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Review of Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)

By Simon Miraudo (882) for Quickflix (709) on 08 Dec 2013

The inspired lunacy of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is downgraded to calculated silliness in its long-gestating sequel, Anchorman…

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Review of 20 Feet from Stardom (2013)

By Simon Miraudo (882) for Quickflix (709) on 08 Dec 2013

If I had this much talent in the one room, and so much concert footage of them bringing down the house, adding 'la la las' and 'oohs' to some…

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Review of Jappeloup (2013)

By Simon Miraudo (882) for Quickflix (709) on 01 Dec 2013

Perhaps the makers thought horses were innately fascinating, and we'd just feel fortunate to spend 130 minutes in the presence of this one…

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Review of The Croods (2013)

By Simon Miraudo (882) for Quickflix (709) on 01 Dec 2013

Set four million years in the past, The Croods nonetheless feels like a step-forward for the usually pop-culture cribbing DreamWorks' studio…

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Review of Closed Circuit (2013)

By Simon Miraudo (882) for Quickflix (709) on 01 Dec 2013

If this is indeed the time to ask hard questions of ourselves and our government, Closed Circuit shouldn't be the film we turn to for inspiration…

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Review of Radio Unnameable (2012)

By Simon Miraudo (882) for Quickflix (709) on 27 Nov 2013

Paul Lovelace and Jessica Wolfson's love letter to Bob and his legendary program, Radio Unnameable, rewrites the record and places the disc…

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Review of Carrie (2002)

By Simon Miraudo (882) for Quickflix (709) on 24 Nov 2013

I never thought I'd say this about a high school massacre movie, but Kimberly Peirce's remake of Brian De Palma's Carrie has way too many survivors…

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Review of Much Ado About Nothing (2013)

By Simon Miraudo (882) for Quickflix (709) on 24 Nov 2013

The wine flows freely throughout the film, and likely, all through production too…

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Review of Carrie (2013)

By Simon Miraudo (882) for Quickflix (709) on 24 Nov 2013

I never thought I'd say this about a high school massacre movie, but Kimberly Peirce's remake of Brian De Palma's Carrie has way too many survivors…

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Review of Blackfish (2013)

By Simon Miraudo (882) for Quickflix (709) on 21 Nov 2013

[This is] heart-in-your-throat stuff…

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Review of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

By Simon Miraudo (882) for Quickflix (709) on 19 Nov 2013

In the arena where budding franchises battle to the death, only The Hunger Games still stands, the young, mangled corpses of non-starters such…

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Review of Adoration (2013)

By Simon Miraudo (882) for Quickflix (709) on 18 Nov 2013

The worst part of Adoration was when I returned to my car and had to pay for my parking, realising that the awfulness of the movie actually…

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Review of Filth (2013)

By Simon Miraudo (882) for Quickflix (709) on 18 Nov 2013

McAvoy is fearless in the part, jettisoning all his nice-guy cred to depict this gassy, coke-snorting, bondage-loving, manipulative movie monster…

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Review of Enough Said (2013)

By Simon Miraudo (882) for Quickflix (709) on 10 Nov 2013

It's been about fifteen years since Julia Louis-Dreyfus last graced the big screen; an absence I hadn't even realised. That's on me…

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Review of Mr. Pip (2012)

By Simon Miraudo (882) for Quickflix (709) on 03 Nov 2013

It will eventually find a home in classrooms, much like Great Expectations before it…

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Review of The Counselor (2013)

By Simon Miraudo (882) for Quickflix (709) on 03 Nov 2013

The only thing more shocking than The Counselor's frequent head-poppings and Diaz's acrobatic automobile display is how underwhelming this…

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Review of Child's Play (1993)

By Simon Miraudo (882) for Quickflix (709) on 29 Oct 2013

It's no surprise that this strange, unique, demented picture spawned a whole series of follow-ups; it's just a shame their increasing gaucheness…

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Review of Thor: The Dark World (2013)

By Simon Miraudo (882) for Quickflix (709) on 29 Oct 2013

Thor: The Dark World strives for Star Wars with its dense world-building , but its goofy sense of humour (and overall frivolousness) makes…

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Review of Child's Play (1988)

By Simon Miraudo (882) for Quickflix (709) on 29 Oct 2013

It's no surprise that this strange, unique, demented picture spawned a whole series of follow-ups; it's just a shame their increasing gaucheness…

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Review of Captain Phillips (2013)

By Simon Miraudo (882) for Quickflix (709) on 20 Oct 2013

This antagonistic yet somehow respectuful relationship between the two skippers gives Captain Phillips its twist: we knew to expect a white-knuckle…

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