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Review of Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 04 Nov 2009

Moore has long proved himself an excellent editor and comedian, but he always insists on preaching to the like-minded and, thus, can't string…

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Review of The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 04 Nov 2009

Without any notion of what type of film it wants to be, The Time Traveller's Wife is neither funny nor charming, moving nor romantic…

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Review of In Search of Beethoven (2009)

By Philippa Hawker (221) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 30 Oct 2009

Beethoven's creative life, with all its achievements, cannot easily be reconciled with the image of a difficult, solitary figure, shadowed…

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Review of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)

By Jake Wilson (570) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 28 Oct 2009

Doctor Parnassus is sometimes exhilarating, sometimes merely deranged -- but since excess and fragmentation are Gilliam's trademarks, his virtues…

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Review of The Box (2009)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 28 Oct 2009

Regrettably, and despite a lot of effects -- including those watery tentacles he seems so fond of -- Kelly delivers a Big Reveal that is, frankly,…

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Review of It Might Get Loud (2008)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 28 Oct 2009

By delving into their backgrounds and character quirks, Guggenheim aims the film beyond the interests of purists, academics, fans and musicians…

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Review of All About Steve (2009)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 21 Oct 2009

Her most irritating and unfunniest film to date…

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Review of The Final Destination (2009)

By Jake Wilson (570) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 14 Oct 2009

The characters are crash-test dummies, with dialogue to match…

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Review of Astro Boy (2009)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 14 Oct 2009

Astro Boy should please new-generation fans as thoroughly as nostalgia-hungry adults who grew up with the cartoons of the 1960s and 1980s…

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Review of Whip It (2009)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 07 Oct 2009

Surprisingly touching moments of realisation and emotional connection manage to rise above the dramatic cliches that pepper the rest of the…

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Review of Couples Retreat (2009)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 07 Oct 2009

The film maintains a sufficiently pleasant comic vibe as the couples bicker and pick away at each other, but director Peter Billingsley never…

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Review of Julie & Julia (2009)

By Philippa Hawker (221) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 07 Oct 2009

What makes this film memorable and pleasurable, above all, is the ebullient performance of Meryl Streep as Julia Child, unlikely culinary trailblazer…

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Review of Louise-Michel (2008)

By Jake Wilson (570) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 07 Oct 2009

As stylists, Kervern and Delepine specialise in turning industrial landscapes into cartoon playgrounds, through sight gags that rely on offscreen…

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Review of Mao’s Last Dancer (2009)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 30 Sep 2009

Beresford does make absolutely sure the big themes central to Cunxin's journey ring out loudly enough to strike those heart strings at which…

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Review of Che: Part One (2008)

By Jake Wilson (570) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 30 Sep 2009

The Guevara portrayed here has humour but no irony: his commitment to the revolutionary ethos leaves little room for doubt, neurosis, or private…

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Review of Looking for Eric (2009)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 23 Sep 2009

The result is the closest he has ever come to making a beautiful film…

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Review of Paper Heart (2009)

By Jake Wilson (570) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 23 Sep 2009

Mildly amusing at best, the interviews are accompanied by twee animated segments featuring paper dolls, which should fill any right-thinking…

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Review of Imagine That (2009)

By Jake Wilson (570) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 16 Sep 2009

Murphy struggles to find work in other genres, but given the way he indulges himself with funny faces and voices, it's equally possible that…

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Review of Charlie & Boots (2009)

By Philippa Hawker (221) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 02 Sep 2009

For some, the film will seem like a drive through an Oz theme park carrying a Father's Day message; others might appreciate its sentiments,…

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Review of The Girlfriend Experience (2009)

By Jake Wilson (570) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 02 Sep 2009

The low-budget digital drama The Girlfriend Experience is one of [Soderbergh's] most successful experiments…

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