17 March 2008

[Reel-Comments] No cinema for old grumps...

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(Subtitled: the Coens go the Odeon.) One of the most lauded and awarded films of the decade came to the Manchester Odeon (Printworks) for a ...
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28 January 2008

[Reel-Reviews] Match Point (3 stars)

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20 words or less:- Starts well and Woody makes London look gorgeous, but it becomes too “slasher”/dream sequence to be taken too seriously. ...

[Reel-Reviews] Little Miss Sunshine (4 stars)

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20 words or less:- Charming and quirky family road movie exploring beauty, community and love of life. Not as cute as the hype. IMDB listing...

[Reel-Reviews] Narc (3 stars)

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20 words or less:- Twisty turny cop thriller that asks you to question truth and meaning, although it walks a fine line on cliché. IMDB list...

[Reel-Reviews] Shaun of the Dead (4 stars)

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20 words or less:- The zom-rom-com to end all zom-rom-coms. Witty and silly but wonderfully put together. IMDB listing and technorati tag: ...

[Reel-Reviews] Finding Neverland (4 stars)

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20 words or less:- Magically endearing and possibly over-sentimental telling of Barrie’s Peter Pan life. Good directing by Forster, and a wo...

[Reel-Reviews] Goodbye Lenin! (3 stars)

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20 words or less:- Funny take on the prevention of stress and impact on family, through deceit and stealth. Nicely conceived and well design...

[Reel-Reviews] Silent Light (3 stars)

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20 words or less:- Poignant and austere take on one man’s breakdown in a Mexican Amish community. Best opening 10 minutes of 2007! IMDB list...
27 November 2007

[Reel-Reviews] The Kite Runner (4 stars)

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A free preview ticket to watch a best-selling book made into an Oscar-tipped film in an LA cinema? You bet we wanted to be there! The Kite R...
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[Reel-Reviews] Michael Clayton (3 stars)

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The truth can be adjusted. So goes the tagline, but does that go for the actor's choice of role and performance too? George Clooney play...

[Reel-Reviews] Atonement (4 stars)

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A wonderful adaptation of the Ian McEwan book, faithfully bringing to the screen the oppressive heat of a single summer day and its unimagin...

[Reel-Reviews] Earth (4 stars)

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We managed to see a sneak preview of Earth last night – on a digital screen. And therein lies the difference between this and a two-hour sp...