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Review of The Selfish Giant (2013)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 25 Jul 2014

Astonishing naturalistic performances, especially by the two young leads, gives this gritty film its emotional power, while the downbeat mood…

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Review of Sex Tape (2014)

By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 15 Jul 2014

Sex sells they say, but here, it's the Diaz factor that holds all the aces, elevating this rather smutty concept into a mostly playful affair…

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Review of Reaching for the Moon (2013)

By Urban Cinefile Critics (1,069) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 11 Jul 2014

The passionate and troubled love affair between reserved American poet Elizabeth Bishop and flamboyant Brazilian architect Lota de Macedo Soares…

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Review of Venus in Fur (2013)

By Urban Cinefile Critics (1,069) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 11 Jul 2014

The two-hander plays like a crackling fire…

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Review of Words and Pictures (2014)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 11 Jul 2014

Gerald Di Pego's intelligent, articulate screenplay provides plenty of opportunities for both intellectual and emotional swordplay in this…

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Review of The Lunchbox (2013)

By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 04 Jul 2014

Ritesh Batra in his debut feature, stirs his flavours gently, allowing the delicate aromas of human interaction to blossom unexpectedly in…

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Review of Jersey Boys (2014)

By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 30 Jun 2014

Beyond the toe-tapping songs, it's the drama that brings the grit to Clint Eastwood's Jersey Boys…

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Review of Calvary (2014)

By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 30 Jun 2014

Plaiting strands of drama with gentle black humour, McDonagh has created a solid platform for the superlative Gleeson whose soulful, grounded…

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Review of Maleficent (2014)

By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 28 May 2014

In a word, Maleficent is magical, with Angelina Jolie hypnotic as the betrayed fairy from whose perspective this re-imagining of the Sleeping…

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Review of Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 27 May 2014

An audacious concept, superbly executed, this grand scale sci-fi thriller will knock your socks off, combining knee-knocking tension with exhilarating…

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Review of Grace of Monaco (2014)

By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 25 May 2014

Melodramatic from the outset, Grace of Monaco plays out like a sob-stricken soapie in which the former Hollywood star's acting career, relationships…

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Review of The Two Faces of January (2014)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 23 May 2014

It's the three central performances that define this thriller, with the two men as the 'two faces' - the duality that they represent…

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Review of The Two Faces of January (2014)

By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 23 May 2014

This is a tale filled with secrets and shadows with all the elements coming together serendipitously - good storytelling, layered performances…

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Review of The Trip to Italy (2014)

By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 23 May 2014

The scrumptious combo of good food, beautiful Italy and the unbridled wit of Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon makes this a compelling affair…

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Review of The Face of Love (2013)

By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 23 May 2014

Love may be lovelier the second time around but has never been as complicated when the past and present are juxtaposed at impossible angles…

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Review of Frank (2014)

By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 23 May 2014

Expect the unexpected in this extremely strange and off-the-wall tale in which music bonds a group of creative types who see the world through…

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Review of The Fault in Our Stars (2014)

By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 23 May 2014

A myriad of colours and textures are examined through a multi-faceted kaleidoscope in this teenage love story in which truths about bottled…

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Review of Gabrielle (2013)

By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 23 May 2014

Music is the emotive backdrop on which this moving portrait of a disabled woman eager to explore the boundaries of her capabilities and sexual…

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Review of Good Vibrations (2012)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 23 May 2014

There are many flourishes in this film, from visual playfulness to devices that rapidly move us through story elements, to touches of magic realism…

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Review of A Castle in Italy (2013)

By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 18 May 2014

There may be some truths in Valeria Bruni Tedeschi's semi auto-biographical film, but it is hard to have much affection for the disparate group…

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