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  • '71 Review

    Set in Belfast in the war shaken ground of Northern Ireland, '’71' tells the story of a behind-enemy-lines thriller as Gary (Jack O’Connell) must survive the determined IRA

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  • Fast & Furious 7 Review Part 2

    In what can only be described as cars, girls, speed and full-throttle action on steroids, 'Fast & Furious 7' (or 'Furious 7') is one hell of a ride, and a fitting tribute

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  • Fast & Furious 7 Review Part 1

    One Last Ride.


    The gravelly tones of Vin Diesel's Dominic Toretto rumble through the cinema's surround sound speakers. Truer words have never been spoken. 'Fast...
  • X+Y Review

    This movie is something else.


    First thing's first: please do not mistake 'X+Y' for the new America Ferrera movie 'X/Y' as you will be severely confused. My friend...
  • Cinderella Review

    Kenneth Branagh’s live action adaptation of the Disney classic is a lovingly old-fashioned fantasy film that is filled with magic, romance, awe and wonder.


    It...
  • Get Hard Review

    ‏Etan Cohen, the man responsible for 'Tropic Thunder' and 'Men In Black III', is no stranger to writing, but this is his first movie as a Director and 'Get Hard' is a little

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  • Big Eyes Review

    "You are on the threshold of untold success."


    Tim Burton's latest film is a biopic that follows the shadowed and silenced life of Margaret Keane. Starring Amy Adams...
  • The Divergent Series: Insurgent Review

    Clichés. Some films avoid them at all costs. Others subvert them to surprise their audience.


    Then again there are the kinds of films whereby clichés are gleefully...
  • A Most Violent Year Review

    Violence doesn't always equate to witnessing brutal acts of force and savagery on our screens. Emotional and internal violence of the spirit can be far more damaging and

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  • Focus Film Review

    'Focus', the latest romantic comedy on offer from Glenn Ficarra and John Requa moves from twist to twist, keeping its audience guessing until its final moments. But is that

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  • Run All Night Review

    'Run All Night' is the latest action movie from Director Jaume Collett-Serra and stars action movie heavy weights Liam Neeson and Ed Harris. It is the third consecutive movie

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  • Chappie Review

    Who’s seen 'Robocop'? How about 'District 9'? Of course you have; they’re both great movies. Drama, action, rebirth and redemption, a mechanical underdog to root for: that’s

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  • Inherent Vice Film Review

    'Inherent Vice' is the latest film from director Paul Thomas Anderson, the creator of amazing films 'Punch- Drunk Love', 'Boogie Nights' and 'Magnolia'. This movie is a foray

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  • Jupiter Ascending Film Review

    Our fates are all written in our stars is the opening message that begins the epic journey of new movie 'Jupiter Ascending', the latest offering from the Wachowski’s. Famous

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  • Alliance Française French Film Festival: 3 Hearts Review

    An unlikely coincidence leaves a luckless accountant romantically torn between two sisters in the new film from director Benoît Jacquot ('Farewell', 'My Queen') – '3 Hearts'

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  • Project Almanac Review

    There are two ways you can go when making a movie about time travel.


    The first is to do a bit of research into the science and at least have a stab at including...
  • Fifty Shades Of Grey Review

    No film has had so many expectations weighed upon it as 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' has – even before its release.


    Based on the series of erotic novels by EL James,...
  • Foxcatcher Review

    When Charlie Chaplin made his famous speech in 'The Great Dictator' back in 1940, an idea was started in many people’s minds – that great comic actors could produce equally

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  • Birdman Film Review

    “A thing is a thing, not what is said of that thing.”


    This quote (seen in the opening scene on the dressing room mirror) is the perfect counter argument to any...
  • The Imitation Game Film Review

    Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC's 'Sherlock') portrays yet another enigmatic and eccentric mind in the latest well-timed biopic from the Weinstein company that seems custom built

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