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Review of A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 23 Mar 2013

Remember those Mr Magoo cartoons where the doddery old bald guy would blunder around various locations, leaving chaos in his wake while constantly…

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Review of Goddess (2013)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 17 Mar 2013

Liking Goddess is easy - this Aussie musical comedy is undeniably charming and its leading lady, Laura Michelle Kelly, is captivating…

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Review of Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 08 Mar 2013

Something that stood out (so to speak) was the sheer amount of cleavage being exhibited by the movie's three witches - I thought Disney had…

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Review of Cloud Atlas (2012)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 03 Mar 2013

For a long, sprawling, high-concept, philosophical, stylistic mash-up of a film, Cloud Atlas is impressive and thought-provoking without ever…

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Review of Beautiful Creatures (2013)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 23 Feb 2013

While this movie easily has more charm than the cynically produced Twilight films, it somehow lacks the charisma…

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Review of Anna Karenina (2012)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 15 Feb 2013

Between the screenplay by playwright Tom Stoppard and the direction of Joe Wright, Anna Karenina is a stylistically fascinating film…

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Review of Lincoln (2012)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 11 Feb 2013

A remarkable performance by Daniel Day-Lewis is the glue that holds Lincoln together. Without him, this would be a very unremarkable film…

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Review of Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 02 Feb 2013

There is no Team America-style, flag-waving bravado behind this story - it is quite the opposite…

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Review of Hitchcock (2012)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 12 Jan 2013

Hitchcock's playful yet slightly dark tone makes it an easy film to watch and the insight into Hitch the man will be a hoot for any fan of his work…

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Review of Life of Pi (2012)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 06 Jan 2013

What better analogy for our place in the universe than a couple of scared creatures stranded on a precarious liferaft in the middle of a vast…

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Review of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 28 Dec 2012

THE Hobbit occupies that same awkward spot in popular cinema as the Twilight movies in terms of balancing good cinema against fan-service…

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Review of Rise of the Guardians (2012)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 14 Dec 2012

Whatever its agenda might (or might not) be, Rise of the Guardians is a surprisingly rousing tale with a story that resonates easily, if not deeply…

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Review of The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 02 Dec 2012

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is funny, nostalgic, heartfelt and sweet, and so vivid it will practically make you feel the warm summer wind…

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Review of Skyfall (2012)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 23 Nov 2012

Sometimes the old ways are the best…

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Review of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 16 Nov 2012

The Twilight Saga has finally ended, not with a triumphant roar but with the self-satisfied mumble of an inconsiderate lover rolling over and…

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Review of Seven Psychopaths (2012)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 10 Nov 2012

Seven Psychopaths is almost certainly not the movie you'll be expecting it to be, but as long as you stick with it, this is one of its greatest…

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Review of Argo (2012)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 27 Oct 2012

Argo will make you say wow not because of anything big and flashy but purely for its well-told story…

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Review of Savages (2012)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 19 Oct 2012

Oliver Stone isn't known for making pretty films but ugly is something he does very well…

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Review of Mental (2012)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 05 Oct 2012

It had me in its spell from start to finish and I ran the gauntlet of every possible emotion along the way. Outstanding…

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Review of Looper (2012)

By Tim Martain (275) for The Mercury (275) on 27 Sep 2012

Well-constructed narrative, looping back on itself, spiraling willingly into its own paradoxes and dealing with all the weird overlaps in a…

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