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Review of Wolf Creek 2 (2013)

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

If it weren't for some misjudged - and extended - sequences that simply don't work, Wolf Creek 2 would have been a stronger propellant for No 3…

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Review of Winter's Tale (2014)

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

Problematic from the outset, this melodrama about destiny, chance and connections trips over its own self importance as it canvasses its ludicrous…

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Review of Endless Love (2014)

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

It's formulaic and predictable, but with its two appealing leads and romantic notions, this Hollywood style Romeo and Juliet melodrama about…

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Review of Le Week-End (2013)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 16 Feb 2014

Textured, truthful, tart, painful, hilarious, heartbreaking, uplifting and compelling, Le Week-End is a landmark film, as was Roger Michell's…

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Review of Nebraska (2013)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 16 Feb 2014

Full of little riches of observation, character and irony, Nebraska is a gem of a film from a master filmmaker…

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Review of Lone Survivor (2013)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 16 Feb 2014

The film doesn't glorify war, it pays tribute to courage and determination; while it doesn't play politics, it does show the Taliban as vicious,…

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Review of That Awkward Moment (2014)

By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 06 Feb 2014

An amiable romcom endowed with romance, penis-humour and M-rated sex…

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Review of Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)

By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 06 Feb 2014

It may be overshadowed by its controversial and graphic sex scenes, but the passion runs far beyond the sheets in this explosive and revelation-filled…

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Review of Last Vegas (2013)

By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 01 Feb 2014

Not one of Fogelman's good scripts…

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Review of Labor Day (2013)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 01 Feb 2014

Reitman's adaptation is thorough and complete, in that he retains some of the key textures and emotional backstories which form the principal…

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Review of Labor Day (2013)

By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 01 Feb 2014

There should be more directors like Jason Reitman - he manages to take a premise and flesh it out in such a rich way, that we become totally…

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Review of Last Vegas (2013)

By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 01 Feb 2014

With stars of this calibre, the movie can't be all bad, and it ain't. It's just hollow…

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Review of 12 Years a Slave (2013)

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

McQueen shoots long takes in which the action (as in the emotional action, or intention) is the focus, involving us deeply and meaningfully…

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Review of 12 Years a Slave (2013)

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

Involving and disturbing with an inspiring central performance by Chiwetel Ejiofor, this is a ballsy film with themes every bit as confronting…

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Review of The Great Beauty (2013)

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

Uncovers both the superficial and the profound in this exploration of life, death and the inspirations that keep things interesting…

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Review of The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

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

Excessive & entertaining, Martin Scorsese's wild tale of greed & spoils of sex, drugs & debauchery earns its R rating & a big tick for Leonardo…

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Review of The Great Beauty (2013)

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

It's not often that we feel ravaged by a film, but The Great Beauty is a ravager, a spectacular odyssey of emotion and intellect and sensuality…

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Review of 47 Ronin (1994)

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

The film makers have cast their own illusion of smoke and mirrors and despite the cinematic spectacle that has the power to engage, the juxtaposition…

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Review of 47 Ronin (2013)

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

The film makers have cast their own illusion of smoke and mirrors and despite the cinematic spectacle that has the power to engage, the juxtaposition…

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Review of The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

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

Belfort's frank memoir is a seductive confessional of how not only he but so many on Wall Street treated (treat…

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