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Review of Lincoln (2012)

By Matt Neal (458) for The Standard (252) on 28 Feb 2013

Once you settle in, this is an educational and enlightening epic. Yes, it can be ponderous, but for the most part, Lincoln is entertaining…

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Review of Frankenweenie (2012)

By Matt Neal (458) for The Standard (252) on 26 Feb 2013

The real audience here is Burton fans (add an extra star to this review if you're a Burton fan)…

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Review of The Impossible (2012)

By Matt Neal (458) for The Standard (252) on 21 Feb 2013

The aim appears to be audience immersion, as if The Impossible really wants to almost drown you along with its stars - albeit in your own tears…

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Review of Safe Haven (2013)

By Matt Neal (458) for The Standard (252) on 14 Feb 2013

(The twist) is so incredibly baffling and profoundly stupid that it will make you want to punch the movie in the face…

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Review of Killing Them Softly (2012)

By Matt Neal (458) for The Standard (252) on 12 Feb 2013

There are many cinematic cardinal sins, but the latest film from Aussie director Andrew Dominik commits two of the big ones - Don't Be Boring…

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Review of Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

By Matt Neal (458) for The Standard (252) on 10 Feb 2013

Zero Dark Thirty is interesting as opposed to enjoyable, intriguing as opposed to entertaining, and certainly less memorable than The Hurt Locker…

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Review of Ruby Sparks (2012)

By Matt Neal (458) for The Standard (252) on 06 Feb 2013

It's a refreshing take for a rom-com, and when you add in a healthy dose of humour, it makes for an enjoyable and intelligent treat…

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Review of Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

By Matt Neal (458) for The Standard (252) on 31 Jan 2013

This is a rom-com dressed up as an Oscar-baiting dramedy. It's a good rom-com thanks to it's edge…

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Review of Django Unchained (2012)

By Matt Neal (458) for The Standard (252) on 26 Jan 2013

The funniest western since Blazing Saddles, the bloodiest since The Wild Bunch and the most visually stylish since The Good, The Bad & The Ugly…

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Review of Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

By Matt Neal (458) for The Standard (252) on 23 Jan 2013

A strangely different and slightly magical film…

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Review of This Is 40 (2012)

By Matt Neal (458) for The Standard (252) on 19 Jan 2013

This Is 40 is funny and relatable enough to help overlook its length…

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Review of Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

By Matt Neal (458) for The Standard (252) on 08 Jan 2013

At its heart, Moonrise Kingdom is a sweet and surprising love story with a healthy twist of typically warped humour…

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Review of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

By Matt Neal (458) for The Standard (252) on 07 Jan 2013

Slower out of the gates than a three-legged donkey... but it gets better, and fans won't mind this slowburn beginning because, hey, it's Middle Earth…

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Review of Skyfall (2012)

By Matt Neal (458) for The Standard (252) on 26 Nov 2012

This makes the list of truly great 007 films alongside the list of Goldfinger, Thunderball, Live And Let Die, Licence To Kill, Goldeneye and…

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Review of Bachelorette (2012)

By Matt Neal (458) for The Standard (252) on 18 Nov 2012

The performances and characters are the best thing about Bachelorette, which tries to walk a fine line between bawdy gross-out comedy and introspective…

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Review of Looper (2012)

By Matt Neal (458) for The Standard (252) on 27 Sep 2012

You'll be unravelling its time travel machinations in your head as you walk from the cinema, but there are some scenes that will live much…

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Review of Hotel Transylvania (2012)

By Matt Neal (458) for The Standard (252) on 19 Sep 2012

Not a complete failure for the young ones who think the idea of a farting Frankenstein is funny, but more discerning audiences will find this…

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Review of Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)

By Matt Neal (458) for The Standard (252) on 13 Sep 2012

Madagascar 3 works because it knows its strengths and hits them repeatedly by being loud, frantic and dazzling…

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Review of Kath & Kimderella (2012)

By Matt Neal (458) for The Standard (252) on 05 Sep 2012

There has been some fear [Kath & Kim's] joke was getting old and those fears are fully realised in this painfully unfunny and labouriously…

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Review of Act of Valor (2012)

By Matt Neal (458) for The Standard (252) on 03 Sep 2012

The SEALs should stick to saving the world, and the movie makers should look at the differences between a movie and a recruitment video…

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