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releasing this week: Unstoppable and The American

November 29, 2010 by  
Filed under releasing this week

Loads of films out this week, loads of them! Well, there’s 6, but that’s plenty more than we’ve had in recent weeks… Unsurprisingly they’re all aimed at older audiences, no studio dares go up against the behemoth that is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 with a youth release. Last weekend HP7 took [...]

review: The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus (2009)

November 1, 2009 by  
Filed under 7.5/10, cinema reviews, cult, drama, Reviews

Looking over Terry Gilliam‘s filmography on IMDb, I notice that I’ve actually seen 9 of his 14 films… so you’d think I’d have an idea by now of what to expect. But the fact is that you just can’t know what to expect with him. Except that it’s going to be odd. The Imaginarium of [...]

review: In Bruges (2008)

February 23, 2008 by  
Filed under 8/10, cinema reviews, comedy, cult, drama, Reviews, romance

Ireland doesn’t tend to feature much at the Academy Awards… Ok, this year wasn’t too bad with Daniel Day-Lewis winning and Saoirse Ronan nominated, however, generally, it’s more of an observers night for Irish fans. Except in 2004 when Martin McDonagh won the Oscar for Best Short Film for a quiet little film called Six [...]