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Review: The Great Gatsby

Posted on May 24, 2013 by

Spoilers I knew I was going to go and see Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby 15 seconds into the very first trailer, as Tobey Maguire’s drawling narration painted a picture of New York in the “roaring 20s” where “the buildings … Continue reading →

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Review: Star Trek Into Darkness

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Spoilers I’m not sure what it is about Star Trek exactly that makes it so enthralling. The 28 seasons of television and, now, 12 movies hold a place front and centre in the realm of visual science fiction, on a … Continue reading →

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Review: Iron Man 3

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

Spoilers So, Phase 2 begins. The first Iron Man might be, in competition with The Dark Knight, my favourite comic book superhero movie ever. It just seemed like the perfect mix of action, humour, visuals, great pacing, act progression, excellent … Continue reading →

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Review: G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

Spoilers So. G.I. Joe. I think I made my thoughts on “turn off your brain” movies clear when I reviewed Battleship last year. For me, if a film has a budget near or exceeding 100 million US dollars, it doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Review: Welcome To The Punch

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

Spoilers I wouldn’t say that crime dramas are my exact cup of tea, but I can appreciate the genre at times. Such films are often synonymous with action fests, but the subject of today’s review is a bit more intelligent … Continue reading →

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Review: Oz The Great And Powerful

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

Spoilers I, like so many others, have a fondness for the 1939 iconic film The Wizard of Oz. It’s a subtle and effective blend of fantasy, musical, terror and children’s whimsy in 100 minutes or so, the kind of movie … Continue reading →

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Review: John Dies At The End

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

Spoilers I happen to be a pretty huge fan of Jason “David Wong” Pargin, from way back in his late 90’s days as owner of pointlesswasteoftime.com. As a result, I’m one of a few who got to read his original … Continue reading →

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Review: Wreck-It Ralph

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

Spoilers The last CGI animated feature I caught was the somewhat disappointing Brave, and my opinion of the genre in general has never been astoundingly high, save for the rare exception of true genius (like Toy Story and Up). But … Continue reading →

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Review: Zero Dark Thirty

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

Spoilers (Bin Laden dies in the end) The other week I reviewed Lincoln, where I mentioned off the bat that it was a film I was fairly sure I was going to love and that I, indeed, ended up loving … Continue reading →

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Review: Lincoln

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

Spoilers This is the kind of film that, even before seeing, I just knew I was going to like. A biopic of Abraham Lincoln, even one as limited in scope as this, is long overdue and the proven quality of … Continue reading →

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