Reviews

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Quartet

At a home for retired opera singers, the annual concert to celebrate Verdi’s birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean, an eternal diva and t...

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Jack Reacher Review

A homicide investigator digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper who shot five random victims. The crime takes place in Pittsburgh,...

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Samsara

Filmed over five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, SAMSARA transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, indu...

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Wreck-It Ralph Review

A video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfil his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives. Wreck-It Ralp...

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God Bless America

On a mission to rid society of its most repellent citizens, terminally ill Frank makes an unlikely accomplice in 16-year-old Roxy. Frank (Joel Murray)...

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Les Misérables Review

Let’s be honest; you have to be pretty damn bold to take on The Hobbit for a Boxing Day opening, but director Tom Hooper and producer Cameron Mackinto...

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Review

Peter Jackson returns to Middle Earth with part one of his trilogy adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien’s The Hobbit. A young Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf the ...

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This Is 40 Review

Writer/director/producer Judd Apatow brings audiences This Is 40, an original comedy that expands upon the story of Pete and Debbie from the blockbust...

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Liberal Arts

When 30-something Jesse returns to his alma mater for a professor’s retirement party, he falls for Zibby, a college student, and is faced with a...

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Life of Pi

“A story that will make you believe in God” uh say what? Did I hear that right? You’re going to tell me a story that will prove, beyond doubt, that Go...

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Skyfall Review

Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no mat...

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Fun Size Review

The new Halloween, family comedy film FUN SIZE is a bit of a mixed bag. It’s trick or treat as it’s target audience is primary school kids and their p...

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Breaking Dawn Part 2

The final and highly anticipated installment for the Twilight saga has finally hit cinemas. With teen girls excited to see Jacob (played by Taylor Lau...

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower Review

It’s 1991 and academically precocious, socially awkward Charlie is a wallflower, always watching from the sidelines, until a pair of charismatic...

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Pitch Perfect

The new comedy flick PITCH PEFECT is laugh-out-loud funny with a bit of drama thrown in the mix. Although I’m not a fan of typical teenage coming-of-a...

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Robot And Frank

Set in the near future, Frank, a man with the early signs of dementia receives a gift from his son: a robot butler programmed to look after him. But s...

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Seven Psychopaths

A Los Angeles-set crime comedy involving a screenwriter, the criminal underworld, and one gangster’s beloved Shih Tzu. Marty  is a struggling wr...

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End of Watch

Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel, during a routin...

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The Sessions

Audience Award winner at Sundance 2012, the true story of a man paralysed from the neck down, determined to lose his virginity at the age of 38 – with...

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Argo

A dramatization of the 1980 joint CIA-Canadian secret operation to extract six fugitive American diplomatic personnel out of revolutionary Iran. The I...