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THE CAMPAIGN (Jay Roach, 2012)

Starring: Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudekis You may like this if you liked: Step Brothers (Adam McKay, 2008), Horrible Bosses (Seth Gordon, 2011), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (Adam McKay, 2004) Congressman Cam Brady (Ferrell) is basically a … Continue reading

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I, ANNA (Barnaby Southcombe, 2012)

Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Gabriel Byrne, Hayley Atwell You may like this if you liked: Shadow Dancer (James Marsh, 2012), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Tomas Alfredson, 2011), any moody British TV crime drama D.C.I. Bernie Reid (Byrne) is a middle aged … Continue reading

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STOKER (Chan-wook Park, 2013)

Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, Mathew Goode You may like this if you liked: The Skin I Live In (Pedro Almodóvar, 2011), Wild at Heart (David Lynch, 1990), American Psycho (Mary Harron, 2000) India Stoker (Wasikowska) is an 18 year … Continue reading

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SIDE EFFECTS (Steven Soderbergh, 2013)

Starring: Jude Law, Rooney Mara, Catherine Zeta- Jones You may like this if you liked: Contagion (Steven Soderbergh, 2011), The Ghost (Roman Polanski, 2010), Unknown (Juame Collet-Serra, 2011) Emily (Mara) and her husband Martin (Channing Tatum) lived a happily married … Continue reading

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IRON MAN 3 (Shane Black, 2013)

Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle You may like this if you liked: Iron Man 2 (Jon Favreau, 2010), Avengers Assemble (Joss Whedon, 2012), The Dark Knight Rises (Christopher Nolan, 2012) Set not too long after the end … Continue reading

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SPRING BREAKERS (Harmony Korine, 2012)

Starring: James Franco, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens You may like this if you liked: Piranha 3DD (John Gulager, 2012), The Rules of Attraction (Roger Avary, 2002), Spun (Jonas Åkerlund, 2002) Brit (Ashley Benson), Candy (Vanessa Hudgens), Cotty (Rachel Korine) and … Continue reading

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UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: DAY OF RECKONING (John Hyams, 2012)

Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Scott Adkins, Dolph Lungren You may like this if you liked: Universal Soldier (Roland Emmerich, 1992), Timecop (Peter Hyams, 1994), Replicant (Ringo Lam, 2001) John (Adkins) wakes from a coma after witnessing his wife and child … Continue reading

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HOLY MOTORS (Leos Carax, 2012)

Starring: Denis Lavant, Edith Scob, Eva Mendez You may like this if you liked: Synecdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman, 2008), Lost Highway (David Lynch, 1997), O Lucky Man (Lindsay Anderson, 1973) So, we need a plot synopsis. Wish me luck! … Continue reading

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POST TENEBRAS LUX (Carlos Reygadas, 2012)

Starring: Adolfo Jiménez Castro, Nathalie Acevedo, Willebaldo Torres You may like this if you liked: To the Wonder (Terence Malick, 2012), The Banishment (Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2007), Keane (Lodge Kerrigan, 2004) Translating as Latin for “light after darkness”, Post Tenebras Lux … Continue reading

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WHAT RICHARD DID (Lenny Abrahamson, 2012)

Starring: Jack Reynor, Roisin Murphy, Sam Keeley You may like this if you liked: Shame (Steve McQueen, 2011), Tyrannosaur (Paddy Considine, 2011), This is England (Shane Meadows, 2006) Dublin teenager Richard Karlsen seems to lead a perfect and privileged life. … Continue reading

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