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Review of Clash of the Titans (2010)

By David Stratton (799) for The Australian (781) on 01 Apr 2010

It's left to the gigantic Kraken to re-inject some interest during the closing stages of this major disappointment…

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Review of Crazy Heart (2009)

By David Stratton (799) for The Australian (781) on 15 Feb 2010

This is a sad little story, told rather indulgently by the writer-director. Bridges and Gyllenhaal are superior to the film in which they appear…

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Review of Bran Nue Dae (2009)

By Lynden Barber (66) for The Australian (781) on 17 Jan 2010

The next time someone tells you that all Australian films are depressing, point them in Bran Nue Dae's direction…

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Review of The Princess and the Frog (2009)

By Lynden Barber (66) for The Australian (781) on 13 Jan 2010

Though the animation technique here is old school, it's zippy and quick-witted and the story skills that elevate Pixar's work are on display…

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Review of Avatar (2011)

By David Stratton (799) for The Australian (781) on 15 Dec 2009

Somehow it all works wonderfully well, thanks mainly to Cameron's story-telling skills and to the movie's fantastically detailed vision…

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Review of Avatar (2009)

By David Stratton (799) for The Australian (781) on 15 Dec 2009

Somehow it all works wonderfully well, thanks mainly to Cameron's story-telling skills and to the movie's fantastically detailed vision…

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Review of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)

By Evan Williams (98) for The Australian (781) on 01 Nov 2009

If fantasy is your thing, take a trip through Gilliam's mirror and drink your fill, but don't blame me for your indigestion…

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Review of Mao’s Last Dancer (2009)

By Evan Williams (98) for The Australian (781) on 04 Oct 2009

We must be thankful that Beresford's grand, lucid and absorbing film tells [Li's] story with such passion and conviction…

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Review of Van Diemen's Land (2009)

By David Stratton (799) for The Australian (781) on 20 Sep 2009

Van Diemen's Land poses a formidable challenge for audiences, but it's a challenge well worth meeting and a film you're unlikely ever to forget…

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Review of Charlie & Boots (2009)

By Evan Williams (98) for The Australian (781) on 05 Sep 2009

It's a superbly relaxed and good-natured film…

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Review of The Soloist (2009)

By Evan Williams (98) for The Australian (781) on 29 Aug 2009

Its power may owe more to Beethoven and Bach than the skills of the filmmakers, but it can be recommended to all who like a strange and moving story…

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Review of The Young Victoria (2009)

By David Stratton (799) for The Australian (781) on 29 Aug 2009

The film looks great and Blunt gives a wonderfully confident performance, but the end result lacks real insights into what made Victoria the…

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Review of District 9 (2009)

By David Stratton (799) for The Australian (781) on 20 Aug 2009

It's a fascinating hybrid of a film, an anti-Hollywood movie which incorporates a great deal of contemporary big-budget elements…

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Review of Orphan (2009)

By David Stratton (799) for The Australian (781) on 20 Aug 2009

One of the good things about ORPHAN, which is directed by Jaume Collet-Sera, is that it takes itself quite seriously and manages to bring a…

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Review of Balibo (2009)

By Evan Williams (98) for The Australian (781) on 18 Aug 2009

Robert Connolly has made a brave and deeply disturbing film…

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Review of Beautiful Kate (2009)

By Evan Williams (98) for The Australian (781) on 08 Aug 2009

Beautiful Kate just keeps drifting along, its spells of passion and anguish, its sex scenes, its crude language, its occasional touches of…

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Review of The Red Cliff (1949)

By David Stratton (799) for The Australian (781) on 27 Jul 2009

The decision to release only an 'international' cut-down version, combining the two original films and almost halving the running time is a…

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Review of Red Cliff (2008)

By David Stratton (799) for The Australian (781) on 27 Jul 2009

The decision to release only an 'international' cut-down version, combining the two original films and almost halving the running time is a…

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Review of Chéri (2009)

By David Stratton (799) for The Australian (781) on 27 Jul 2009

The film is a comedy of manners with a powerful undercurrent of tragedy. Cheri is funny, sad and charming, and the ending may shock you…

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Review of The Fox and the Child (2007)

By Evan Williams (98) for The Australian (781) on 16 Jul 2009

The Fox and the Child is more than a wildlife documentary…

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