever intended to be, but it is right; the Legend has well and truly ended…

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Review of The Three Stooges (2012)

By Simon Foster (434) for Screen-Space (209) on 12 Jul 2012

Perfectly-pitched performances by the three new Stooges...and a sweetly sentimental line in brotherly love ensures that a paper-thin plot is…

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Review of Hysteria (2011)

By Simon Foster (434) for sbs.com.au (697) on 11 Jul 2012

It's a terrible shame that the back-story to one of the most influential personal devices of the last 100 years was told with such puerile pedantry…

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Review of Sleep Tight (2011)

By Simon Foster (434) for sbs.com.au (697) on 05 Jul 2012

The rich irony of the film's title may not dawn on you until you settle into bed for the night…

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Review of The Imposter (2012)

By Simon Foster (434) for Screen-Space (209) on 03 Jul 2012

The Imposter morphs effortlessly from scene-to-scene - a noir-ish mystery thriller, a crime-scene procedural, a drama chronicling a family's…

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Review of Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

By Simon Foster (434) for Screen-Space (209) on 27 Jun 2012

That it doesn't really nail a flavour all its own is ok; it mimics the best bits of other movies so well, there's plenty of enjoyment to be…

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Review of Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)

By Simon Foster (434) for Screen-Space (209) on 23 Jun 2012

The superbly-balanced tone of this sweet and sour outsider-romance is the real star of [Trevorrow's] feature debut, though breakout turns by…

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Review of Brave (2012)

By Simon Foster (434) for Screen-Space (209) on 20 Jun 2012

The strength of spirit embodied in Merida (expressively voiced by a wonderful Kelly McDonald) keeps the film afloat when needed…

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Review of The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

By Simon Foster (434) for sbs.com.au (697) on 20 Jun 2012

The Cabin in the Woods is smart, savage fun written by fans for fans…

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