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Review of 2 Guns (2013)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 08 Oct 2013

Washington & Wahlberg drop wisecracks and bad guys from one side of the Mexican border to the other in this playful cop-buddy action thriller…

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Review of The Family (2013)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 08 Oct 2013

This humourless satire about a Mob family in hiding in France collapses under the strain of meaningless violence and a charmless, wandering plot…

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Review of Rush (2013)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 01 Oct 2013

The dramatic events of the 1976 Formula One Championship are played out as superficial rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda…

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Review of The Wolverine (2013)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 24 Jul 2013

Hugh Jackman stands out in a physically demanding and emotionally complicated role as the Wolverine returns to Japan to fight ninjas and his…

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Review of Reality+ (2014)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 04 Jul 2013

A long and meandering satire on FOMO and self-delusion, and a shrewd commentary on the desire for the illusive fame that comes with reality…

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Review of Reality (2015)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 04 Jul 2013

A long and meandering satire on FOMO and self-delusion, and a shrewd commentary on the desire for the illusive fame that comes with reality…

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Review of Man of Tai Chi (2013)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 04 Jul 2013

A tediously repetitive film desperately looking for some heart and soul…

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Review of We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (2013)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 04 Jul 2013

A thoughtful documentary about Julian Assange, Bradley Manning, secrets, lies, power and the poorly understood nature of the internet…

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Review of Reality (2012)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 04 Jul 2013

A long and meandering satire on FOMO and self-delusion, and a shrewd commentary on the desire for the illusive fame that comes with reality…

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Review of World War Z (2013)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 22 Jun 2013

A supremely well designed film, WWZ re-animates the zombie genre as Brad Pitt outsmarts the voracious undead in a compelling, creepy take on…

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Review of After Earth (2013)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 10 Jun 2013

A disappointing two-handed, hostile-planet adventure, that relies far too heavily on the acting ability of Jaden Smith, co-staring with father Will…

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Review of Fast & Furious 6 (2013)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 03 Jun 2013

The stunts are spectacular, the music pumps and the gears grind in this high-octane action thriller with a sprinkling of charm and humour…

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Review of Farewell, My Queen (2012)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 02 Jun 2013

A strangely mixed film, sliding from intimate scenes of royal indolence to muted panic in candlelit corridors, a distinct undercurrent of detached…

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Review of Sinister (2012)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 26 May 2013

The much loved Ethan Hawke finds himself in a cheap and cheerless horror film watching images of murders and trying to find the boogie-man…

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Review of Broken (2012)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 13 May 2013

A moving and visually beautiful story of an eleven-year old girl who is increasingly drawn into the complicated and cruel world of the everyday…

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Review of BROKEN (2012)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 13 May 2013

A moving and visually beautiful story of an eleven-year old girl who is increasingly drawn into the complicated and cruel world of the everyday…

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Review of Tabu (2012)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 13 May 2013

This beguiling and eerie tale of illicit romance and nostalgia for lost love is one for the patient and the adventurous…

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Review of Broken (2012)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 13 May 2013

A moving and visually beautiful story of an eleven-year old girl who is increasingly drawn into the complicated and cruel world of the everyday…

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Review of Tabu (2012)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 13 May 2013

This beguiling and eerie tale of illicit romance and nostalgia for lost love is one for the patient and the adventurous…

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Review of Snitch (2013)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 13 May 2013

An unbelievable tale of a good dad who has to work with the bad guys to save his son from jail…

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