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Review of Magic in the Moonlight (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 19 Sep 2014

For this slight but charming comedy set on the 1920s Riviera, Woody Allen revisits some of his favourite themes: magic; metaphysics; the romantic…

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Review of The Guest (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 12 Sep 2014

Dan Stevens rips his cosy Downton Abbey image to shreds with a mesmerising performance as a cold-blooded killer in this slick, suspenseful,…

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Review of The Guest (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 12 Sep 2014

Dan Stevens rips his cosy Downton Abbey image to shreds with a mesmerising performance as a cold-blooded killer in this slick, suspenseful,…

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Review of Pride (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 12 Sep 2014

There are also plenty of shrewd insights into the period the film depicts, starting with the gay activists' decision to raise funds for the…

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Review of Sabotage (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 12 Sep 2014

Arnie's macho crew are such an obnoxious bunch of meatheads - and that goes, too, for Mireille Enos, its lone women member - that you will…

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Review of Frank (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 12 Sep 2014

Fassbender is brilliant beneath that absurd head, conveying all you need to know about Frank's joys and woes and troubled soul by his body…

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Review of A Most Wanted Man (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 11 Sep 2014

Watching the late Philip Seymour Hoffman as a drained, despairing spymaster in A Most Wanted Man, it's hard not to find the shadow of his tragically…

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Review of The Truth About Emanuel (2013)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 05 Sep 2014

Part coming-of-age drama, part offbeat psychological thriller, The Truth About Emanuel does not entirely pull off its unusual story but is…

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Review of The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 05 Sep 2014

Swedish director Lasse Hallström serves up the cinematic equivalent of comfort food, but if that is your fare of choice then this culinary…

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Review of They Came Together (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 05 Sep 2014

Taking aim at the romantic comedy genre with mockery in one barrel and affection in the other, this scattershot spoof is very much hit and miss…

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Review of If I Stay (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 29 Aug 2014

This shamelessly manipulative teen weepie turns on all the taps, but improbable characters and trite dialogue mean that all but very lachrymose…

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Review of Million Dollar Arm (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 29 Aug 2014

Jon Hamm turns on the charm and scores a home run…

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Review of Adult World (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 24 Aug 2014

Cusack is fabulously droll as the reluctant mentor, while Armando Riesco delivers a touchingly off-kilter performance as the drag queen who…

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Review of Locke (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 24 Aug 2014

You would not think a film in which a man simply drives at night from Birmingham to London could possibly be gripping, but Tom Hardy proves…

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Review of Rio 2 (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 24 Aug 2014

The plot struggles to take wing at first, but Eisenberg is very funny as the fretful, accident-prone Blu…

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Review of Khumba (2013)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 24 Aug 2014

The animation is vibrant and the voice cast impressive…

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Review of Calvary (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 24 Aug 2014

The mood here is far more sombre, as Gleeson's thoroughly decent cleric reflects on sin and death, mercy and forgiveness…

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Review of Muppets Most Wanted (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 24 Aug 2014

Truth be told, the film's a bit dodgy, too…

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Review of The Love Punch (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 24 Aug 2014

The jokes are as creaky as the would-be robbers' ageing bodies, but Thompson's air of wry disdain and Brosnan's frisky playfulness are enormously…

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Review of Into the Storm (2014)

By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 23 Aug 2014

Annoyingly, it's a found-footage film, so prepare to be buffeted by shaky camerawork aplenty as the windy plot blows the flimsily drawn protagonists…

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