Review | The Nine Lives of Christmas
The Nine Lives of Christmas Title The Nine Lives of Christmas Director Mark Jean Writer(s) Sheila Roberts (based on the
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2015
Need For Speed (2015) review – a barebones arcade racer
This review of Need for Speed (2015) is based on the Xbox One version. It is also available on PS4
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Analysis – Daredevil Season 1
[Note: This was written before the release of Jessica Jones, Daredevil Season 2, Luke Cage and Iron Fist. Just keep
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Review – Focus
I actually enjoyed Focus quite a bit. It’s a charming caper comedy which is perfectly content to be nothing more
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Review – The Hateful Eight
It’s a Tarantino movie. Is that praise or criticism? A warning or a recommendation? None of the above, really. It
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Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens Review First Order of Business
STAR WARS: EPISODE VII – THE FORCE AWAKENS IS PART OF THE CURRENT STAR WARS CANON. CHECK OUT THE TIMELINE. The
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Review – Hitman: Agent 47
In the Hitman video games, the most prestigious ranking you can attain is that of “Silent Assassin”. Earning the moniker
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Review – Terminator Genisys
Summer at the movies is a time of lowered expectations. Each year it’s the same thing: same complaints, same questions,
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Review – Furious 7
In its final scenes, Furious 7 summons from its oil-slick guts something which many didn’t think a franchise such as
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Review – San Andreas
I get the sense that I’m supposed to be morally outraged by San Andreas. In it, Dwayne Johnson plays Chief
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Review – Spy
Paul Feig – bespectacled, rumpled, perpetually-tailored, like a harangued insurance salesman – doesn’t look like an especially funny guy. He
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Review – Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
There’s a moment in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (the fifth of these movies – they don’t always put numbers
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Review – Mad Max: Fury Road
Throughout the press tour for Mad Max: Fury Road, George Miller frequently parroted something Hitchcock had said about his desire
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‘Spectre’ | Film Review Chasing ghosts
When it comes to James Bond movies, I’m generally an easier lay than most of the girls. Give me the
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‘Southpaw’ | Film Review Nice jab, mean hook
There have only been a handful of times that I’ve felt truly uncomfortable being a sports fan, and almost all
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‘Extraction’ | Film Review Take it away
If I said to you, “It’s a straight-to-VOD movie called Extraction”, what would you think? Don’t worry, I already know
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‘Creed’ | Film Review Like father like son
At about the halfway point of Creed, the seventh entry in the forty-year-old Rocky saga, Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan)
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‘Ant-Man’ | Film Review Bigger isn't always better
It’s probably not worth speculating about the creative differences that led to Edgar Wright’s last-minute departure from Ant-Man. Marvel’s a
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‘Jurassic World’ | Film Review Dinomite
The other morning, I awoke to an email from a friend concerning his opinion on Jurassic World: “I’m glad they
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‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ | Film Review Daddy issues
The best scene in Avengers: Age of Ultron is, unsurprisingly, one we saw in the trailers. It’s not the bit
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