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Review of The Babadook (2014)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 17 May 2014

So much more interesting and idiosyncratic than most horror films (whether from Japan or Australia or America), The Babadook is original and…

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Review of The Babadook (2014)

By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 17 May 2014

Creepy from the outset, Jennifer Kent's debut horror thriller has plenty going for it, from the unsettling mood created to a standout performance…

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Review of X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 17 May 2014

With director Bryan Singer comfortably back in the saddle, there's a wondrous sense of scale about this ambitious Marvel adventure as the element…

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Review of Sunshine on Leith (2013)

By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 17 May 2014

I feel a bit mean not to embrace Stephen Greenhorn's adaptation of his good hearted stage musical, but the film plods instead of soars, despite…

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Review of Godzilla (2014)

By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 13 May 2014

It takes a while to get going but when it does, Gareth Edwards' Godzilla fulfils expectations with a gigantic roar: spectacular visual effects,…

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Review of The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012)

By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 10 May 2014

The juxtaposition of bluegrass music in this heavy-hitting drama about love and loss brings with it an unexpected and exquisite timbre…

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Review of Child's Pose (2013)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 10 May 2014

With its claustrophobic, handheld camerawork, Child's Pose is almost as suffocating as Cornelia (Luminita Gheorghiu), the well meaning but…

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Review of The Zero Theorem (2013)

By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 08 May 2014

Explodes on screen in a blaze of imagination with its thought-provoking concepts, perverse humour and uniquely zany visuals…

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Review of Belle (2013)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 02 May 2014

It is a credit to Assante that she weaves together the story strands and the emotional arcs so powerfully, giving us insight and empathy as payoffs…

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Review of Healing (2014)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 02 May 2014

Supple, meandering and sometimes besotted with the beauty of its own creations, the screenplay tries to embrace several inter-related themes,…

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Review of Chef (2014)

By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 02 May 2014

There's a formulaic element to the plot which offers few surprises but the film is mostly a crowd pleaser ...straddles the genre encompassing…

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Review of Chef (2014)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 02 May 2014

The film belongs to Favreau in every sense, and his father-son relationship with Percy is at the heart of the film's heart…

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Review of Neighbors (2014)

By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 02 May 2014

There's a whole lot of shaking going on - and I'm not referring only to penis and dildo gags - but the insanity of ideas in what is an outrageous,…

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Review of Neighbors (2014)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 02 May 2014

The premise of a 'nightmare on baby street' is all that keeps the screenplay going, with some late additions of 'this is what it's like to…

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Review of Seduced and Abandoned (2013)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 02 May 2014

As a film trade journalist in the 80s and 90s I covered the Cannes film festival 20 times, and seduced and abandoned is how I always felt...It's…

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Review of Canopy (2014)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 18 Apr 2014

Writer/director Aaron Wilson tries to show with cinematic flourish how human nature can respond under stress - by a generosity of spirit and humanity…

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Review of Canopy (2014)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 18 Apr 2014

Writer/director Aaron Wilson tries to show with cinematic flourish how human nature can respond under stress - by a generosity of spirit and humanity…

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Review of Transcendence (2014)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 18 Apr 2014

Fascinating as it is, Jack goes too far and builds a scenario that plays like a cross between mystical and magical, diluting the film's provenance…

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Review of Dom Hemingway (2013)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 18 Apr 2014

The screenplay bristles, performances are terrific and the music throbs when needed…

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Review of 2 Autumns 3 Winters (2013)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 18 Apr 2014

A determined lack of formality gives the film its sense of immediacy and edginess, though this is largely wasted as spontaneity is largely absent…

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