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Review of Black Swan (2010)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 20 Jan 2011

An intense and beguiling psychological thriller with an art-house soul, Natalie Portman's performance a will keep you riveted from start to finish…

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Review of Blue Valentine (2010)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 08 Dec 2010

It will keep you thinking - and feeling - about the possibilities for long-term love for days after you've left the cinema…

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Review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 17 Nov 2010

Half of the final story, yes, but a beautifully paced film that lingers in the dark magical world as Harry, Ron & Hermoine find themselves…

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Review of Fair Game (2010)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 13 Nov 2010

A highly intelligent political thriller with a stellar performance from Naomi Watts…

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Review of Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 13 Nov 2010

Never has a bad Christmas been this much fun…

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Review of Monsters (2010)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 13 Nov 2010

Brit director Gareth Edwards cleverly keeps the focus of this intriguing and riveting sci-fi love story on the classy performances from the two leads…

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Review of The Messenger (2009)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 13 Nov 2010

Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster dominate every inch of the screen…

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Review of The American (2010)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 11 Nov 2010

In this astonishingly beautiful piece of cinema art, George Clooney plays a steely and introspective assassin hiding out in Italy, awaiting…

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Review of Machete (1958)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 11 Nov 2010

An irreverent and comically bloody tale of revenge and racism on the USA-Mexico border, brought to you by Robert Rodriguez as a parody of 1970's…

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Review of Machete (2010)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 11 Nov 2010

An irreverent and comically bloody tale of revenge and racism on the USA-Mexico border, brought to you by Robert Rodriguez as a parody of 1970's…

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Review of Let Me In (2010)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 12 Oct 2010

A beautifully understated story of young lovers played out with the dark side of vampire mythology as a backdrop that occasionally and shockingly…

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Review of Buried (2010)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 25 Sep 2010

This should really have been made for radio rather than cinema - although the performance from Ryan Reynolds keeps you riveted to see what happens…

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Review of Pelican Blood (2010)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 25 Sep 2010

This sometimes haunting, sometimes lost film about two suicidal people is - like its main characters - pretty to watch but never quite sure…

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Review of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 22 Sep 2010

Oliver Stone's grandiose and sprawling sequel to Wall Street - a much anticipated film that glitters with the spoils of greed but - perhaps…

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Review of The Special Relationship (2010)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 06 Aug 2010

A dramatically flat exploration of the friendship between British Prime Minister Tony Blair and US President Bill Clinton, as they navigate…

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Review of Mother and Child (2009)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 15 Jun 2010

Naomi Watts and Annette Benning give outstanding performances in this increasingly contrived and sentimental tale of mothers and daughters,…

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Review of 44 Inch Chest (2009)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 26 Apr 2010

A verbose exercise in profanity that wastes the talent of a bunch of fine actors who sit around and discuss how best to restore the bruised…

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Review of Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2009)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 16 Apr 2010

A moody lament on the predatory nature of genius, this tale of the affair between Chanel and Stravinsky combines sumptuous moments of the sublime…

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Review of Dear John (1964)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 04 Mar 2010

Despite the narrative losing its way in a slow middle section, experienced director Lasse Hallstrom makes a warm and likeable film out of this…

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Review of Dear John (2010)

By Simon Weaving (195) for Screenwize (216) on 04 Mar 2010

Despite the narrative losing its way in a slow middle section, experienced director Lasse Hallstrom makes a warm and likeable film out of this…

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