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5/5
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Kick-Ass
(2010)
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Luke Edwards
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Amazing, gory and immersive fight scenes; punchy, side-splitting dialogue; excellent acting and utter originality are just a few of the good things about this film.
Posted Mar 25, 2010
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4/5
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Green Zone
(2010)
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Tom Howard
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Green Zone is a supremely slick flick which doesn't overdo the political dialogue and knows exactly when to blow up a car in a long and complicated action sequence.
Posted Mar 17, 2010
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3/5
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Shutter Island
(2010)
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Tom Howard
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Neither Scorsese nor Di Caprio is at the top of their game in Shutter Island, but like all successful teams they know how to win when they're playing badly. Good not great.
Posted Mar 17, 2010
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2/5
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Legion
(2010)
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Luke Edwards
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If you like biblical tales and fancy a bit of action mixed with angelic references this will be worth a rental. The main message is, have faith. But be warned, this film will test yours.
Posted Mar 05, 2010
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4/5
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Crazy Heart
(2009)
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Tom Howard
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Although it's a bit like watching Jeff Bridges look you in the eyes, waft his boozy breath in your face and shout "CAN I HAVE AN OSCAR PLEASE?", it's difficult not to be charmed by everything about Crazy Heart.
Posted Feb 19, 2010
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Burlesque Undressed
(2010)
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Luke Edwards
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A whole film of burlesque dancers doing burlesque dancing and talking about burlesque dancing. How can it possibly fail?
Posted Jan 22, 2010
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3/5
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Ninja Assassin
(2009)
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Luke Edwards
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A bit of a let down. We expected more.
Posted Jan 22, 2010
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4/5
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44 Inch Chest
(2009)
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Luke Edwards
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An impressive roller-coaster of emotional manipulation that grabs you by the soft bits, leads you and doesn't show signs of ever letting go.
Posted Jan 15, 2010
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4/5
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Avatar
(2009)
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Tom Howard
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It's 100% genuinely undeniably categorically without-a-doubt unlike anything you've ever seen before and if you like graphics and special effects and stuff that's totally new, you'll love it.
Posted Jan 05, 2010
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4/5
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Harry Brown
(2009)
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Tom Howard
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Fast and blood-splattered, stinks of weed, underage sex, mindless murder, blind loyalty and flexible morals and doesn't sell out to a cheesy ending.
Posted Nov 13, 2009
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4/5
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Fish Tank
(2009)
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Tom Howard
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Fish Tank is a simple but incredibly, almost unbelievably, powerful film. No man or woman with warm blood in their body will come away from it feeling chirpy. On the plus side, it's so reassuringly brilliant that you'll feel proud to be British.
Posted Sep 11, 2009
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4/5
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The Hurt Locker
(2008)
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Tom Howard
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Most poignantly, it offers a different perspective on the war to the generally negative one on the news.
Posted Aug 29, 2009
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3/5
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Funny People
(2009)
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Tom Howard
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It's very funny. And it's awesome to see Apatow have a bash at moving away from his undeniably successful formula.
Posted Aug 29, 2009
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3/5
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Inglourious Basterds
(2009)
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Charlotte Smith
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QT is rediscovering his form: Basterds is a tense, punchy and darkly funny film.
Posted Aug 21, 2009
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5/5
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Public Enemies
(2009)
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Paul Salfen
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An on-the-spot, VIP ushering into the gangster movie hall of fame. It's a real movie, one which you'll be proud to say you paid to see. Eat that, Optimus.
Posted Jul 03, 2009
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2/5
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Terminator Salvation
(2009)
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David Clack
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It was depressing. It made you feel foolish for ever being scared of Arnie or the melty dude from James Cameron's second film. It was stupefying.
Posted Jun 05, 2009
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3/5
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Star Trek
(2009)
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Chris Bell
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If you realise that it has one aim - to introduce an entirely new audience to the franchise - and go into the cinema knowing that, then you'll have a good time. Unlike like me: I sat there with my arms folded, tutting a lot.
Posted May 08, 2009
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5/5
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Let the Right One In
(2008)
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Charlotte Smith
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A beautiful, brutal yet understated film.
Posted Apr 17, 2009
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3/5
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Punisher: War Zone
(2008)
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Tom Howard
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As entertaining as Punisher: War Zone is, there's no real depth, the plot is obvious and it's a wee bit charmless.
Posted Feb 05, 2009
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