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Valentine's Day
Behind The Lens
Debbie Lynn Elias
Garry Marshall...knows his audience... He delivers what we expect and here he does it all tied up in a heart-shaped box with a big red bow - make that lots of big red bows. Kitschy? You bet. But it's fun!
3/5
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Van Helsing
Behind The Lens
Debbie Lynn Elias
Hugh Jackman stars as the sexiest Van Helsing to ever hit the screen. Even more impressive... is his larger than life screen presence and physicality that keeps his character from becoming overshadowed by the incredible amount of CGI and monster effects
3/5
5
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What a Girl Wants
Behind The Lens
Debbie Lynn Elias
Dennie Gordon does an admirable of directing this little romp across the pond keeping things light and even-tempered... Predictable? Yes. Sentimental? Yes. Charming? Yes. Enjoyable? Without a doubt.
3/5
5
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Wild Hogs
Behind The Lens
Debbie Lynn Elias
Ripe with laughter, gags, obvious ad-libbing and a free-wheeling sense of lensing that befits the open road ride of the Wild Hogs, [Walt] Becker does another admirable job despite the film's shortcomings.
2/5
5
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Wish I Was Here
Behind The Lens
Debbie Lynn Elias
Although there is an unevenness to the story in terms of thematic elements, [Zach] Braff hits some emotional highs but truly excels with not only his casting but the technical elements and considerations, most notably Lawrence Sher's cinematography.
3/5
5
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Zoolander 2
Behind The Lens
Debbie Lynn Elias
Directed by [Ben] Stiller, the work is serviceable but not outstanding, save for the film serving as a compact travelogue for Rome.
2.5/5
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Armageddon
Beliefnet
Nell Minow
The summer thrill ride movie is becoming as much of a 4th of July tradition as the picnic and the fireworks.
4/5
5
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A Private War
Ben Film Talk
Ben Rolph
Rosamund Pike delivers a career best performance.
4/5
5
4
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A Star Is Born
Ben Film Talk
Ben Rolph
An incredibly strong film with minimal flaws capturing this heart-wrenching story in a special way.
4.5/5
5
4.5
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Bird Box
Ben Film Talk
Ben Rolph
Sandra Bullock delievers a powerhouse performance.
4/5
5
4
5
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6
9
2
1,116
Bohemian Rhapsody
Ben Film Talk
Ben Rolph
The film suffers from the utterly poor direction of Bryan Singer.
2/5
5
2
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2
9
2
1,116
Child's Play
Ben Film Talk
Ben Rolph
This is horror at its worst.
1/5
5
1
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Dark Phoenix
Ben Film Talk
Ben Rolph
Overall I liked it and it certainly isn't the worst X-Men film.
3/5
5
3
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4
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First Man
Ben Film Talk
Ben Rolph
First Man is an incredible film, ripe with Damien Chazelle's touch - reinforcing him as one of the best directors currently working.
5/5
5
5
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Halloween
Ben Film Talk
Ben Rolph
The film captures the tension and feeling of the original.
4/5
5
4
5
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6
9
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1,116
Hereditary
Ben Film Talk
Ben Rolph
An absolute masterpiece in horror cinema
5/5
5
5
5
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8
9
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1,116
Leave No Trace
Ben Film Talk
Ben Rolph
A deeply affecting tale of love and survival
5/5
5
5
5
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8
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Mandy
Ben Film Talk
Ben Rolph
The concept is incredible and hilarious at the end - but is a big mess.
3/5
5
3
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4
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1,116
Overlord
Ben Film Talk
Ben Rolph
The film is exhilarating. With the beautiful visuals and the bright piercing colours.
4/5
5
4
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1,116
Sorry to Bother You
Ben Film Talk
Ben Rolph
It is an honourable mess.
3/5
5
3
5
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4
9
2
1,116
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Ben Film Talk
Ben Rolph
An unconventional masterpiece.
5/5
5
5
5
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8
9
2
1,116
The Front Runner
Ben Film Talk
Ben Rolph
It is great, but not entirely captivating like The Post.
4/5
5
4
5
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9
2
1,116
The Old Man & the Gun
Ben Film Talk
Ben Rolph
A wonderful piece in cinema, heart warming and lovable.
5/5
5
5
5
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8
9
2
1,116
The Possession of Hannah Grace
Ben Film Talk
Ben Rolph
It's full of cliches and is rather uneventful.
2/5
5
2
5
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The Sisters Brothers
Ben Film Talk
Ben Rolph
It's a warped dream of the Western that successfully subverts and delivers a ravishingly beautiful spectacle.
5/5
5
5
5
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9
2
1,116
Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Beyond the Trailer
Grace Randolph
Total mixed bag, doesn't merit a rotten OR fresh tomato. But representation is important, which JUST tips the scale to fresh. Robbie, McGregor & Smollet-Bell do the best work.
5/10
10
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Avengers: Endgame
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
Two and a half hours of plot for thirty minutes of magically divine statuesque iconography that's, surprisingly, worth the seat.
4/5
5
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Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
Thoughtful and dedicated to the mission of history and the contrasting of then to now. An absolutely stunning chronicle.
5/5
5
5
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10
11
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1,118
Border (Gräns)
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
A confounding smash-up of genres, of societal themes, and of various fantasy mythologies, making for a film that is equally as interesting as I am personally disturbed by it.
2.5/5
5
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CAM
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
It's dystopian now. It's a road that follows back into itself, repeating on and on. It's a data-mosh where all that matters in this or that world is persona.
5/5
5
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Captain Marvel
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
One of the sweetest - not cutesy - entries in the franchise, not to mention cheer-inducing and strong.
4/5
5
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Child's Play
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
Could CHILD'S PLAY be that rare instance of an 80s remake that gets things right? Yes, it could be. It eschews that decade's aesthetic for a modern look, but still captures that old-ish mentality of Reaganomics gory satire.
3.5/5
5
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Creed II
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
This new entry plays things just above safe, being a crazy good crowd pleaser that is both level-headed and daring, but within set limits.
3.5/5
5
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Donnybrook
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
America, as designed by Sutton and crew, is vibrant in its decay and alive in ways that make you appreciate what little you have.
4/5
5
4
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DriverX
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
DriverX is the movie version of that Simpsons meme where Principal Skinner asks aloud "Am I out of touch?"
1.5/5
5
1.5
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Fahrenheit 11/9
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
A movie that goes from disappointment and told you so-ism to we can still turn this around attitude, with the asterisk of "if we want to".
3.5/5
5
3.5
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Fast Color
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
Through visions of family and generational trauma, Fast Color stands tall as a specialty listing, something I would call a "Pre-Power" story. When that power comes alive, the results reach fantastical heights.
4/5
5
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
Sanctimonious in bad places and incoherent in even worse ones. It does have heart and a definite sense of wanting. That should go a long way. It should.
1.5/5
5
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Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
Hale County has determination in spite of sensory trauma. It never rests, nor should it.
5/5
5
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Hallowed Ground
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
A new MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE for a new kind of audience, who appreciates the honest effort and love of filmmaking, over technical and plain razzle-dazzle. Still...
0/5
5
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I Am Mother
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
There is science to this fiction, and that science may be too terrifying for some viewers to consider or accept.
4/5
5
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It Chapter Two
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
Some quirks here, some added observations there, some action around the corner, and you have what is a somewhat enjoyable if potentially disappointing popcorn-muncher.
3/5
5
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Ma
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
Spencer taps into something true and terrifying in all of us and that's the real horror in this.
2.5/5
5
2.5
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Porno
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
Has just enough to get us through a hump but not enough to pull us to complete satisfaction.
3/5
5
3
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Rodents of Unusual Size
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
Beneath the fun cooking and wildlife anecdotes is an inquisitive motion of unwavering notions about the coast, tradition, and ways of life and family.
4/5
5
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Roma
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
Cuaron brings new definition to what is considered a "spectacle". Indeed, Roma is spectacular.
5/5
5
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10
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2
1,118
Shoplifters (Manbiki kazoku)
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
Never once is this a story that obstructs its telling to show off skill and craft, always technically nuanced and always engrossing.
5/5
5
5
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10
11
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1,118
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
If we are to think of cinema as escapism, and we also consider what we're escaping from and what we're escaping into, Spider-Verse isn't a mere crowd-pleaser; it's a major accomplishment.
5/5
5
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10
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Starfish
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
Bold, to say the least, and frustratingly pretentious to say the most.
1/5
5
1
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2
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Suspiria
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
The beads of sweat coming off my brow and from my pits made for some discomfort but didn't rival the uncomfortable horror, the unnerving attractiveness, and ultimately the deeply embedded sounds and images the film put forth.
5/5
5
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10
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1,118
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
Scruggs is a cinematic achievement of the marriage between the strange and the mainstream, of the reconciliation between the legendary and the literal, and of the push/pull between the known and the unknown.
4/5
5
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8
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The Dead Don't Die
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
There's nothing bland about DEAD's compositions or scenarios, as still as they may be perceived. Really, plenty is happening from ear to ear. Just listen and look.
5/5
5
5
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1,118
The Favourite
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
Olivia Colman, if there is any justice in this world, ought to get an Academy Award for her tragically pathetic and miserably afraid turn.
3.5/5
5
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The Great Buster: A Celebration
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
Not a documentary but more, THE GREAT BUSTER is quite a lovely way to round out a year of modern classics.
3/5
5
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1,118
The House That Jack Built
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
If Lars Von Trier were to make a toilet humor/fart joke farce, The House That Jack Built would be it. This conceit alone is disturbing but goes farther ...
3/5
5
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1,118
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
In the face of negative space, The Lego Movie 2 finds a way to break through the occasional tedium and make something I'd like to launch into infinity, as a message from us Earthlings.
4/5
5
4
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8
11
2
1,118
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
That (the movie) exists indeed and does so with much vigor, much energy, much love is a wonderment all alone. And that it works on such an impactful level is a testament to Cervantes' classic and to Terry Gilliam's very spirit.
5/5
5
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Thunder Road
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
It's a singular performance in a singular movie, to be certain. One that will have you smiling and teary-eyed for various - right or wrong - reasons.
5/5
5
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10
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1,118
Toy Story 4
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
TOY STORY 4 handles its heavy doses of philosophical queries with maturity, nuance, and tenderness, never once eyeballing the children in the audience, never once demanding not enough or too much.
5/5
5
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10
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1,118
Under the Silver Lake
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
An enigma on top of an enigma, contradicting and solving itself at once. That's quite the feat for any director, and even more of one for any moviegoer to sit through and enjoy.
5/5
5
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Us
Big Easy Magazine
Bill Arceneaux
Seriously, Us is an instant classic from an instant player.
5/5
5
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Agent Cody Banks
Billings Outpost (Montana)
Josh Gilchrist
Will kids enjoy this? Well, does a child like candy?
2.5/4
4
2.5
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Bend It Like Beckham
Billings Outpost (Montana)
Josh Gilchrist
Why does there seem to always be a popular fluff film out there? Because enough people out there are looking for just that, a fun film smothered in sweetness.
3/4
4
3
4
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Bruce Almighty
Billings Outpost (Montana)
Josh Gilchrist
There's something to be said for a film that keeps us smiling rather than one that has a few funny moments before disappearing from memory forever.
3/4
4
3
4
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Changing Lanes
Billings Outpost (Montana)
Josh Gilchrist
Movies like this make an audience feel numb after being put through so much in a short amount of time. It's unbelievable and relentless.
2/4
4
2
4
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4
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The Core
Billings Outpost (Montana)
Josh Gilchrist
The film is an enjoyable vestige of the B movies of yesterday, not just in storyline but in cheap-looking effects. But with an $85 million budget, one wonders why the filmmakers voluntarily chose to make it look cheap.
2.5/4
4
2.5
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Daredevil
Billings Outpost (Montana)
Josh Gilchrist
Daredevil is nothing more than a big train wreck of a film. Too bad those responsible for bringing it to theaters were not on the train when it derailed.
0.5/4
4
0.5
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1
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1,119
Hollywood Homicide
Billings Outpost (Montana)
Josh Gilchrist
It's not a bad film, just a very tired one that wastes a good cast. Some people will like this movie. For the rest, the best time to see it is when it hits Blockbuster.
2/4
4
2
4
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4
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1,119
Nothing but Trouble
Billings Outpost (Montana)
Josh Gilchrist
Nothing but a complete mess.
0/5
5
0
5
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6
1
1,120
Promised Land
Birmingham Post
Damon Smith
The film means well, it just doesn't stir the soul.
5.5/10
10
5.5
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21 And Over
Birmingham Post
Damon Smith
Moore and Lucas's script treats the characters with affection and is peppered with belly laughs.
6/10
10
6
10
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10
19
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All Stars
Birmingham Post
Damon Smith
All Stars is inoffensive wish fulfilment aimed at a distinctly younger audience than the StreetDance franchise.
6/10
10
6
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10
19
2
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Byzantium
Birmingham Post
Damon Smith
The fractured chronology hampers dramatic momentum but Jordan navigates a clear path between past and present, drawing us into his heroines' unusual predicament.
6/10
10
6
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19
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Dark Skies
Birmingham Post
Damon Smith
Dark Skies sustains tension by grounding most of the family's torment in reality.
6/10
10
6
10
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10
19
2
1,121
Dead Man Down
Birmingham Post
Damon Smith
Dead Man Down is gripping.
7/10
10
7
10
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12
19
2
1,121
Deadfall
Birmingham Post
Damon Smith
The shifts in tone between black comedy, romance and suspense are often jarring and Dean's script fails to seamlessly weave together its themes of incest and redemption.
5/10
10
5
10
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8
19
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Disneynature Chimpanzee
Birmingham Post
Damon Smith
Linfield and Fothergill, colleagues from the BBC Natural History unit, who worked together on the series Planet Earth, remain cheerful throughout. Their passion for Mother Nature shines through in every frame.
7/10
10
7
10
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Epic
Birmingham Post
Damon Smith
A charming fable that could, with clever parental persuasion, inspire the youngest generation to swap their video games for an invigorating spot of housework.
6/10
10
6
10
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10
19
2
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Fast & Furious 6
Birmingham Post
Damon Smith
Diesel and Walker can play their roles in their sleep, and the lack of expression on the former's face suggests he might be ...
5/10
10
5
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8
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1,121
Iron Man 3
Birmingham Post
Susan Griffin
Fun for both fans and newbies to the comic book world, the movie may be a lengthy 129 minutes but it doesn't feel like it.
8/10
10
8
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Love Is All You Need
Birmingham Post
Damon Smith
[Peddles] a winning formula of fizzing dialogue and longing glances.
6.5/10
10
6.5
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Oblivion
Birmingham Post
Damon Smith
The script's philosophical musings about humanity and self-sacrifice are almost as flimsy as the central love triangle that fails to ignite the emotional afterburners for a slam-bang finale.
6/10
10
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Olympus Has Fallen
Birmingham Post
Damon Smith
Fuqua lights the fuse on the summer blockbuster season with an almighty, ground-shaking bang.
6/10
10
6
10
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10
19
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Spring Breakers
Birmingham Post
Damon Smith
[It] quickly descends into a pointless repetition of images and vapid dialogue.
4/10
10
4
10
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6
19
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1,121
Star Trek Into Darkness
Birmingham Post
Damon Smith
Star Trek Into Darkness is bolted together with clinical precision by Abrams, who orchestrates each daredevil chase and skirmish with breathless abandon.
7/10
10
7
10
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12
19
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The Big Wedding
Birmingham Post
Damon Smith
A frothy and harmless confection that squanders the on-screen talent.
5/10
10
5
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The Look of Love
Birmingham Post
Damon Smith
Quips aside, there's a disappointing lack of depth to the characters.
6/10
10
6
10
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19
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The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Birmingham Post
Damon Smith
The bittersweet mood pervades until the final frames when Hedges contrives a satisfying resolution that should leave a few lumps in throats.
6/10
10
6
10
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19
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The Place Beyond The Pines
Birmingham Post
Damon Smith
The Place Beyond The Pines is impeccably crafted and Mike Patton's orchestrations beautifully underscore the inner turmoil.
7/10
10
7
10
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12
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The Purge
Birmingham Post
Damon Smith
DeMonaco's script begins to run out of steam ... but there's a deliciously nasty sting in the tail, just when it seems the film is poised to draw breath.
6/10
10
6
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The Last Song
Birmingham Post
Roz Laws
It's pretty watchable, mainly thanks to strong performances from Kinnear and Coleman. Cyrus, sadly, fails to convey a broken heart.
3/4
4
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The Ghost Writer
Birmingham Post
Graham Young
The Ghost isn't Polanski's best work, but it's a more worthwhile project than the 2005 Oliver Twist remake, his only other movie since winning a best director Oscar for The Pianist in 2003.
4/4
4
4
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Repo Men
Birmingham Post
Graham Young
The script has a resonance of sorts with today's debt-ridden society. But it's also derivative, violent and lacking in both suspense and the sort of characters we cared for in Stephen Frears' organ drama Dirty Pretty Things.
1/4
4
1
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Furry Vengeance
Birmingham Post
Graham Young
If you only take your children to see movies like Up ... they'll think every film is going to be fantastic. That's not very good training for the disappointments of life, so Furry Vengeance does have one purpose.
1/4
4
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Kick-Ass
Birmingham Post
Roz Laws
Kick-Ass starts with a big laugh and they don't stop coming for two hours. The script is sharp, there are clever comic book graphics, a cool soundtrack and a satisfying ending.
4/4
4
4
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The Back-up Plan
Birmingham Post
null
This romcom is as predictable and contrived as they come, especially when they have to break-up before inevitably getting back together for the happy ending. But it's also funny and sweet, with some amusing lines.
4/4
4
4
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Centurion
Birmingham Post
Graham Young
This hideously violent, formula one chase movie lacks the novelty of Mel Gibson's Apocalypto as well as its equally-deserved 18 certificate.
2/4
4
2
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Date Night
Birmingham Post
Roz Laws
You have to take a few infeasible plot leaps, but the chemistry between the leads, and their sheer likeability factor, carry them through the silly slapstick.
4/4
4
4
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Dear John
Birmingham Post
Roz Laws
It's fairly romantic and looks good on screen, but the plot is too slight.
3/4
4
3
4
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2
4
1
1,122
The Disappearance of Alice Creed
Birmingham Post
Roz Laws
Only the pedigree of Eddie Marsan suggests there might be more to this film than meets the eye. And that it might be clever enough to excuse the material.
2/4
4
2
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