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1.5/5
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64%
|
Tomorrow, When the War Began (2012) |
"
Headline 'serious teen issues' are crammed down our throats in the most inane and unbelievable way imaginable."
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What Culture
Posted Apr 8, 2011
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|
1/5
|
23%
|
Sucker Punch (2011) |
"
Thanks for nothing Zack Snyder."
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What Culture
Posted Apr 8, 2011
|
|
4.5/5
|
96%
|
WALL-E (2008) |
"
This film deserves the Oscar. It deserves every Oscar. And a Nobel Prize for brilliantness. And I bet it would win it too if I hadn't just made it up..."
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What Culture
Posted Apr 8, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Man on Wire (2008) |
"
The pains of the public eye are acknowledged just as much as the joy this artistic endeavour brought people."
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What Culture
Posted Apr 8, 2011
|
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4/5
|
87%
|
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Hellboy 2) (2008) |
"
Style over substance, no doubt, but when you've got this much style who cares?"
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What Culture
Posted Apr 8, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
82%
|
Buda as sharm foru rikht (Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame) (2007) |
"
Stretching this to feature length was a sad detraction from a clever and emotionally effective story."
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What Culture
Posted Apr 8, 2011
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|
2/5
|
63%
|
Baby Mama (2008) |
"
This is one of those terrible terrible creations that just leaves me feeling a little uneasy about the way the film industry works."
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What Culture
Posted Apr 8, 2011
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|
1/5
|
14%
|
The Love Guru (2008) |
"
Do you remember Mike Myers? Well I suggest that you hold on to that memory and lock it tight inside you, because The Love Guru wants to destroy it."
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What Culture
Posted Apr 8, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
22%
|
Make It Happen (2008) |
"
Another dance movie this year? Seriously, where the heck do they keep coming from?"
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What Culture
Posted Apr 8, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
59%
|
Izgnanie (The Banishment) (2007) |
"
For all of its ingenuity, and the incredible, drawn-out events that conclude the film, there is a high risk that this film alienates its audience."
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What Culture
Posted Apr 8, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
51%
|
Get Smart (2008) |
"
There's enough packed in there to warrant a viewing if you fancy a bit of fun."
—
What Culture
Posted Apr 8, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
50%
|
Angel (The Real Life of Angel Deverell) (2007) |
"
The sumptuous visuals make it eminently watchable."
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What Culture
Posted Apr 8, 2011
|
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4/5
|
91%
|
Gomorrah (Gomorra) (2008) |
"
It is a full and frank indictment of a system that has not just failed but utterly decayed and is breeding more and more criminals."
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What Culture
Posted Apr 8, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
39%
|
The Eagle (2011) |
"
This stilted view of 'Roman honour' is one big, phony cliché. Still, the fight sequences are good..."
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What Culture
Posted Mar 24, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
15%
|
Anuvahood () |
"
People wet themselves, and messily eat or ironically endorse the carefully placed products, plus a woman from Big Brother has ketchup sucked off of her feet."
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What Culture
Posted Mar 24, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
84%
|
The Good, the Bad, and the Weird (2010) |
"
The most amazing silliness I've seen in ages."
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What Culture
Posted Mar 24, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
69%
|
Synecdoche, New York (2008) |
"
An important and intriguing film that must be seen to be believed."
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What Culture
Posted Mar 24, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
78%
|
Burn After Reading (2008) |
"
Sure Burn After Reading is disjointed, fragmented and frustrated. But that's the point."
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What Culture
Posted Mar 24, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
Waltz with Bashir (2008) |
"
Every scene fizzes and crackles with creative charisma as we are carried on an emotional journey of epic proportions."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 24, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
43%
|
Blindness (2008) |
"
Give this one a go guys, you'll see the world anew."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 24, 2011
|
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3/5
|
54%
|
Body of Lies (2008) |
"
Russell Crowe has finally realised he's just an ordinary fat guy now, and taken a role he can accurately portray."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 24, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
69%
|
Rivals (Les Liens du sang) (2009) |
"
Why remake a decade?"
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What Culture
Posted Mar 24, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
86%
|
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson (2008) |
"
This movie has confirmed my suspicion that people need to leave Hunter S. Thompson's story alone for a while."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 24, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
66%
|
Che: Part One (The Argentine) (2009) |
"
The quality of the film is more than a testament to Mr Del Toro's acting skills, it is a reminder that Hollywood can make great films without 'selling out'."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 24, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
55%
|
Australia (2008) |
"
A funny frankenstein that's worth seeing just to point and laugh at."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 24, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
85%
|
Dean Spanley (My Talks with Dean Spanley) (2008) |
"
A witty and watchable period drama, but in danger of being remembered more for its service to O'Toole than for the impression it leaves on audiences."
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What Culture
Posted Mar 24, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
94%
|
Milk (2008) |
"
A little more sour to go with the sweet would have made Milk one of the greats."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 24, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
61%
|
The Reader (2008) |
"
A film that will haunt you for months with its fleeting and subtle examinations on morality, love and guilt."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 24, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
79%
|
Chalet Girl (2011) |
"
Archetypal, feel-good fluff at it's best."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 14, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
57%
|
My Bloody Valentine 3-D (2009) |
"
I'm absolutely convinced that the pickaxe is the ideal weapon for a 3-D horror."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 14, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
74%
|
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) |
"
I don't know about you all but I think this is a welcome change from pensises in pies and boob gags - I hope the trend continues."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 14, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
79%
|
Gran Torino (2009) |
"
This would be a fitting conclusion to a long and illustrious career."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 14, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
80%
|
Che: Part Two (Guerrilla) (2008) |
"
As a standalone film this is far less enjoyable than the first, but there is enough in here to engage and entertain for the duration."
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What Culture
Posted Mar 14, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
30%
|
The Tempest (2010) |
"
As a re-imagining, particularly by a director so well renowned, The Tempest is depressingly pedestrian."
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What Culture
Posted Mar 13, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
70%
|
American Teen (2008) |
"
It pains me to say it, but as far as I can see it's an extended and slightly better crafted example of those fake 'reality TV' shows."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 13, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
64%
|
Watchmen (2009) |
"
This is not just a great superhero film, it's an important political debate."
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What Culture
Posted Mar 13, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
54%
|
Surveillance (2009) |
"
This strange thriller mixes a penchant for grittiness with the surreal and very very dark stylings of David Lynch, who happens to be the father of the director..."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 13, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
35%
|
The Burning Plain (2009) |
"
Deep-seated emotional problems are examined in a complex movie that, as ever with Arriaga, refuses to fit into a straightforward narrative."
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What Culture
Posted Mar 13, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
64%
|
Duplicity (2009) |
"
Julia Roberts and Clive Owen are reunited for the first time since Closer, and they're a messed up couple again. But this time they're secret agents, which is cooler."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 13, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008) |
"
If you don't already love the underground world of masochistic movies, this will be a real eye-opener."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 13, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
55%
|
Martyrs (2008) |
"
Some call it torture porn, others might call it aggressive moralising, more still have say it's boring and pointless. In my view this level of dissent marks it as worthwhile."
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What Culture
Posted Mar 13, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
82%
|
Two Lovers (2008) |
"
Please, don't be fooled by this. It's all showboating scenes, pretentious ideals and NO realism whatsoever."
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What Culture
Posted Mar 13, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
63%
|
Traitor (2008) |
"
If it doesn't succeed in challenging you perception of the war on terror, it might challenge your view on Steve Martin."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 13, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
72%
|
Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) |
"
As a child who loathed the wholesomeness of Disney and wholeheartedly embraced the madcap antics of Bugs Bunny, Wile E. Coyote and Daffy Duck this film was perfect for me."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 13, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
88%
|
Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008) |
"
A 'war on terror' thriller set in Ireland? Surprisingly, it works."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 13, 2011
|
|
4.5/5
|
94%
|
In the Loop (2009) |
"
Avoid the latest Apatow/Rogen template trash and give this a go, I promise you will not be disappointed."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 13, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
31%
|
The Uninvited (2009) |
"
Take a 'concept', strip it bare of all layers of meaning, remake it with added genre cliches and scantily clad American teens in order to a 'wider audience'. Voila."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 13, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
95%
|
Star Trek (2009) |
"
Star Trek is a welcome return to the flippant, big-budget bonanza that exists purely for the spectacle,"
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 13, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
97%
|
Animal Kingdom (2010) |
"
Writer/director David Michôd pumps the plot full of tension through layers of increasingly dangerous and volatile characters until it's almost unbearable."
—
What Culture
Posted Mar 1, 2011
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