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Review of The Accountant (2016)

By James Marsh (180) for South China Morning Post (665) on 11 Oct 2016

Part action thriller, legal procedural, autism drama and mismatched romance, it is strong in parts but less than the total sum…

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Review of Cell (2016)

By James Mottram (656) for South China Morning Post (665) on 09 Oct 2016

Unlike recent zombie efforts such as The Girl with All the Gifts and Train to Busan, Williams' work offers little in the way of originality…

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Review of Mr. Right (2016)

By James Marsh (180) for South China Morning Post (665) on 09 Oct 2016

While too self-aware to eclipse the films of the '90s to which it is so clearly indebted, Mr. Right still manages to scratch the same itch…

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Review of The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)

By Richard James Havis (225) for South China Morning Post (665) on 06 Oct 2016

Beatles fans are in for an enjoyable, if unenlightening, viewing experience, while those who don't know much about them will find it a Fab Four 101…

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Review of Sadako vs. Kayako (2016)

By James Marsh (180) for South China Morning Post (665) on 05 Oct 2016

Director Koji Shiraishi barely fulfils the obligations of his film's title, delivering an awkward horror-comedy that's a far cry from its eerie…

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Review of Labyrinth of Lies (2014)

By Edmund Lee (132) for South China Morning Post (665) on 04 Oct 2016

This post-Holocaust drama, while admittedly quite engrossing to watch, can't avoid coming across as overly streamlined to offer easy catharsis…

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Review of Snowden (2016)

By Richard James Havis (225) for South China Morning Post (665) on 02 Oct 2016

Oliver Stone is a filmmaker first and a political analyst second, and he manages to make the story thrilling even if everyone knows the ending…

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Review of Don't Breathe (2016)

By Richard James Havis (225) for South China Morning Post (665) on 02 Oct 2016

There's no excuse for the film's vile misogyny, even if violence against women is a staple ingredient of such films…

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Review of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)

By James Marsh (180) for South China Morning Post (665) on 27 Sep 2016

Brimming with magic, mystery and monsters, Tim Burton's family fantasy nevertheless manages to feel lethargic and discernibly lacking in any…

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Review of The Purge: Election Year (2016)

By James Mottram (656) for South China Morning Post (665) on 26 Sep 2016

A franchise that's run its course, the satire feels limp and the anger muted…

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Review of Storks (2016)

By Richard James Havis (225) for South China Morning Post (665) on 26 Sep 2016

Though its heart is certainly in the right place, Storks doesn't hold much for anybody - and even its intended audience of youngish children…

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Review of Café Society (2016)

By Richard James Havis (225) for South China Morning Post (665) on 25 Sep 2016

A fully fledged romance whose characters are analytical rather than passionate, the film's made with the head, not the heart…

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Review of Deepwater Horizon (2016)

By James Mottram (656) for South China Morning Post (665) on 25 Sep 2016

Not only are the visual effects spectacular, Berg truly captures the mounting horror of being engulfed in a disaster like that…

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Review of A Chinese Odyssey Part Three (2016)

By Edmund Lee (132) for South China Morning Post (665) on 21 Sep 2016

It'd be very hard to think of a more pointless reboot than writer-director Jeff Lau Chun-wai's A Chinese Odyssey Part Three…

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Review of Knight of Cups (2015)

By James Mottram (656) for South China Morning Post (665) on 19 Sep 2016

A new direction is needed or Malick's aura will surely evaporate…

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Review of Seoul Station (2016)

By James Marsh (180) for South China Morning Post (665) on 19 Sep 2016

Like all the best horror films, the grisly events unfolding onscreen are merely a cypher through which the filmmaker can address prominent…

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Review of Equals (2015)

By James Mottram (656) for South China Morning Post (665) on 18 Sep 2016

To his credit, Doremus is a subtle director, who prefers exploring human feeling to mechanical action…

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Review of Blair Witch (2016)

By James Mottram (656) for South China Morning Post (665) on 18 Sep 2016

Ultimately, it pays off with a nerve-shredding finale every bit as shiver-inducing and despairing as the original…

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Review of Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)

By Richard James Havis (225) for South China Morning Post (665) on 18 Sep 2016

Writer and star Jennifer Saunders has kept all the elements of the show the same, and that's a good thing, as the original worked perfectly…

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Review of Sully (2016)

By James Mottram (656) for South China Morning Post (665) on 13 Sep 2016

With a white-haired Hanks on rock-solid form, it's a finely etched portrait of an ultra-modest hero…

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