review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

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In a fit of honesty I’m going to admit it… I don’t really remember much of the old Indiana Jones films. I think Indiana Jones is cool but honestly, I really don’t remember what happens in any of the films and I never really watch them when they’re on TV. There, I said it, I’m […]

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review: Stop-Loss (2008)

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Stop-Loss refers to the Stop-loss policy used by the US Military to involuntarily extend the length of active duty that a US service member undertakes. Basically it means that even when a soldier has reached their agreed date for the end of their active duty, the military can invoke the policy to send that soldier […]

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review: Chasing Amy (1997)

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There are some directors that I’m really into, like Michel Gondry, Wes Anderson and Tim Burton… however there are far more directors that I really have no particular thoughts on either way, I’ve seen a good few of their films but I’m still ambivalent. Paul Thomas Anderson is one – which I noted in the […]

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review: There Will Be Blood (2007)

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I didn’t really know what to expect of There Will Be Blood. I didn’t really want to see it. It didn’t seem like my kind of film… I don’t really like Westerns and it seemed a bit “worthy” to me… and I never mean “worthy” in a good way. Also I’d heard that it was […]

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film review: I’m a Cyborg, But That’s Okay (2006)

film review: I’m a Cyborg, But That’s Okay (2006)

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Park Chan-wook could hardly be described as a household name in the western world however, his films probably are far better known than those of some other Asian directors.

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film review: Be Kind Rewind (2008)

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Be Kind Rewind is the latest film from director Michel Gondry. It stars Mos Def and Jack Black. I don’t think this is a good thing.

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film review: In Bruges (2008)

film review: In Bruges (2008)

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Ireland doesn’t tend to feature much at the Academy Awards…

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film review: Control (2007)

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Ian Curtis died on May 18th, 1980. He was 23 years old. Control is a biographical film based on the 1995 memoirs of Ian Curtis’s wife, Deborah Curtis, entitled Touching From A Distance. It is directed by acclaimed photographer and music video director Anton Corbijn. Shot in colour than transferred to black and white, Control […]

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film review: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2008)

film review: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2008)

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I’m a big fan of Tim Burton, the only film of his that I haven’t seen is Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, but I would be remiss if I didn’t say that I think his output has been somewhat inconsistent.

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film review: No Country For Old Men (2007)

film review: No Country For Old Men (2007)

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No Country For Old Men is the new film from the OscarĀ©-winning cult directors Joel and Ethan Coen.

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