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Tag Archives: drama
EVERYDAY (Michael Winterbottom, 2012)
Starring: John Simm, Shirley Henderson, Shaun Kirk You may like this if you liked: Wonderland (Michael Winterbottom, 1999), The Dreamlife of Angels (Erick Zonka, 1998), Amour (Michael Haneke, 2012) Shot a few weeks at a time over the course of … Continue reading
Posted in All Film Reviews, British Films
Tagged british cinema, british film, drama, entertainment, film, film review, john simm, michael winterbottom, movie review
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GANGSTER SQUAD (Ruben Fleischer, 2013)
Starring: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling You may like this if you liked: L.A. Confidential (Curtis Hanson, 1997), The Black Dahlia (Brian De Palma, 2006), The Untouchables (Brian De Palma, 1987) Los Angeles in 1949, notorious gangster Mickey Cohen … Continue reading
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Tagged action films, cliche, drama, entertainment, film, film review, gangster film, hollywood, josh brolin, movie review, ryan gosling, sean penn
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GOOD VIBRATIONS (Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn, 2012)
Starring: Richard Dormer, Liam Cunningham, Jodie Whittaker You may like this if you liked: Searching for Sugar Man (Malik Bendjelloul, 2012), 24 Hour Party People (Michael Winterbottom, 2002), Human Traffic (Justin Kerrigan, 1999) Good Vibrations chronicles the life of Terri … Continue reading
Posted in All Film Reviews, British Films
Tagged belfast, british cinema, british film, comedy, drama, entertainment, film, film review, john peel, movie review, punk music, terri hooley, the undertones
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FAST & FURIOUS 6 (Justin Lin, 2012)
Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson You may like this if you liked: Is that really relevant? Well, for those of you not up to speed with the franchise so far, after their successful Rio heist Dom (Diesel), Brian … Continue reading
Posted in All Film Reviews, Blockbusters
Tagged action films, cars, comedy, drama, dwayne johnson, entertainment, fast & furious, film, film review, hollywood, hollywood films, justin lin, movie review, paul walker, street car racing, vin diesel
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KILLING THEM SOFTLY (Andrew Dominik, 2012)
Starring: Brad Pitt, Richard Jenkins, Ray Liotta You may like this if you liked: Pusher (Nicolas Winding Refn, 1996), Lawless (John Hillcoat, 2012), Rampart (Oren Moverman, 2011) In some really moody run down part of America during the economic crash … Continue reading
Posted in All Film Reviews, Major Dissapointments
Tagged action films, brad pitt, crap, drama, entertainment, film, film review, hollywood, movie review
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THE BURFORD TOP 10: THE TOP TEN SCENES WHERE EVEN GROWN MEN ARE ALLOWED TO CRY
We all like a good cry from time to time and we all cry at certain films, which is one of the many reasons why we love them so much. We all cry at different films as they have different … Continue reading
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Tagged british cinema, british film, burford charts, burford run downs, disney, drama, entertainment, film, foreign films, hollywood, kids films, life of pi, requiem for a dream, shawshank redemption, the lion king, tom cruise, transformers, world cinema
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THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES (Derek Cianfrance, 2012)
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes You may like this if you liked: Half Nelson (Ryan Fleck, 2006), Flight (Robert Zemeckis, 2012), Blue Valentine (Derek Cianfrance, 2010) Luke (Gosling) is a motorcycle stunt rider with a travelling carnival. When … Continue reading
Posted in All Film Reviews
Tagged bradley cooper, drama, entertainment, film, film review, hollywood, movie review, ryan gosling
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ALEX CROSS (Rob Cohen, 2012)
Starring: Tyler Perry, Mathew Fox, Edward Burns You may like this if you liked: Jack Reacher (Christopher McQuarrie, 2012), Along Came a Spider (Lee Tamahori, 2001), Factory (Morgan O’Neill, 2012) Dr. Alex Cross (Perry) is one of Detroit’s finest detectives … Continue reading
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Tagged action films, alex cross, crap, drama, entertainment, film, film review, hollywood, mathew fox, movie review
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COMPLIANCE (Craig Zobel, 2012)
Starring: Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy You may like this if you liked: Phone Booth (Joel Schumacher, 2002), Exam (Stuart Hazeldine, 2009), Fermat’s Room (Luis Piedrahita and Rodrigo Sopeña, 2007) Based on true events, Compliance tells the story of … Continue reading
Posted in All Film Reviews, Major Dissapointments, Rants
Tagged crap, drama, entertainment, film, film review, movie review
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STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS (J. J. Abrams, 2013)
Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana You may like this if you liked: Star Trek (J. J. Abrams, 2009), Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Michael Bay, 2011), Star Wars Saga (George Lucas et al, 1977 – 2005) This is … Continue reading
Posted in All Film Reviews, Blockbusters, The Best of 2013
Tagged action films, benedict cumberbatch, chris pine, drama, entertainment, film, film review, hollywood, movie review, star trek
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