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Review of Promised Land (2012)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 18 Apr 2013

Hydraulic fracturing might not be the most compelling subject for a movie, but it provides a topical backdrop for this engaging drama about ethics…

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Review of Love Is All You Need? (2011)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 18 Apr 2013

It's rare to find a romance that's actually based on such vivid characters as these, but then this is from Oscar-winning filmmaker Susanne…

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Review of The Words (2009)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 18 Apr 2013

Like a Russian nesting doll, this film tells a story within a story within another story, playing around with fact and fiction, as well as…

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Review of Evil Dead (2013)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 18 Apr 2013

Remaking an iconic classic is dangerous business, even if the original filmmakers are on board as producers, but at least Uruguayan writer-director…

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Review of The Words (2012)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 18 Apr 2013

Like a Russian nesting doll, this film tells a story within a story within another story, playing around with fact and fiction, as well as…

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Review of Oblivion (2013)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 11 Apr 2013

With elements lifted from virtually every sci-fi classic in film history, this post-apocalyptic adventure feels eerily familiar but features…

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Review of The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 11 Apr 2013

Mainstream audiences may be disappointed that this isn't a gritty thriller pitting the acting talents of Gosling and Cooper against each other,…

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Review of Spring Breakers (2013)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 04 Apr 2013

Arthouse filmmaker Harmony Korine (Mister Lonely) comes dangerously close to making a mainstream movie with this blackly comical thriller…

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Review of All Things To All Men (2013)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 04 Apr 2013

Sadly, there has been such a glut of gun-packed London crime thrillers, that it simply isn't enough to make one that looks good and has a fierce…

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Review of A Late Quartet (2012)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 04 Apr 2013

While this film has some bracingly strong observations on the nature of long-term professional and personal relationships, it also feels somewhat…

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Review of Trance (2013)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 29 Mar 2013

Danny Boyle is obviously having a ball with this thriller, deploying every cinematic trick he can think of to throw the audience off the track…

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Review of G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 29 Mar 2013

By ignoring everything that made 2009's G.I…

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Review of Good Vibrations (2012)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 29 Mar 2013

The story of Belfast's godfather of punk is told with plenty of groovy style to match the 1970s setting, mixing the music with colourful locations…

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Review of The Croods (2013)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 22 Mar 2013

Cleverly blending a rebellious teen comedy with an animated prehistoric adventure, this witty film wins us over with sharp characters who are…

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Review of Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 22 Mar 2013

We may sigh heavily at the thought of yet another fairy tale blockbuster, but the filmmakers and cast here demand a bit more attention…

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Review of Reincarnated (2012)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 22 Mar 2013

There's a nagging sense of indulgence that leaves us wondering just how truthful this documentary actually is as it follows Snoop Dogg on a…

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Review of Compliance (2012)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 22 Mar 2013

If a movie's success is measured by its ability to get under our skin and provoke a reaction, then this might be the film of the year…

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Review of Small Apartments (2012)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 22 Mar 2013

Relentlessly quirky and strange, this pitch black comedy manages to combine its outrageous silliness with some surprising emotional resonance…

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Review of The Paperboy (2012)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 15 Mar 2013

Filmmaker Daniels follows up his acclaimed hit Precious with what might be the trashiest movie in recent memory: a swampy thriller packed with…

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Review of The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 15 Mar 2013

While not the laugh riot it could have been, this comedy consistently amuses us with its pastiche characters and silly gags…

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