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[14 May 2012 | 5 Comments | ]
Review: Shame

Director Steve McQueen and actor Michael Fassbender are collaborating again. Following the success of Hunger they’re back with this tale of addiction in contemporary New York.

Action-Adventure, Reviews, Science-Fiction »

[23 Apr 2012 | 6 Comments | ]
Review: The Hunger Games

Rob Keeling throws his hat into The Hunger Games ring with his take on Gary Ross’ adaptation of Suzanne Collins novel. Was he as enthusiastic about it as everyone else?

Reviews, Science-Fiction, Suspense/Thriller »

[5 Apr 2012 | 7 Comments | ]
Review: Deja Vu

I get that feeling I’ve seen this before. Or maybe not. Tony Scott’s 2006 thriller starring Denzel Washington is an enjoyable if messy affair.

Reviews, Sports »

[27 Mar 2012 | 7 Comments | ]
Review: Warrior

Tom Hardy gives a career-best performance as a broken ex-US Marine who has to face his estranged brother in a winner-take-all MMA event. Warrior is blood-stained and breathtaking.

Action-Adventure, Reviews, Science-Fiction »

[23 Mar 2012 | 10 Comments | ]
Review: The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins’ novel The Hunger Games makes its debut on the big screen under the guiding hand of Pleasantville and Seabiscuit director Gary Ross. How does it shape up?

Horror, Reviews, Suspense/Thriller, Time Period - 1980s to Present »

[13 Mar 2012 | 6 Comments | ]
Review: The Awakening

Nick Murphy’s effective supernatural mystery stars rising star Rebecca Hall as a sceptic who has to confront her own demons when a ghost begins haunting a boarding school.

Comedy, Drama, Reviews, Time Period - 1980s to Present »

[3 Mar 2012 | 4 Comments | ]
Review: Barney’s Version

Paul Giamatti, Dustin Hoffman and Rosemund Pike star in Richard Lewis’ excellent adaptation of the Mordecai Richler novel Barney’s Version.

Horror, Reviews, Time Period - 1980s to Present »

[2 Mar 2012 | 7 Comments | ]
Review: The Ward

John Carpenter returns to the director’s chair after a ten year absence with The Ward. But is this classically styled haunted house story any good?