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Review of A Quiet Place (2018)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 05 Apr 2018

When it comes to horror movies, a little bit of tension goes a long way, and the sheer level of tension in A Quiet Place just might give you…

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Review of 12 Strong (2018)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 12 Mar 2018

Trey Parker and Matt Stone once joked that if Team America had been performed with actors instead of puppets, it would have been a Bruckheimer…

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Review of Red Sparrow (2018)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 04 Mar 2018

A terminally slow-moving spy flick that would have been more thrilling if its less-than-mind-blowing twists had been played out with a bit more pace…

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Review of I, Tonya (2017)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 18 Feb 2018

I, Tonya wears its complete disregard for the truth quite proudly and is still probably a better portrait of the reality than anything we saw…

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Review of Black Panther (2018)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 18 Feb 2018

Didn't wow me quite as much as some of the other Marvel superhero movies, but that is because this movie that puts story and solid character…

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Review of Downsizing (2017)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 31 Dec 2017

The trailer is one great big fake-out and, after the second act, the film lurches off in a completely different direction…

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Review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 17 Dec 2017

This chapter relies so much on its call-backs and references that it all feels a little bit too safe…

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Review of The Disaster Artist (2017)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 11 Dec 2017

The irony is that this farcical comedy just might win the Oscar Wiseau always coveted…

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Review of Wonder (2017)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 11 Dec 2017

Despite the narrative we are conditioned to expect, this film isn't all about Auggie…

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Review of Daddy's Home 2 (2017)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 11 Dec 2017

Nobody's heart was in this thing, not even the extremely talented cast, who weren't even phoning their performances in, they just sent a quick…

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Review of Justice League (2017)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 21 Nov 2017

The characterisation is a bit lacking in places, and the Big Bad Guy feels a tad bland, but it finally feels like the DCEU knows where it is…

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Review of Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 14 Oct 2017

For all the admirable world-building and faithfulness to the style of the original, the story is almost a let-down and the soporific pace of…

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Review of Mother (2016)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 16 Sep 2017

The feelings mother! provokes are quite profound and intense, even if the message is difficult to decipher…

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Review of mother! (2017)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 16 Sep 2017

The feelings mother! provokes are quite profound and intense, even if the message is difficult to decipher…

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Review of Mother (2017)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 16 Sep 2017

The feelings mother! provokes are quite profound and intense, even if the message is difficult to decipher…

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Review of American Made (2017)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 24 Aug 2017

In the case of American Made, the true story is more of a serving suggestion, but the fully embellished film is still great fun…

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Review of Dunkirk (2017)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 24 Jul 2017

Christopher Nolan has created a true masterpiece here: experimental in structure, gripping storytelling, haunting in tone, and more terrifying…

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Review of Baby Driver (2017)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 16 Jul 2017

As a storyteller and filmmaker, Edgar Wright has an uncanny knack for teasing the beautiful and whimsical out of even the most unlikely subject…

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Review of Okja (2017)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 02 Jul 2017

There is a lot going on in this film, in terms of plot, themes and tone, and director Joon-Ho Bong shows himself to be a master at holding…

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Review of Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 25 Jun 2017

Michael Bay's latest big robots action movie is partly based on the King Arthur legend because, well, why not take a big steaming dump on that…

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