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Review of Knowing (2009)

By Simon G (367) on 24 Feb 2016

Continuing the recent run of fair to good but not great Nicolas Cage vehicles (Ghost Rider, Next, Bangkok Dangerous) 'Knowing' combines elements…

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Review of John Wick (2014)

By Simon G (367) on 06 Feb 2016

I don't know why this got such a high rating, it's alright, super-cheesy, over the top, but fun and sleek…

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Review of Sisters (2015)

By Simon G (367) on 09 Jan 2016

Had some funny moments, but pretty formulaic and too repetitive. Would not recommend…

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Review of Sisters (2015)

By Simon G (367) on 09 Jan 2016

Had some funny moments, but pretty formulaic and too repetitive. Would not recommend…

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Review of The Ridiculous 6 (2015)

By Simon G (367) on 03 Jan 2016

Stupid stupid fun. I love this movie if only for Vanilla Ice as Mark Twain and as absolute proof that Taylor Lautner actually CAN act…

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Review of Wild (2014)

By Simon G (367) on 30 Dec 2015

I connected to this film on a deeply personal level. Witherspoon is remarkable. The story is real and raw…

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Review of Whiplash (2014)

By Simon G (367) on 14 Nov 2015

Intense. Two superb performances. Not sure the end does justify the means but it's a good debate for sure…

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Review of On Golden Pond (1981)

By Simon G (367) on 05 Nov 2015

Sometimes drifts into sentimentality which borders on the cheesy (this feeling is particularly heightened by the score) but is saved by two…

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Review of Nebraska (2013)

By Simon G (367) on 09 Oct 2015

Nothing happened and nothing needed to happen because it was a simple beautiful story…

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Review of Session 9 (2001)

By Simon G (367) on 26 Sep 2015

Naturally, one expects (and accepts) a few holes in some horror flicks but I found myself annoyed by Session 9's oddly-paced action and muddled…

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Review of The Skeleton Twins (2014)

By Simon G (367) on 13 Sep 2015

It has very strong performances by Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader, but The Skeleton Twins is depressing and it's hard to laugh about two people…

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Review of Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

By Simon G (367) on 20 Aug 2015

Wonderful characters and music. Coen Bros do it again…

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Review of Creep (2014)

By Simon G (367) on 29 Jul 2015

This may be the most aptly named movie ever. Mark Duplass is creepy as hell…

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Review of The Polar Express (2004)

By Simon G (367) on 22 Jun 2015

Absolutely love this movie. One of the best Christmas movie there is for capturing the true Magic of Christmas…

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Review of Foxcatcher (2014)

By Simon G (367) on 19 Jun 2015

Very weird story about how the rich get what they want. A little slow. Would have liked to see some more of the later years…

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Review of Nightcrawler (2014)

By Simon G (367) on 31 May 2015

Jake Gyllenhaal gives the performance of his career…

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Review of Kill List (2011)

By Simon G (367) on 28 May 2015

Loved that I had no idea what was coming next. Completely failed to see the thread running through the film or what the hell it meant. Too weird…

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Review of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)

By Simon G (367) on 08 May 2015

It was okay. Need to watch it to get to part 2…

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Review of Fury (2014)

By Simon G (367) on 20 Apr 2015

Great movie,great acting,best wwII movie I've seen for a long time…

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Review of What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

By Simon G (367) on 09 Apr 2015

The funniest movie I've seen in a long, long, long time…

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