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Review of Hitchcock (2012)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 08 Feb 2013

What could have been an intriguing look at how Alfred Hitchcock created one of his most iconic masterpieces is instead turned into a gently…

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Review of I Give It a Year (2013)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 08 Feb 2013

Not so much a rom-com as an anti-romance comedy, this brightly amusing British film makes us laugh fairly consistently, although the story…

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Review of No (2012)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 08 Feb 2013

For his third Pinochet-era movie, Chilean filmmaker Larrain has come up with his most breathtakingly original approach yet, telling a story…

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Review of Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 08 Feb 2013

Visually ambitious and packed with inside jokes for arcade gamers, this colourful animated adventure is an enjoyable romp but is probably too…

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Review of Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 01 Feb 2013

The breezy, entertaining tone of this historical comedy-drama kind of undermines the fact that it centres on one of the most pivotal moments…

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Review of Do Elephants Pray? (2013)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 01 Feb 2013

Films about spiritual journeys should be celebrated, as they force us to explore deeper truths about our lives, but this one veers unevenly…

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Review of Chained (2012)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 01 Feb 2013

Filmmaker Lynch (daughter of David) knows how to push our buttons, using misogynist violence to keep us uncomfortable right through this contained,…

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Review of Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 25 Jan 2013

Blistering writing, directing and acting hold us firmly in our seats as this procedural drama snakes its way to a riveting action finale…

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Review of Lincoln (2012)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 25 Jan 2013

A historic epic from Steven Spielberg carries a lot of baggage, but he surprises us with a remarkably contained approach to an iconic figure…

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Review of The Last Stand (2013)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 25 Jan 2013

Korean filmmaker Kim played with the Western genre before in his wacky 2008 pastiche The Good the Bad the Weird, and this film is just as chaotically…

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Review of Ballroom Dancer (2011)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 25 Jan 2013

Danish filmmakers Bonke and Koefoed keep their cameras so intimate that this movie feels more like an intensely emotional drama than a documentary…

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Review of Midnight Son (2011)

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

Filmmaker Leberecht takes an intriguingly askance approach to the vampire genre with this dark, romantic horror film, but after after a promising…

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Review of The Sessions (2012)

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

By taking a sensitive, honest approach to this true story, breakthrough filmmaker Lewin both avoids sentimentality and keeps the focus on the…

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Review of Midnight Son (2007)

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

Filmmaker Leberecht takes an intriguingly askance approach to the vampire genre with this dark, romantic horror film, but after after a promising…

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Review of Django Unchained (2012)

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

Tarantino takes an unusually comical approach to a provocative topic, and the result is as controversial as expected. And also startlingly hilarious…

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Review of Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)

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

Taking a minimalistic approach that matches his subject matter, documentary filmmaker Gelb delves into one of the most acclaimed kitchens in…

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Review of What Richard Did (2012)

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

Not only is this Irish drama sharply well written and directed, but it also features a jaw-dropping breakout performance by young Irish actorJack…

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Review of Gangster Squad (2013)

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

This may be based on a true story, but the filmmakers never bother exploring the complexities of historical events, instead opting for a comic…

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Review of Les Misérables (2012)

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

Starting at full-emotion and never wavering for a moment, this huge movie adaptation of the long-running stage musical wears us out with its…

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Review of Midnight's Children (2012)

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

With an over-written screenplay and far too much material for audiences to digest, this film proves the rule that authors shouldn't adapt their…

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