Category: Review

Review: Looper (2012)

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In the year 2044, Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) works as a contract killer – or “Looper” – for a mysterious figure known as the Rainmaker, who exists in a future in which time travel has been invented. Joe’s job is to kill those sent back from the future and dispose of their bodies, ultimately destroying any evidence of their existence. However, when he’s ordered by his boss Abe (Jeff Daniels) to kill his future self (Bruce Willis) and “close his loop”, he chokes, giving his older Continue reading “Review: Looper (2012)” →

Review: ParaNorman (2012)

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Norman (Kodi Smit-McPhee) is an outcast who harbours a unique ability: he can talk to the dead. The trouble is, no one besides his unusual friend Neil (Tucker Albrizzi) believes his claims. That is, however, until his alienated – and quite frankly bonkers – uncle, Mr Prenderghast (John Goodman), burdens him with the task of saving Blithe Hollow’s inhabitants from an age-old witch’s curse and the threat of being overrun by the undead. Norman, with the aid of some Continue reading “Review: ParaNorman (2012)” →

Review: Hope Springs (2012)

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Middle-aged couple Kay (Meryl Streep) and Arnold (Tommy Lee Jones) have been married for thirty one years. Their relationship, however, is in a state of complete disarray, to the point where they’re sleeping in separate rooms and routine has become the only thing keeping them together. When Kay reaches breaking point, the couple embark upon an intense marriage counselling excursion that, despite Arnold’s initial opposition, may be the only hope they Continue reading “Review: Hope Springs (2012)” →

Review: Dredd (2012)

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In a dystopian future, North America has been reduced to rubble and its survivors crammed into Mega City One: an overcrowded and crime-ridden concrete metropolis, protected only by a law enforcement team known as the ‘Judges’. When one of them, the tempered Judge Dredd (Karl Urban), is tasked to assess rookie Cassandra Anderson (Olivia Thirlby) and her skills, they soon find themselves trapped inside the mega-block “Peach Trees” – home to Continue reading “Review: Dredd (2012)” →

Review: Detention (2011)

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Riley (Shanley Caswell) is an outcast with a crush on stud Clapton (Josh Hutcherson) and a rabid best friend, Sander (Aaron David Johnson), who can’t take no for an answer. Unfortunately for her, though, Clapton only has eyes for Ione (Spencer Locke). After being completely humiliated one day, Riley decides enough is enough, but her suicidal plans are quickly thwarted by the arrival of Cinderhella: a masked maniac who has chosen Grizzly Lake as her latest target. Continue reading “Review: Detention (2011)” →

Review: [REC]³ Génesis (2012)

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Clara (Leticia Dolera) and Koldo (Diego Martín) come together for what should be the best day of their life: their wedding. At first, it appears as though their special day is speeding along without a hitch. That is, however, until all hell breaks loose during the reception. Finding themselves forced apart by horrible circumstances and flesh-eating zombies, Clara and Koldo must fight their way through the madness in a bid to stay alive for long enough to find one another Continue reading “Review: [REC]³ Génesis (2012)” →

Review: The Three Stooges (2012)

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Abandoned on the doorstep of a nun-run orphanage, Moe (Chris Diamantopoulos), Larry (Sean Hayes) and Curly (Will Sasso) spend their childhood causing all manner of mischief and mayhem to those who surround them. Older, and having left years worth of destruction in their wake, they come to the realisation that the home they’ve grown to love is on the verge of closing due to their immaturity and mounting debts. Driven to make amends and secure Continue reading “Review: The Three Stooges (2012)” →

Review: Tim And Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie (2012)

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US comedy duo Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim bring their unusual (and quite frankly bizarre) style of humour to the big screen with Tim And Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie – a film more likely to anger than entertain. Having been loaned $1 billion to make a film, Tim and Eric turn in a six-minute travesty to their financiers. Unhappy with their attempt, the executives demand to be reimbursed. Finding themselves broke and at a complete loss, the duo decide to accept an Continue reading “Review: Tim And Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie (2012)” →

Review: The Wedding Video (2012)

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After being asked by his brother, Tom (Robert Webb), to be best man at his impending wedding to Saskia (Lucy Punch), Raif (Rufus Hound) decides to mark the occasion by making a home video of the run-up to the special day, clashes and all. But, as the day nears, and various ructions occur, it becomes apparent that the wedding everyone expected, particularly Saskia’s overbearing mother (Harriet Walter) and conservative grandmother (Miriam Margolyes), may not be Continue reading “Review: The Wedding Video (2012)” →

Review: Take This Waltz (2011)

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Freelance writer Margot (Michelle Williams) is married to Lou (Seth Rogen), a cookbook author who specialises in inventive chicken recipes. Their relationship is cosy and tender, yet uninspiring and routine, though neither seem interested in confronting those marital issues that bubble under the silken surface. But, when Margot unexpectedly crosses paths with handsome neighbour Daniel (Luke Kirby) on a writing trip, her heart is pushed and pulled to the limit Continue reading “Review: Take This Waltz (2011)” →