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Alan Partridge Proves In "Alpha Papa" That He's Still The Same Awesome...
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013)Armando Iannucci has made a name for himself by writing political satire. He has two particularly iconic comedy characters under his belt. One is Malcolm Tucker, the...
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I don't know what the original verion of this song sounds like. And I don't...
Justin Timberlake song altered so that it's a metal song. And it's SO good!(video link)Andy Rehfeldt does some absolutely amazing genre-switching like this. Check out his Youtube Channel for more...
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Reviews of 3 Oscar Winning Movies: "Argo", "Life Of Pi" and "Amour"
Argo (2012)Okay, so this was the big 'Best Picture' Oscar winner then? Oddly this was apparently pretty popular in Iran with sales of the bootleg DVD going through the roof. Some interpret this as a...
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Superhero Movies: The New Batman Actor Is Announced!
It's odd how much crazy hype there is around superhero movies. I remember back when "Daredevil" came out they were feeling a bit like videogame-to-movie adaptations, since they generally weren't great...
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This is the second part of a set of reviews covering all ten movies in the "Child's Play" and "The Omen" franchises. The first part, reviewing the original "The Omen", directed by Richard Donner, can...
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The Sequel To The Omen Has Even More Violent Supernatural Death...
Damien: Omen II (1978)I must congratulate the casting director for making such an awesome choice of actor for the role of the teenage Damien. When watching, I was convinced that it was actually same...
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"The Hunt" - A Serious Drama Starring The Ever-Awesome Mads Mikkelsen
The Hunt (2012)As much as I love Mads Mikkelsen as an actor, some might still feel that this film was still inevitably going to be one I disliked. Many may remember my review for "Monsieur Lazhar"...
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Kristin Scott Thomas and Ludivine Sagnier Makes For An Electric Pairing In...
Love Crime (2010)Kristin Scott Thomas has suddenly revealed herself as an incredible actress in recent years. While she's had few roles in Hollywood and even her roles in British films have involved...
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My Top 10 Favourite Movies of 2009 (Plus some honourable mentions)
Working (very) gradually backwards through the years, I'm redoing my 'best of' movie lists. Inevitably trying to release a best of list at the end of the year is tough since you often haven't had the...
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In Spite Of A Poorly Directed Cast, Child's Play 2 Has A Sense Of Fun That...
Child's Play 2 (1990)Child's Play continues the theme of ambiguity as to whether Chucky is alive or just a doll. It's a little late to do this now seeing as we all know for certain that he's alive by...
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In Omen 3 Sam Neil Plays The Fully-Grown Anti-Christ, But This Isn't His Most...
The Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981)This time Sam Neil takes on the role of Damien Thorne, the Anti-Christ. I was extremely excited about this piece of casting. Sam Neil has played evil (or at least...
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"Rush" Is An Excellent Human Drama With A Dazzling Cast... And I Hear That F1...
Rush (2013)I'm not into Formula One racing. I'm not much into spectator sports in general really. But in many ways "Rush" is a lot like Ron Howard's previous film "Frost/Nixon". I didn't know a lot...
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"Shadow Of A Doubt" Acted As Inspiration For "Stoker", But How Does...
Shadow Of A Doubt (1943)I was keen to see this particular film from Hitchcock because of all the connections made to the recent Chan-Wook Park movie "Stoker". I can see the connection, but "Stoker" is...
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(video link)Wow, that is just beautiful...
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"Silver Linings Playbook" Has Powerful Performances All Round, But Is A...
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)I'll admit it, nothing about the promotional material for this made it look terribly appealing. I was about as likely to watch this as "House At The End Of The Street"....
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"Seed Of Chucky" Proves That Chucky Has Plenty Of New Tricks Up His Sleeve......
Seed of Chucky (2004)Naturally we see the return of the character of Tiffany played by Jennifer Tilly. She is clearly the best thing to happen to this series. It is absurd to me that some people think...
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"Cloud Atlas" Is Highly Ambitious And Deeply Flawed. I Miss The Matrix Movies...
Cloud Atlas (2012)I am keen to note that book adaptations are always difficult. The original Cloud Atlas novel featured a series of stories all leading up to the final chapter where the stories would...
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"The Omen!" - Full Comparison Between The Original And The Remake - Final...
Wow, we're finally at the end of my reviews for both "The Omen" and "Child's Play" movie series. Time to celebrate!(video link)Ah, but one more thing remains. The 2006 remake. Don't worry, I'd already...
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Star Trek Movie Retrospective: Part One
Over the past year I've been making my way through all the Star Trek films. I'd seen most of them before, but I'd missed out several of them after they started being about the "Next Generation" crew....
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Richard Gere Is Surprisingly Good In "Arbitrage", But Matthew McConaughey Is...
Arbitrage (2012)I wasn't sure how much to expect from a movie about Richard Gere as a businessman getting into trouble making money out of hedge funds. Still this had a seriously high score on Rotten...
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