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Review of Big Eyes (2014)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 19 Mar 2015

The score by Danny Elfman makes it sound a little too much like a romantic comedy at times but Big Eyes is a smart flick with a lot to say…

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Review of Chappie (2015)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 12 Mar 2015

The emotional power of Chappie's portrayal makes it stirring to watch but it just doesn't feel like enough care was taken with the rest of…

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Review of A Most Violent Year (2014)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 01 Mar 2015

Quite frankly, the story was trying my patience for a while…

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Review of Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 05 Feb 2015

In the same way Shaun of the Dead became an almost perfect zombie movie simply by sending up the genre, Kingsman just might have done Bond…

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Review of American Sniper (2014)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 22 Jan 2015

For a film that seems to have its heart in the right place, it certainly botched the delivery of its otherwise quite worthy message…

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Review of The Water Diviner (2014)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 11 Jan 2015

Crowe's directorial debut is a call for tolerance and understanding, pacifism and reason, and, above all else, compassion…

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Review of The Imitation Game (2014)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 01 Jan 2015

This is a human drama that invites you to think, not just about the technicalities and the philosophies behind code-breaking, but also the…

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Review of The Imitation Game (1980)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 01 Jan 2015

This is a human drama that invites you to think, not just about the technicalities and the philosophies behind code-breaking, but also the…

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Review of Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 11 Dec 2014

Horrible Bosses 2 is mostly a good laugh with some comic moments that really sing. But, here's the thing: rape jokes are not funny…

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Review of Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 08 Dec 2014

Whether you are religious or not, you must admit, the epic scale of the biblical Exodus is a fantastic story…

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Review of Nightcrawler (2014)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 29 Nov 2014

Nightcrawler paints a pretty grim picture of modern society and the logical outcome of our collective insatiable thirst for information, bigger…

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Review of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 21 Nov 2014

To be honest, Mockingjay Part 1 is probably the weakest of the three so far, but if this is as bad as it gets, that is still something of a triumph…

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Review of The Drop (2014)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 18 Nov 2014

Certainly not your average crime flick, The Drop has much more subtle sensibilities than its equivalent British or Hollywood contemporaries,…

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Review of Interstellar (2014)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 08 Nov 2014

Christopher Nolan can do whatever the hell he likes. He's earned that right now. And if he uses that clout for films like Interstellar, we all win…

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Review of Fury (2014)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 22 Oct 2014

If you're considering seeing Fury but you're reluctant because you don't want to watch a tank movie, don't worry, because it isn't…

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Review of Gone Girl (2014)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 01 Oct 2014

Gone Girl is so expertly crafted that its 150-minute running time flies by - this story is worth every tightly-wound second…

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Review of The Maze Runner (2014)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 17 Sep 2014

With some good acting performances, some very horror-movie sensibilities, a good mystery and a solid dystopian aesthetic, The Maze Runner trilogy…

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Review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 12 Sep 2014

Kinda fun and enjoyable despite its dubious pedigree, not because of it…

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Review of What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 03 Sep 2014

What We Do in the Shadows is a sharp little character-driven comedy that gets its laughs not so much from the plot but simply from its cast…

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Review of Predestination (2013)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 29 Aug 2014

There are clues scattered throughout the story that point towards the ending, which would be clever if they weren't plonked in so loudly…

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