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Adam Ross
Tomatometer-approved critic
Movies reviews only
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American Murderer (2022) |
…a masterclass of a performance. - FILMINK (Australia)
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| Posted Feb 21, 2023
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Kangaroo Valley (2022) |
... a visually striking document of Australia’s biodiversity ... - FILMINK (Australia)
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| Posted Jan 12, 2023
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Violent Night (2022) |
… enough thrills and spills to rise above its derivative nature … - FILMINK (Australia)
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| Posted Dec 01, 2022
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Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) |
If blockbusters are the cinematic equivalent of junk food, then 2014 has been a goddamn ice-cream sundae, and Guardians is the bright, sickly sweet cherry sitting on top. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Aug 16, 2014
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Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) |
With all of the exploding Porsches and Lamborghinis that its $180 million dollar budget affords, Extinction feels like the cinematic equivalent of big game hunting (especially when it is set in a country where the minimum wage is $2 an hour). - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Jun 27, 2014
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22 Jump Street (2014) |
Most stars are terrified of looking like fools but Tatum runs head-on into his dumb jock visage. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Jun 20, 2014
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Edge of Tomorrow (2014) |
we need more intelligent blockbusters that are based on original properties, and supporting films like Edge is the only way to get them. Or don't see it - but don't whine to me when you have to sit through Transformers 10. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Jun 05, 2014
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X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) |
...funny, sharp, and breathlessly paced, and is one of the few films this year that are worth the exuberant price of a current 3D ticket. Bring on X-men: Apocalypse. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted May 27, 2014
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) |
On a fundamental level, the Russos get the character of Captain America, and this deep understanding trickles down into the film in satisfying ways. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Apr 12, 2014
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Noah (2014) |
We now have the world's first $125 million stoner film. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Apr 05, 2014
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Nymphomaniac: Volume I (2014) |
If you are just horny? Skip the context and go to Mr Skin.com. But if you consider yourself a cineaste with an interest in cinema's reining enfant terrible, you must check out Nymphomaniac. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Mar 27, 2014
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12 Years a Slave (2013) |
There is a reason that Slave has topped the best of list of 25 major film critics and won the Golden Globe for Best Picture. Miss it at your own loss. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Feb 11, 2014
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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) |
Funny? Yes. Entertaining? Yes. Flattering? Not in the slightest. Anyone who wants to be in the Jordan Belfort business after watching Wolf must have rocks in their head. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Jan 28, 2014
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Her (2013) |
...anyone who has found themselves intoxicated by another soul should find much to love in Her. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Jan 22, 2014
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Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) |
While Shadow Recruit is undeniably formulaic - grizzled mentor! An agent in over his head! An international conspiracy! - it's formula is rock solid. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Jan 18, 2014
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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) |
I'm actually surprised that a major film studio (Paramount) would thumb their nose so openly at the competition (Fox). Good on them. They've got balls. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Jan 07, 2014
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American Hustle (2013) |
... American Hustle is like a passionate, booze-soaked conversation at a party: fun while it last, but foggy the next morning. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Dec 12, 2013
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Ender's Game (2013) |
A lot of Ender's Game plays like Starship Troopers: The Early Years. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Dec 10, 2013
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Closed Circuit (2013) |
The trailers have sold this film as a slick thriller, but unfortunately Closed Circuit is more chamomile tea than Red Bull. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Nov 27, 2013
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Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) |
I can't imagine anyone going into this film expecting Mrs. Doubtfire... - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Nov 13, 2013
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Captain Phillips (2013) |
The number one thing I took away from Captain Phillips (and Zero Dark Thirty before it) is: Don't. Ever. Mess. With. America. They take that (stuff) personally. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Nov 12, 2013
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The Counselor (2013) |
...at least in No Country these conversations ended with a cattle gun to the head. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Nov 11, 2013
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The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) |
'Author' Cassandra Clare assumes that you have never seen a film or read a book in your entire life. She steals plot details from Star Wars, Harry Potter and Twilight and assumes that no one will notice. I did. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Nov 10, 2013
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We're the Millers (2013) |
More like We're the Fillers. Despite having a half-decent premise, this generic American comedy squanders every single one of its comedic opportunities. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Oct 13, 2013
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Pain & Gain (2013) |
...the film occasionally approaches something resembling satire. Bay's attempts at humour are not always insightful though - a dead woman's breast implant still gets giggled. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Oct 12, 2013
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Elysium (2013) |
After District 9, this is a little bit of a disappointment... but a must-see for fans of the genre. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Oct 05, 2013
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Gravity (2013) |
...Cuaron takes elements that remove the soul from most films and uses them to his advantage. Gravity opens up the possibilities of cinema. (Video review) - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Oct 02, 2013
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The World's End (2013) |
...may not be as funny or inventive as its trailblazing predecessors, but it still has enough of the good stuff to put most big-budget Hollywood comedies to shame. (Video Review) - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Aug 11, 2013
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The Wolverine (2013) |
...its not the definitive Wolverine film that we had been promised. (Video Review) - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Aug 06, 2013
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The Conjuring (2013) |
...2013's horror film to beat. (Video review) - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Jul 29, 2013
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Only God Forgives (2013) |
Ultra Art-house, ultra obscure... a step down from Drive. (Video Review). - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Jul 29, 2013
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Fast & Furious 6 (2013) |
... Lin must actually listen to criticism and has been slowly rectifying the mistakes made in his previous films - hell, the way he is going, by the time they get to Sweet Fast 16, it might be up for Best Picture. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Jun 05, 2013
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The Great Gatsby (2013) |
It may sound like a strange comparison, but the film that Gatsby reminded me of the most is Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted May 30, 2013
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The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) |
Bleak, raw, epic and vibrating with energy, Pines is a film to haunt your dreams, and, so far, the best thing I've seen in a cinema in 2013. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted May 11, 2013
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The Hunt (2012) |
...watching an intelligent discourse on such a tricky subject makes for engrossing drama, even if it comes at the expense of our protagonist: a good man stranded in the void between moral panic and due process. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted May 05, 2013
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Iron Man 3 (2013) |
This film resembles its protagonist Tony Stark: its overblown, convoluted and seemingly disconnected to anything that has come before it. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted May 01, 2013
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Oblivion (2013) |
Not all of Oblivion's big ideas stick - in fact some of them threaten to send the film spiralling into its namesake - but at its best, the film achieves something that is highly elusive in modern film: it is completely and utterly engrossing. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Apr 21, 2013
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Warm Bodies (2013) |
...the film's horror element is hamstrung by its bloodless rating, so the filmmakers often focus on the immaculate cheekbones of their leads... - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Apr 10, 2013
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A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) |
Gone is the vulnerable, smart and resourceful hero of the original. He has instead been replaced by an unstoppable killing machine who - like a pull-string toy - sprouts irrelevant catch phrases like 'I'm on vacation!' in the middle of a fire fight. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Mar 25, 2013
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Cloud Atlas (2012) |
...few films have ever been this weird, this epic and this disjointed. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Mar 12, 2013
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The Last Stand (2013) |
...it's refreshing to watch a film that wants to be nothing more than a blood-soaked accompaniment to beer and pizza. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Feb 26, 2013
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Django Unchained (2012) |
It would seem that this film's irreverence isn't a case of didn't-try-can't-fail dismissiveness, but rather something more innocuous: it's simply the world interpreted through Tarantino's boisterous perspective. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Jan 28, 2013
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Gangster Squad (2013) |
...it would seem so much was spent on waistcoats that no one could afford to go to Officeworks, as Gangster Squad's script - the foundation of every film - is an absolute mess. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Jan 11, 2013
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Jack Reacher (2012) |
Unless you cast Yao Ming as Bilbo Baggins, what bearing does height have on a characterisation? Thank Christ that Cruise has an unwavering sense of self, as Jack Reacher is old school action dynamite. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Jan 06, 2013
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Red Dawn (2012) |
If your film choices are dictated by what is in the $2 pile at Blockbuster, I imagine this kind of easily justified pro-war sentiment would go down a treat, especially with a bottle of cheap whiskey. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Dec 04, 2012
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Trouble With the Curve (2012) |
It's a shame that Kevin Costner had already taken the title The Postman as it perfectly defines Curve - a film where every single plot development is telegraphed in advance. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Dec 01, 2012
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Skyfall (2012) |
Skyfall does what all of the best franchise entries do: it makes you want to see the next one immediately. Consider me (physically) shaken and (emotionally) stirred. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Nov 23, 2012
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End of Watch (2012) |
...one of 2012's best action films. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Nov 06, 2012
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Dredd (2012) |
...Dredd is one of the year's purest, most gratifying genre films. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Oct 27, 2012
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Argo (2012) |
...incredibly entertaining, lucid crowd pleaser. I'm [annoyed] that people may hear the synopsis and go 'Oh, that's not my thing', because Argo is everyone's thing: it's one of the year's best films. - The Aristocrat
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| Posted Oct 25, 2012
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