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Review of Blithe Spirit (1945)

By Spencer P (651) on 26 Oct 2016

A comparably middling effort from David Lean, which takes cheesily applied ghost appearances; combines it with good special effects, some smart…

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Review of The Great Dictator (1940)

By Spencer P (651) on 24 Oct 2016

Equal parts gut-bustingly hilarious and tensely electric, Charlie Chaplin's Hitler satire proves itself not only of America's view on Nazi…

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Review of Gattaca (1997)

By Spencer P (651) on 23 Oct 2016

A very smart futuristic noir that, while it can disappoint those expecting a space movie, is still a sharply directed look at fraud, technology…

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Review of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)

By Spencer P (651) on 21 Oct 2016

It certainly makes a distinct visually creepy impression as Burton typically does, but this unique, cool and well-intentioned story is held…

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Review of Brief Encounter (1945)

By Spencer P (651) on 08 Oct 2016

A classic forbidden romance that is beautifully shot and tensely directed, but its narration is a bit much on the talky side…

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Review of Deepwater Horizon (2016)

By Spencer P (651) on 07 Oct 2016

Horrific, intense, and not forgetting the smart moments, this straightforward true action story is packed with quality talent and arresting visuals…

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Review of Lincoln (2012)

By Spencer P (651) on 06 Oct 2016

An immense collection of political wisdom, battle and family values from the beloved president that also foreshadows his future influence…

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Review of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)

By Spencer P (651) on 02 Oct 2016

Even after 12 years it's still good! (yep, it's been 12 years)…

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Review of Forbidden Planet (1956)

By Spencer P (651) on 26 Sep 2016

Another one of the early space travel sagas that, while having a lot of impressive special effects and mental pathos, also has terrible lazer…

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Review of Awakenings (1990)

By Spencer P (651) on 24 Sep 2016

I have avoided this film for many years due to Robin Williams being in it…

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Review of Rashomon (1950)

By Spencer P (651) on 21 Sep 2016

A typically finely-shot and well-scripted drama from Akira Kurosawa, but after all the intrigue and character experiments, which are quite…

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Review of Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

By Spencer P (651) on 19 Sep 2016

Its incredibly more campy than the original, but it makes up for it with greater emotional complexity and technical prowess…

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Review of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

By Spencer P (651) on 18 Sep 2016

I was never a fan of this movie, especially because I think E.T. kind of creeped me out when I was young…

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Review of Lilo & Stitch (2002)

By Spencer P (651) on 04 Sep 2016

Combining cute aliens with soulful family, this oddball Disney story is funny, action-packed and surprisingly smart…

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Review of The Truman Show (1998)

By Spencer P (651) on 25 Aug 2016

A superbly well-crafted film with insight into human emotion and intuition, helped more by Jim Carrey's ability to infuse comedy into anything,…

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Review of Everest (2015)

By Spencer P (651) on 25 Aug 2016

I'm scared of heights, so this was sphincter-clinching throughout. But the acting was fantastic, and the cinematography was breathtaking…

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Review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

By Spencer P (651) on 24 Aug 2016

This could have had a better conclusion after we stuck with these characters for a decade. Still, it's a good ending to a fantastic franchise…

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Review of Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

By Spencer P (651) on 22 Aug 2016

Oscar time for Streep and Grant. I went from laughing to holding back sobs over and over…

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Review of Captain Phillips (2013)

By Spencer P (651) on 20 Aug 2016

If that movie is any indication of the real event then I am sorry to say that was the most bizarre and incompetent military operation ever…

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

By Spencer P (651) on 20 Aug 2016

Long gone are the days are child's play. Harry Potter is dark, emotional and brilliant…

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