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Monthly Archives: January 2016

The Big Short

By admin | January 31, 2016 - 11:16 am |February 7, 2016 comedy
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I went to see this with an air of reluctance, expecting it to be worthy and dull. A topic Hollywood feels compelled to make a movie about and will be very earnest in telling you just how bad these people were. But it turned out to be a lot more… Continue reading →

The Assassin

By admin | January 28, 2016 - 6:45 am |February 7, 2016 asian cinema
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Hsiao-Hsien Hou’s tale of a 7th Century Chinese assassin won many fans and was in a lot of best films of the year for 2015 (being an art house release it’s only just got around to being shown here). Within the first twenty minutes, it’s easy to see why. At… Continue reading →

The Revenant

By admin | January 21, 2016 - 1:06 pm |February 7, 2016 survival
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There is much to admire in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s tale of 1820s fur trappers and survival. Not least is the authenticity of the experience. It feels so cold they should hand out blankets as you enter. And the portrayal of native americans and the conditions of the early traders is… Continue reading →

The Hateful Eight

By admin | January 13, 2016 - 7:47 pm |January 21, 2016 western
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Tarantino has a lot in common with Martin Amis I feel. Both were lauded for stylistic panache early in their career, they have their devotees, and their detractors, not least being accusations of sexism (they are both very ‘male’ artists). Both have seen a gradual decline in popularity. For Amis… Continue reading →

In the Heart of the Sea

By admin | January 10, 2016 - 1:00 pm |February 7, 2016 blockbuster, survival
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There is an odd surface quality to Ron Howard’s recounting of the tale of the whaleship Essex, which famously inspired Moby Dick. It is a fantastical tale in itself, but Howard directly adds in the Moby Dick literary weight in the mix, by having the tale retold to Melville. Moby… Continue reading →

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

By admin | January 10, 2016 - 12:14 pm |January 21, 2016 blockbuster, sci fi
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In Germany there is a black and white 1963 British film called Dinner for One, which is shown across most of the major TV stations, every New Year’s Eve. Up to half the German population watch it, every year. It is quite pointless to review Dinner for One in isolation, as… Continue reading →

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