Category Archive: Movie Reviews

Movie Reviews: ‘American Reunion’

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NB: If you’re one of our Australian readers it’s called ‘American Pie: Reunion’. Same film different poster art (although, strangely, the title card of the film is ‘American Reunion’). Directors: Jon Hurwitz, Hayden… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘My Week With Marilyn’

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Director: Simon Curtis Cast: Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Redmayne, Emma Watson, Dame Judi Dench, Dougray Scott Plot: During the filming of British film The Prince and the Showgirl the legendary bombshell Marilyn… Continue reading

Movie Review: ’21 Jump Street’

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Directors: Phil Lord Cast: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson, Dave Franco, Rob Riggle, Ice Cube, Ellie Kemper, DeRay Davis Plot: Jenko and Schmidt found themselves on the opposite ends of the social… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Raid: Redemption’

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Director: Gareth Evans Cast: Iko Uwais, Donny Alamsyah, Ray Sahetapy, Yayan Ruhian, Pierre Gruno Plot: An elite squad of SWAT team cops infiltrate an apartment building that houses the infamous crime lord Tama… Continue reading

Movie Review: A Bag of Hammers

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Directed by: Brian Crano Starring: Jason Ritter, Jake Sandvig, and Rebecca Hall Plot: Two juvenile best friends get by as low rate con artists and car thieves who find their way of life challenged when they… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Hunger Games’ Revisited

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We already posted a rather gushing review of The Hunger Games when the movie arrived in cinemas (review found here). Having arrived at cinemas via the hype train and coming of the back… Continue reading

Movie Review: Detention

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Remember the movie Torque? It came out shortly after the original The Fast and the Furious film and was seen by many as “Fast and the Furious on motorcycles”. However some people, like… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Grey’

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Director: Joe Carnahan Cast: Liam Neeson, Frank Grillo, Dermont Mulroney, Dallas Roberts Plot: A plane carrying the employees of an oil drilling operation crashes in the Alaskan wilderness. John Ottoway, employed by the… Continue reading

Movie Review: Beasts of the Southern Wild

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Directed by: Benh Zeitlin Starring: Quvenzhané Wallis and Dwight Henry Plot: Hushpuppy, a 6 year old girl,  tries to put the pieces of her life back together when her father becomes ill. Review: The American… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’

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Director: Lewis Gilbert Cast: Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Curd Jurgens, Richard Kiel, Caroline Munro, Desmond Llewellyn, Lois Maxwell, Bernard Lee Plot: Bond heads to Egypt to obtain a microfilm and crosses paths with… Continue reading