film review: Song for Marion
1 CommentI hadn’t thought that a dramedy about a elderly widower who joins a choir to honour the memory of his recently deceased wife would really be my kind of thing… but I will freely admit, I was wrong.
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film review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
No CommentIt was over a year ago that they started releasing production videos from the set of The Hobbit. I was highly excited by the prospect of a Hobbit film back then… but then a lot of things can change in a year.
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film review: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012)
1 CommentIt’s taken 4 years and 5 films but you know what? They finally made a Twilight film that’s genuinely decent. Yes that’s right folks…
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film review: Skyfall (2012)
5 CommentsJames Bond has returned in… Skyfall
This year sees 50 years of Bond and, for once, we’re talking about films that I have a history with. The first film I ever remember seeing was A View to a Kill and I saw every Bond that came out from then on.
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film review: The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
No CommentI have to admit, when I first watched the trailer for The Perks of Being a Wallflower I was fairly non-plussed. Coming-of-age dramas aren’t really my thing.
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film review: Looper (2012)
1 CommentI saw Looper a few weeks ago now but I’ve been putting off the review, mainly because I just don’t know what I can say about it… “It’s a good solid sci-fi flick that you should go and see” seemed a little sparse. So… I thought a bit harder and this is what I came up with.
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film review: Savages (2012)
No CommentI don’t know what Oliver Stone was thinking when he made Savages. I’m not sure he knows himself. Perhaps it was the same thing he was thinking during Alexander.
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film review: St. George’s Day (2012)
No CommentYou’d be forgiven for thinking that the British film industry only churns out gritty dramas about gangsters or hooligans. I’m sure it’s not actually true but you can’t deny that those are generally the ones that make it to the cinema.
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film review: Anna Karenina (2012)
No CommentFor a flowery film there should be a flowery review. I know I’ve said I don’t do these but… when needs must.
Lavish, luscious, sumptuous, opulent…
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film review: Shut Up and Play the Hits (2012)
No CommentI don’t know if I’m a fan of LCD Soundsystem. They were a good band, All My Friends is an amazing track and I’m pretty sure I saw them down at Electric Picnic in 2007…
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