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Review: Epic

Posted on June 7, 2013 by

Spoilers I had initially turned my nose up at some of the early trailers for Epic, deeming them uninteresting and derivative of other, better, works. But a later one that used Snow Patrol’s “What If The Storm Ends?” piqued my … 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: 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: Django Unchained

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

Spoilers Quentin Tarantino can be a bit of an acquired taste. His latest, Django Unchained, is typical of the common positives and negatives of his works, and while it may be one of his most nominated films to date, I … Continue reading →

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Batman: The Animated Series – See No Evil

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

See No Evil  See you around, Batman! Too bad you can’t say the same! Air Date: 24/02/93 Director: Dan Riba Writer: Martin Pasko Themes: Invisibility, Child Endangerment, Parental Rights Villain: Lloyd Ventrix Synopsis: Batman becomes involved in a family drama while … Continue reading →

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Review: Les Miserables

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

Spoilers It should be noted, just as I did for my review of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, that I am a huge fan of the musical Les Miserables, better known by the abbreviation “Les Mis”. Ever since I first … Continue reading →

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NFB’s Top 25 Films Of 2012 And Awards

Posted on December 28, 2012 by

I’ve probably seen more movies this year than I have seen in any previous years, so I decided to rank the new releases that I managed to catch. Included are links to the longer reviews (if I got time to … Continue reading →

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Batman: The Animated Series – The Cat And The Claw, Part One

Posted on December 20, 2012 by

The Cat and the Claw, Part One I suggest you save the flattery for the judge… Air Date: 5/9/92 Director: Kevin Altieri Writer: Sean Catherine Derek, Laren Bright, Jules Dennis (Teleplay), Richard Mueller (Teleplay) Themes: Crime, Animal Conservation, Romance, Terrorism … Continue reading →

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Posted on December 19, 2012 by

Far over the misty mountains cold To dungeons deep and caverns old We must away, ere break of day To find our long-forgotten gold So, I wrote a brief piece on my expectations for this movie last week, bits and … Continue reading →

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