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Review of Geostorm (2017)

By Ben Sin (27) for South China Morning Post (665) on 11 Oct 2017

The climate change angle is mere window dressing for what is essentially another 'Gerard Butler action film…

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Review of To Each His Own (2017)

By Edmund Lee (132) for South China Morning Post (665) on 08 Oct 2017

While it doesn't tell the most entertaining of stories, the meandering drama does slowly reveal itself to be a powerful statement on suicide…

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Review of Suburra (2015)

By Richard James Havis (225) for South China Morning Post (665) on 08 Oct 2017

Suburra is a big picture that never loses track of the small details, and these bring the characters, and the realistic action sequences, to life…

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Review of What Happened to Monday (2017)

By Richard James Havis (225) for South China Morning Post (665) on 08 Oct 2017

A run-of-the-mill action film ... Still, there is some fun to be had from watching a spirited set of performances by Noomi Rapace…

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Review of Renegades (2017)

By James Marsh (180) for South China Morning Post (665) on 03 Oct 2017

Save for some impressive underwater photography and a scene-stealing cameo from J.K…

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Review of Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

By James Mottram (656) for South China Morning Post (665) on 02 Oct 2017

This is really Villeneuve's film: he surpasses even his own 2016 sci-fi Arrival with this stunning visual masterpiece…

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Review of The Mountain Between Us (2017)

By James Mottram (656) for South China Morning Post (665) on 02 Oct 2017

The final act is mushy without ever really earning the right to be, and Elba and Winslet - despite a steamy love scene - have zero chemistry…

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Review of mother! (2017)

By Richard James Havis (225) for South China Morning Post (665) on 01 Oct 2017

Lawrence is terrific, expertly essaying a role which must appear realistic, even if the setting is phantasmagoric…

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Review of Mother (2017)

By Richard James Havis (225) for South China Morning Post (665) on 01 Oct 2017

Lawrence is terrific, expertly essaying a role which must appear realistic, even if the setting is phantasmagoric…

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Review of Mother (2016)

By Richard James Havis (225) for South China Morning Post (665) on 01 Oct 2017

Lawrence is terrific, expertly essaying a role which must appear realistic, even if the setting is phantasmagoric…

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Review of Chasing the Dragon (2017)

By Edmund Lee (132) for South China Morning Post (665) on 27 Sep 2017

Chasing the Dragon will be remembered more as a Donnie Yen showcase than a Crippled Ho biopic…

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Review of The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)

By Richard James Havis (225) for South China Morning Post (665) on 25 Sep 2017

The animators seem undaunted by the script's shortcomings and their work is often spectacular…

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Review of American Assassin (2017)

By Ben Sin (27) for South China Morning Post (665) on 25 Sep 2017

It's hard to gauge whether [this] is a shallow tale lionising American patriotism or a condemnation of the US government's eagerness to recruit…

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Review of Colossal (2017)

By James Marsh (180) for South China Morning Post (665) on 25 Sep 2017

Colossal presents a wildly original concept that tethers absurd science fiction to very real social problems, all within the guise of an offbeat…

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Review of Good Time (2017)

By James Marsh (180) for South China Morning Post (665) on 24 Sep 2017

Often challenging and uncomfortable to watch, the ironically titled Good Time is a feverish head trip that seizes you by the throat and refuses…

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Review of The Big Sick (2017)

By Richard James Havis (225) for South China Morning Post (665) on 23 Sep 2017

This multicultural romance succeeds because the filmmakers have avoided the cultural clichés that usually dog the genre…

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Review of Mrs K. (2015)

By Edmund Lee (132) for South China Morning Post (665) on 19 Sep 2017

Revenge plots don't get more contrived and illogical than they do in this stylish yet unashamedly superficial homage to the spaghetti western…

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Review of Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)

By James Mottram (656) for South China Morning Post (665) on 19 Sep 2017

With Harry afflicted by amnesia, it is as if the same brain fog has fallen upon Vaughn and his co-writer Jane Goldman…

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Review of Mrs K (2017)

By Edmund Lee (132) for South China Morning Post (665) on 19 Sep 2017

Revenge plots don't get more contrived and illogical than they do in this stylish yet unashamedly superficial homage to the spaghetti western…

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Review of A Taxi Driver (2017)

By James Marsh (180) for South China Morning Post (665) on 17 Sep 2017

Song's brilliantly layered performance embodies the emotions of an entire nation, and is almost certain to garner the actor serious awards attention…

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