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12 Years a Slave

Funny thing at nearly every awards event this year. “12 Years a Slave” wins virtually nothing all night and then keeps ending up with Best Film. So odd that a film where the constituent parts aren’t deemed award-worthy is overall … Continue reading

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Vulpine Descent

“Work hard, play hard – keep partying like it’s your job.” David Guetta, ‘Play Hard’ Too early for film of the year 2014? ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ is the finest collaboration between Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio so far. … Continue reading

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Top Ten of the Year – 2013

10. Gravity “It’s a miracle I’ve even made it this far.” Morrissey, ‘Something Is Squeezing My Skull’ Everyone is all about ‘Gravity’ right now and, to be fair, there’s good reason for this. I’ve read lots about the huge technical … Continue reading

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Tag it

For a long time, my favourite movie tag-line has been the 1967 ‘Bonnie & Clyde’  “They’re young, they’re in love and they kill people.”   I’ve also had a soft spot for ‘Alien vs Predator’ “Whoever wins, we lose.”   … Continue reading

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