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Reviews

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Mike revels in WASTING AWAY

Some of you might remember my bitter (if somewhat naive) disappointment with Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus. Far from being the B-movie cheese-fest I wanted,…

 
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Mike heads THREE MILES NORTH OF MOLKOM

What goes on three miles north of a small Swedish town called Molkom? Well,  it's a rural area in lush countryside so you'd expect the…

 
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Mike is underwhelmed by THE FIRM

Another remake (I continue, unapologetically, to hate them) is coming our way this week, now in the form of eighties TV play The Firm. A…

 

JULIE & JULIA

Sleepless in Seattle director Nora Ephron whisks up a treat, (so to speak) with this double entree of female culinary endeavors. Julie & Julia unfolds…

 

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Gritty council estate dramas are becoming a big thing for UK cinema. They provide a simple, accessible set, social commentary and, most importantly, suit the…

 

Moon Review

Moon is a bit of a space oddity in this climate of brash big-budgeted blockbusters. It’s a mesmerizing, slow burning, modest sci-fi drama that marks…

 
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Simon Says THE DAMNED UNITED is a Lesson in Character Acting, but not in Adaptation…

It was always going to be an enthralling prospect- a cinematic take on David Peace's astounding and controversial non-linear novel charting Brian Clough's disastrous…

 
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MESRINE – NOW THAT’S A GANGSTER MOVIE…

MESRINE: PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE is about to hit cinemas in the UK, so it seems about the right time to extol the virtues of…

 
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Simon Says MY OWN WORST ENEMY may be Christian Slater’s route back to the top…

Christian Slater's star has often threatened to fizzle out completely over the past decade or so. After early career promise pointed towards a likely…

 
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Once Upon A Time in Cannes… Simon saw INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

Most people will have now started to hear the early buzz around Tarantino's latest (thank God for Twitter eh?), and read my frankly profane initial…