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Review of How I Ended This Summer (2010)

By Jake Wilson (570) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 07 Apr 2011

Though billed as a psychological thriller, How I Ended This Summer is basically a solemn art movie, leaving ample room for interpretation…

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Review of Sucker Punch (2011)

By Jake Wilson (570) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 05 Apr 2011

To the degree that Baby Doll and her pals are forced into becoming fetish objects, Sucker Punch contains its own critique -- though Joss Whedon's…

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Review of Hop (2011)

By Philippa Hawker (221) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 05 Apr 2011

For the most part it tries too hard, lurching from one plot contrivance to another and never giving any of its cast (apart from the heroically…

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Review of The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 30 Mar 2011

The film does take some predictable turns - even with its surprise twist - but it's a perfectly enjoyable time killer…

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Review of Red Riding Hood (2011)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 30 Mar 2011

The finale is almost laughable. Even hardcore Goths will be bored…

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Review of Barney's Version (2010)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 30 Mar 2011

The ever-impressive Paul Giamatti (American Splendour, John Adams) shines in this rambling Canadian character study…

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Review of In a Better World (2010)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 30 Mar 2011

There have been a lot of great films about bullying and, pound for pound, In A Better World ranks as the most intelligent, thoughtful and provocative…

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Review of Just Go with It (2011)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 30 Mar 2011

What would otherwise have been a routine, colour-by-numbers romantic comedy actually turns out to be one of Adam Sandler's best films…

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Review of Never Let Me Go (2010)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 30 Mar 2011

Director Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo) gives the slow-burning adult drama a nostalgic, almost lyrical glow where hope and acceptance override…

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Review of Biutiful (2010)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 30 Mar 2011

Javier Bardem was Oscar-nominated for his performance and the film got a nod for best foreign-language film, but don't let that fool you; it's…

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Review of Waiting for "Superman" (2010)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 30 Mar 2011

It's possible that one of the reasons why the film wasn't nominated for a best-documentary Oscar was because it was too horrifying…

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Review of Griff the Invisible (2011)

By Philippa Hawker (221) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 23 Mar 2011

There is something consistent, likeable and heartfelt at its centre, and Kwanten and Dermody are ideally cast…

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Review of A Heartbeat Away (2011)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 18 Mar 2011

Unspeakably bad...This film will do nobody any good and should not have been released…

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Review of Griff the Invisible (2011)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 18 Mar 2011

While there's a lot to like about this oddball Australian black comedy, they don't add up to the kind of crowd-pleasing three-act adventure…

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Review of Battle: Los Angeles (2011)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 18 Mar 2011

The special effects are mediocre and the story is strewn with the type of plot inconsistencies and lazy dialogue all-too-typical of today's…

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Review of Howl (2010)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 12 Mar 2011

It is the trial itself - which Ginsberg did not attend - that is the real payoff here as Howl's defenders and detractors get their day in court…

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Review of The Company Men (2010)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 10 Mar 2011

The Company Men does a very fine job stressing the financial and personal abyss that can confront somebody whose year of devotion to a company…

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Review of Rango (2011)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 10 Mar 2011

The film unspools as an admittedly bizarre blending of an animated adventure film for kids and a meta-comedy about a character who must morph…

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Review of Hall Pass (2011)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 05 Mar 2011

There's a healthy dose of dirty talking, most of which purports to give voice to the way men really think - a great argument starter for those…

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Review of Wasted on the Young (2010)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 05 Mar 2011

The icy, stone-faced performances from an obviously committed young cast don't help matters…

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