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Mad Dog Morgan
(1976)
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Rhett Bartlett
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Dennis Hopper is mesmerising as real life bushranger Dan Morgan. His scene in the wealthy homestead as he becomes maudlin is something to behold.
Posted Sep 24, 2015
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The Pledge
(2001)
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Rhett Bartlett
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Nicholson's finest performance. One of finest films ever made. Penn's direction and pacing is flawless.
Posted Sep 24, 2015
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1/5
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The LEGO Movie
(2014)
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Rhett Bartlett
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The Lego Movie is woeful, forgettable and one of the great film disappointments of this decade.
Posted Apr 05, 2014
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Gravity
(2013)
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Rhett Bartlett
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Gravity is about letting go, despite the film's poster proclaiming not to. It's a very good film technically. Nothing more.
Posted Oct 07, 2013
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3.5/5
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The Search for Emak Bakia
(2012)
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Rhett Bartlett
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It is truly a nostalgic atmosphere, at times haunting, always intriguing.
Posted Aug 22, 2013
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3.5/5
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The Lone Ranger
(2013)
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Rhett Bartlett
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Without a doubt, Depp's performance of Tonto is one of finest of his career. It's a movie of great adventure and humour. Sorrowful and nostalgic.
Posted Jul 24, 2013
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4/5
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The Last of Sheila
(1973)
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Rhett Bartlett
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Wonderfully camp. Brilliantly written. A hidden gem.
Posted Jul 11, 2013
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3.5/5
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A Story of Children and Film
(2013)
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Rhett Bartlett
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Cousins manages to unearth a shelf of films we've never heard of, and then teases us with gorgeous scenes.
Posted Jul 11, 2013
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2/5
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Man of Steel
(2013)
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Rhett Bartlett
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A poster child of what blockbuster films have become.
Posted Jul 11, 2013
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3.5 / 5
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The Act of Killing
(2012)
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Rhett Bartlett
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I'll never forget the final ten minutes of this documentary. Film begins to take revenge.
Posted Jun 23, 2013
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1/5
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World War Z
(2013)
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Rhett Bartlett
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The final act is actually the strength of the film. Apart from that, World War Z is a mess. A complete mess.
Posted Jun 21, 2013
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3.5/5
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Stranger by the Lake
(2013)
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Rhett Bartlett
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Confronting. Explicit. Eerie. Nightmarish. Its atmosphere lingers long in my memory, rolling over the haunting images and spectral sounds.
Posted May 31, 2013
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2/5
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The Amazing Spider-Man
(2012)
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Rhett Bartlett
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The Amazing Spiderman completely dilutes any remaining interest and excitement in the franchise. Move onto another character, Marvel Entertainment. Don't look back.
Posted Jul 17, 2012
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2.5/5
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Picture Me
(2009)
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Rhett Bartlett
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There are glimpses in the film of moments that are surprising and confronting.
Posted Jul 01, 2012
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4/5
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Phantom
(2000)
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Rhett Bartlett
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The performance of Ricardo Menese (as Sergei) is outstanding
Posted Jul 01, 2012
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4/5
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Heartbeats
(2010)
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Rhett Bartlett
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The film is a dream bubble, fragile and precious, that lingers over your head and heart, until bursting with the final scenes.
Posted Jul 01, 2012
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3.5/5
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Ici on noie les Algériens: 17 Octobre 1961 (Here We Drown Algerians: October 17th, 1961)
(2011)
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Rhett Bartlett
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a shattering expose of evil and human right violations on the highest scale.
Posted Jul 01, 2012
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5/5
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Senna
(2010)
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Rhett Bartlett
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Senna is not only one of the best films of this year, or of the last 10 years. It is one of the best films of all time.
Posted Jul 01, 2012
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2.5/5
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Wild Bill
(2011)
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Rhett Bartlett
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The direction by Dexter Fletcher to illicit the very strong performances by the juvenile actors, is a testament to his current strengths as a director
Posted Jul 01, 2012
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3/5
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The Ambassador
(2011)
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Rhett Bartlett
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Eccentric and powerful documentary that could unravel at any moment, with serious and deadly consequences.
Posted Jun 30, 2012
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1.5/5
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Brave
(2012)
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Rhett Bartlett
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After a strong start introducing the main characters, in particularly the wonderfully animated Merida, Pixar's Brave stumbles and tumbles through an appalling screenplay.
Posted Jun 24, 2012
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2/5
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Curling
(2010)
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Rhett Bartlett
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Curling begins strongly, with visually striking imagery, but ultimately never reach the potential which is hinted at in the opening scenes.
Posted Jun 21, 2012
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3/5
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The Bengali Detective
(2011)
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Rhett Bartlett
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Don't be fooled by the sequin wearing, gun-posing promotional clips - this film is serious, and sad.
Posted Jun 21, 2012
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2/5
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You Are Here
(2010)
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Rhett Bartlett
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It is tough going at stages, but contains some splendid ideas.
Posted Jun 21, 2012
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1/5
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The Tree of Life
(2011)
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Rhett Bartlett
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Malik's vision and deeply powerful imagery outlives its welcome after 20 minutes, leaving a film that meanders along trying to impress with concepts and ideas.
Posted Jun 21, 2012
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3/5
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Bullhead
(2011)
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Rhett Bartlett
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The only reason to see this film is for the performance of Matthias Schoenaerts.
Posted Jun 21, 2012
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4/5
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Super 8
(2011)
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Rhett Bartlett
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As much as we speak about E.T in glowing reflective terms, this generation in future will think back to the way that Super 8 touched them, scared them and made them laugh.
Posted Jun 21, 2012
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3/5
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Sleeping Beauty
(2011)
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Rhett Bartlett
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Sleeping Beauty is an atmospheric gem which intrigues and delivers in almost every scene
Posted Jun 21, 2012
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2.5/5
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A Useful Life
(2010)
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Rhett Bartlett
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Yet the first 40 minutes of 'A Useful Life' is a deep, rich love letter to cinema and loss, that still resonates in my mind and heart long after its viewing.
Posted Jun 21, 2012
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3/5
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King of Kings
(1961)
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Rhett Bartlett
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And there are moments within King of Kings that are quite beautiful and striking , deliberately intended to stand out from the norm.
Posted Jun 21, 2012
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3.5/5
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Wrinkles
(2014)
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Rhett Bartlett
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Wrinkles is a lovely and rewarding achievement.
Posted Jun 21, 2012
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2.5/5
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Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
(2012)
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Rhett Bartlett
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But Journey 2 delivers a flashy and eye opening adventure product, with each cast member stepping forward to steal particular scenes.
Posted Jun 21, 2012
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2.5/5
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A Genesis Found
(2009)
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Rhett Bartlett
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Combined with outstanding musical cues 'A Genesis Found' should be an influential example to emerging filmmakers on the importance of attention to visual and auditory elements
Posted Jun 21, 2012
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4/5
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The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
(2011)
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Rhett Bartlett
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It is heartbreaking on an unimagineable scale. Through the survivors own words, through the dying of the blossoms to the ground, something stirs within the viewer.
Posted Jun 21, 2012
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3.5/5
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Incident in New Baghdad
(2011)
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Rhett Bartlett
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Filmmaker James Spione delivers a compelling short documentary, which pushes you deep within the psyche of an ordinary U.S Soldier, during an unnecessary and tragic moment.
Posted Jun 21, 2012
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2.5/5
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Shame
(2011)
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Rhett Bartlett
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Fassbender and Mulligan give some of their finest work. The execution of this explicit film could however, have been handled smarter.
Posted Jun 21, 2012
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3.5/5
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The Artist
(2011)
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Rhett Bartlett
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There appears to be one last goodbye, one last spotlight, for an industry that should never have left us in the first place.
Posted Jun 21, 2012
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3/5
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God Is the Bigger Elvis
(2011)
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Rhett Bartlett
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The final moments of the documentary delivers one of the finest endings you will see in a film all year.
Posted Jun 21, 2012
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4/5
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
(2011)
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Rhett Bartlett
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It is the best of the 9 films nominated for the Best Picture Oscar.
Posted Jun 21, 2012
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3/5
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Prometheus
(2012)
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Rhett Bartlett
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Prometheus is 2 parts magnificent, 1 part disastrous.
Posted Jun 21, 2012
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3/5
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Tomorrow Is Forever
(1946)
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Rhett Bartlett
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Tomorrow is Forever is one of my favourite films of 1946.
Posted Jun 21, 2012
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1/5
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Marvel's the Avengers
(2012)
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Rhett Bartlett
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The overlong, stale experience barely raises a fast pulse, as the movie quickly stumbles into a standard film structure and doesn't even try to break free.
Posted Jun 21, 2012
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