
Paul M. Bradshaw
Movies reviews only
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Bullet Train (2022) |
Buoyed by Leitch’s expert eye for action as well as one of the most hilariously disposable A-list casts around, the film has Friday night written all over it. - Total Film
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| Posted Aug 02, 2022
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The Green Knight (2021) |
Anyone who's followed Lowery's career won't be surprised to see how skilfully everything comes together... but this still feels like a big, bold new step for the director. - NME
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| Posted Dec 07, 2021
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Riders of Justice (2020) |
A dark, funny, smart spin on the revenge movie that's almost sure to be ruined by a Hollywood remake. - NME
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| Posted Dec 07, 2021
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Army of Thieves (2021) |
There's probably a sweet and slick little safe-cracker comedy buried somewhere beneath the bloat, but the film's stake in Snyder's content farm leaves it feeling overlong, underweight and slightly unnecessary. - NME
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| Posted Dec 03, 2021
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Kong: Skull Island (2017) |
Dialogue aside, this is a film that provides some supersized thrills. - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018) |
Terry Gilliam's barmy, baroque fever dream is the best version we could have hoped for...After three decades of delays, it's a miracle this bonkers epic ever got made. - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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Bad Boys for Life (2020) |
Smith is Smith, Lawrence is Lawrence, and they both look really cool when they shoot people, which is exactly what you want out of a Bad Boys movie. Unless, of course, you want a load of rampant misogyny as well, in which case, go watch Bad Boys II again. - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) |
Far more charming, coherent and less chaotic than expected, Sonic the Hedgehog succeeds where Cats failed and successfully reverses its pre-determined narrative set out by the Internet. - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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Radioactive (2019) |
Rosamund Pike plays Marie Curie in a meticulous biopic about the awesome power of science. - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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The Jesus Rolls (2019) |
Ill-advised sequel has no idea what it is, why it exists or who it's for. - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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Spenser Confidential (2020) |
Boring action sequences, chemistry-free leads and punchline-less jokes... - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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The Main Event (2020) |
More bellyflop than powerslam... - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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Rising High (2020) |
Kross, Lau and Uhse all do a great job with what they have - Kross in particular standing out with a range that spans wide-eyed kid to slick city boy, through wannabe chancer and everything in-between - but the script isn't quite strong enough to keep up. - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill (2020) |
Seinfeld's angsty wordplay is perfect for an irritable lockdown audience - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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Ema (2019) |
Pablo Larraín's arthouse horror-dance flick will creep under your skin and stay there. - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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Extraction (2020) |
Dumb, derivative and far too serious, Chris Hemsworth's latest is still a whole heap of fun... - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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A Rainy Day in New York (2019) |
If this is the once-celebrated auteur's final, widely-released movie, it's not how anyone would wish to go out... - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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Da 5 Bloods (2020) |
As anti-racism protests continue, the firebrand filmmaker returns with one of his best ever movies... - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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Dads (2019) |
Dads is basically just one big warm, sticky, slightly embarrassing hug for the Howard family that we all get to join in on. - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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Inheritance (2020) |
Count yourself lucky that cinemas aren't open for you to waste your money on this. - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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Feel the Beat (2020) |
Harmless, feelgood fluff for fans of Step Up. - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) |
A thrilling piece of angry social history. - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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The Lie (2018) |
Joey King's Blumhouse horror is unseated by an ill-advised, late-game plot twist. - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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Eternal Beauty (2019) |
Craig Roberts' heartfelt indie is more than just good looks...the director blends stunning visuals with scenes of emotional intensity. - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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Perfect 10 (2019) |
A socially realist drama in the mould of Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank. - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020) |
The most important film of the year. - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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Unknown Origins (2020) |
There's a weird amount of fun to be had in watching a film that tries to squeeze itself into five different pigeonholes instead of just one. - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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Black Box (2020) |
This high-concept sci-fi horror has potential, but it lacks the guts to go full-weird. - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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His House (2020) |
First-time director Remi Weekes serves up plenty jump scares, but his real-world terrors are much more frightening. - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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Possessor: Uncut (2020) |
Both at the top of their game, it's Riseborough's performance that really lingers - and her honest, human emotion that grounds the film in enough sanity... - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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Fireball: Visitors From Darker Worlds (2020) |
A lesson in intergalactic randomness from Germany's oddball film professor. - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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Supernova (2020) |
The star-studded dementia drama will leave you a blubbering wreck. - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (2020) |
If you're missing the pub, this film will either make you feel much better or much worse... - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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The Rental (2020) |
An inauthentic cabin-in-the-woods thriller... - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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MLK/FBI (2020) |
Sam Pollard's Martin Luther King deep-dive unearths amazing contemporary footage and previously unseen government files. - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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The Dig (2021) |
There's a great film to be unearthed from John Preston's 2007 novel, but this isn't it. - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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Coming 2 America (2021) |
It's nice to spend a bit of time back in the palace of Zamunda, but there's definitely still only one comedy classic that belongs on the throne. - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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Nomadland (2020) |
Caught somewhere between gazing longingly at the past and squaring up to the future, Nomadland feels like the only film that stands a chance of saying all the right things. - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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The Father (2020) |
The acclaimed actor's struggling retiree marks yet another milestone performance... - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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Stray (2021) |
The doc is a must-watch for mutt-lovers. - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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The Mauritanian (2021) |
Macdonald's solid, occasionally generic exposé still lands with weight thanks to Rahim - a name that really should have been on that Oscar list... - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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Silk Road (2021) |
...nothing but a bad trip. - NME
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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SAS: Rise of the Black Swan (2021) |
SAS: Red Notice is so close to being fun that it's a real shame to see it let down by a lousy script, lazy directing and enough army cliches to fill a dozen Call Of Duty cutscenes. - NME
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| Posted Apr 15, 2021
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Thunder Force (2021) |
Running gags run for too long, with McCarthy leaning heavily into every cliché and Spencer wasted on straight-woman setups that never quite land. - Total Film
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| Posted Apr 09, 2021
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Saving Christmas (2014) |
By the time the filmmakers and their entire families have brought the film to a close, you just feel sorry for them. - Digital Spy
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| Posted Nov 19, 2020
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Tokyo Ghoul (2017) |
The effects are a bit ropey, but everything else is just slick enough for a franchise. - Total Film
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| Posted Jan 30, 2018
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Rise of the Footsoldier: The Final Chapter (2017) |
Fans will enjoy 90 minutes of neckless spray-tans hitting each other with hammers (this time with an '80s soundtrack and a Shaun Ryder cameo), but most people have better things to do. - Total Film
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| Posted Oct 30, 2017
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Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) |
It may be grasping at plot straws, but it's still funny, still sweet and still starring your favourite squirrel-rat thing. - Total Film
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| Posted Jan 02, 2017
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A Hologram for the King (2016) |
Strand Hanks on a desert island, a pirate ship or in a well-intentioned film without much focus and he'll still find a way of turning it around. - Total Film
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| Posted Jan 02, 2017
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Next to Her (2014) |
It might leave you utterly traumatised, but this is one of the most daring, sensitive love stories in recent memory. - Total Film
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| Posted Jan 02, 2017
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