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3/5
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43%
|
J. Edgar (2011) |
"
With noirish lighting and most of the running time spent inside offices or cramped domestic rooms, Eastwood keeps the film claustrophobic, sometimes unpleasantly intimate."
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Eye for Film
Posted Sep 26, 2013
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1.5/5
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66%
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Cloud Atlas (2012) |
"
This is a film that will be enjoyed most by people who haven't seen many other films."
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Eye for Film
Posted Sep 26, 2013
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2.5/5
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Snezhnaya koroleva (The Snow Queen) (2000) |
"
Dubbing aside, Snow Queen is watchable enough for adults. It's morally unchallenging but has a dusting of fairytale magic that carries it through its shakier moments."
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Eye for Film
Posted Sep 14, 2013
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4.5/5
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100%
|
Rewind This! (2013) |
"
The film is elevated above the average 'these are a few of my favourite things' documentary by its willingness to take on larger narratives around the social, economic and literary significance of the genre, all in a fully accessible way."
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Eye for Film
Posted Sep 9, 2013
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1.5/5
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——
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Bashment () |
"
It barely has time for character development when it's packing in so many clichés."
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Eye for Film
Posted Sep 9, 2013
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3.5/5
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100%
|
Best Kept Secret (2013) |
"
This is one secret that deserves to be shouted about."
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Eye for Film
Posted Sep 7, 2013
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3.5/5
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Beyond the Walls (2013) |
"
This is a slow burning film that takes a while to get going but ultimately packs a bigger punch than you'd expect."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 29, 2013
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4/5
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100%
|
Purple Noon (Plein soleil) (1996) |
"
Condemned now to exist in the shadow of a talented impersonator, this earlier adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's remarkable novel has been all too readily overlooked, despite possessing considerable charms of its own."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 23, 2013
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3/5
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Lad: A Yorkshire Story () |
"
An impressively accomplished first feature."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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3.5/5
|
33%
|
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) |
"
Production values are low and everything looks cheap, but the film punches above its weight and has a lot of heart."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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2.5/5
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50%
|
Evilspeak (1982) |
"
To be fair, the machine we see here looks pretty impressive by 1981 standards and the graphics it produces must have been a lot of trouble to create, but it's hard to imagine what Montague Summers would have made of it."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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4/5
|
55%
|
Thale (2013) |
"
There's none of the usual horror over-emphasis here - it's just observational, matter of fact, and thereby much creepier."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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3/5
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7%
|
Tomorrow You're Gone (2013) |
"
Whilst Dorff is fairly blank in the central role, Monaghan is superb, creating a character whose unlikeliness doesn't detract from her believability."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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3.5/5
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——
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Romanzo di una strage (Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy) () |
"
An effective mystery thriller with plenty of curious notes to intrigue the general viewer."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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4.5/5
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——
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Bella addormentata (Dormant Beauty) () |
"
A refreshingly mature, non-adversarial take on its subject."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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4
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——
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Il rosso e il blu () |
"
Shot with an unobtrusive elegance that sometimes gives it the character of fable, this smart and enjoyable film is well worth an hour and a half of your time."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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5/5
|
67%
|
Io e te (Me and You) () |
"
Confidently acted and beautifully observed, this is a masterclass in small-scale filmmaking."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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4/5
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83%
|
La Maschera del demonio (Black Sunday) (House of Fright) (Mask of the Demon) (1960) |
"
Bava's sumptuous visuals remain, with the director innovative in his employment of multiple side lights to give scenes a luminous quality and make playful use of shadows."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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4/5
|
46%
|
Cleopatra (1963) |
"
Though it owes as much to Shakespeare's interpretation and to Roman propaganda as to the historical record, this interpretation of the great queen's life succeeds in conveying something of the intelligence and force of personality her opponents feared."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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4/5
|
94%
|
Jason and the Argonauts (1963) |
"
All the fights are stunningly put together and still deliver in action terms. This may be an old story but it feels very much alive."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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3.5/5
|
71%
|
Out in the Dark (2013) |
"
Though it's rather clumsily scripted, formulaic in structure and sometimes contrived, Out In The Dark is strengthened by its subtext and elevated by tender, affecting performances from the leads."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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4/5
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——
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Rock Ba-Casba (Rock the Casbah) () |
"
The camera moves around slowly in pursuit of the action like a straggling, uncertain member of the group. Up on the roof it always seems a little too bright, too exposed, as the soldiers bat around ideas they can no longer hide from."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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4/5
|
54%
|
Some Girl(s) (2013) |
"
Adam Brody keeps the unnamed protagonist distant, strangely blank, as if part of his problem is his lack of any real personality of his own, prompting him to parasitise the charismatic women he meets and try to substitute scandalous behaviour for depth."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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4/5
|
84%
|
Much Ado About Nothing (2013) |
"
Framed in Whedon's lucid black and white it recalls the feisty romcoms of the Fifties, whilst scenes of subterfuge out on the streets at night employ the visual language of film noir."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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3/5
|
92%
|
Fantastic Voyage (1966) |
"
That it carries the viewer along is thanks largely to its kitsch charm, its energetic pace and the stunning sets designed by Harper Goff."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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4.5/5
|
67%
|
10 Rillington Place (1971) |
"
Kennedy's book was fiercely confrontational and the film reflects this. This is a world where everybody is kicking downwards."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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|
3.5/5
|
96%
|
I Am Breathing (2013) |
"
Neil's insistence on telling his own story with his own voice, on getting that voice out there for the rest of the world to listen to, is itself a fierce act, evidence of a rare vitality."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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|
3.5/5
|
92%
|
The Boston Strangler (1968) |
"
An intriguing and underrated film with a great deal to say."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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4/5
|
79%
|
Pussy Riot- - A Punk Prayer (2013) |
"
Getting at the depth of these issues whilst keeping the film engaging is not an easy task, but it's impressively managed here."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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1/5
|
——
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Atlantic Rim () |
"
The kaiju are particularly rubbish, not even in a charming way."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
6%
|
Evidence (2013) |
"
There are interesting ideas here, sadly let down by a weak central plot and formulaic realisation."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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1.5/5
|
——
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Boa Vs Python (2004) |
"
This is a film about the personal lives of giant snakes."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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4/5
|
——
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Robert Williams Mr. Bitchin' (2013) |
"
What stands out about this film is how deftly it explores character through anecdote, effectively locating deeper meanings in what initially seems like casual observational footage."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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|
3/5
|
22%
|
Rushlights (2013) |
"
The story is competently told, the direction suits the mood, and the performances are convincing even if the characters aren't very deep."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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|
1.5/5
|
——
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Sharks in Venice (2008) |
"
At one point the sharks appear to chew a limb off the Baldwin but, like a kids' cartoon hero, he's fine in the next scene."
—
Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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4/5
|
88%
|
Dial M for Murder (1954) |
"
The risk with clever thrillers is always that they will focus on pleasing the intellect at the expense of developing more depth. Dial M For Murder is a different kind of animal."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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3/5
|
22%
|
The Canyons (2013) |
"
The Canyons isn't a sex film, it's a film about sex, and about our cinematic expectations of sex; this is a world in which the thrill of the act has been lost because everything has become pornography."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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1.5/5
|
——
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Sand Sharks (2012) |
"
Everybody involved in this is clearly having a good time, which - if you don't object too strongly to rubbish special effects, weak performances and a desperately stretched budget - makes it very easy to like."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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2/5
|
13%
|
Hello Herman (2012) |
"
Hello Herman suffers not so much from its boldly stated anti-bullying agenda but from its failure to come to any conclusions."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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1/5
|
——
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2-Headed Shark Attack (2012) |
"
One shark. Two heads. Fifteen mostly indistinguishable characters. One star is pushing it."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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2.5/5
|
79%
|
Sharknado (2013) |
"
There is, as they say, a fine line between stupid and clever, and this film twirls along it like a pro. Definitely worth a bite."
—
Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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2/5
|
11%
|
Jaws 3 (1983) |
"
Jaws 3-D ultimately suffers from the same problem as many cute animal films aimed at kids. It spends far too much of its time on boring humans and their boring relationships."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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1/5
|
0%
|
Jaws 4 - The Revenge (1987) |
"
Beyond the ridiculous premise, there's nowhere for this story to go, and we don't get enough shark action to make up for it."
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Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
|
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3.5/5
|
——
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The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1974) |
"
Despite being famous for the castles and gore, Hammer was often at its best when telling modern stories, dealing with different kinds of brutality. Here those elements are interwoven very effectively with the supernatural aspects of the tale."
—
Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
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3/5
|
50%
|
Looking for Hortense (Cherchez Hortense) () |
"
An uneven film with occasional moments of genius."
—
Eye for Film
Posted Aug 19, 2013
|
|
1.5/5
|
1%
|
Disaster Movie (2008) |
"
This might have been edited down to 20 minutes of entertaining film. Maybe one day the team involved will start employing editors and produce something we can all look forward to."
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Eye for Film
Posted Jun 4, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
59%
|
Twin Peaks - Fire Walk with Me (1992) |
"
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me reveals the side of this quiet American town that could never be shown on television."
—
Eye for Film
Posted May 3, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
100%
|
Village At The End Of The World () |
—
Eye for Film
Posted May 2, 2013
|
|
3.5/5
|
36%
|
Family Weekend (2013) |
"
Despite the occasional descent into clumsy farce, it largely succeeds in creating its own space and providing a pleasingly different teen perspective on life."
—
Eye for Film
Posted Mar 27, 2013
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