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W.E. (or should that be Non?)

Posted on May 24, 2012

May has not been a good month for new movies in the cinema. Hunger Games and The Avengers (Assemble) hang on while American Pies and Dictators try to grab a little attention (and for me fail). Thank heavens for DVD … Continue reading →

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The Avengers Assemble (not too shabbily at all)

Posted on April 30, 2012

Thank heavens The Avengers was renamed The Avengers Assemble in the UK. That way all my hopes and dreams for the resurrection of Emma Peel could be knocked on the head straight away. So with all my expectations adjusted, this … Continue reading →

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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen – definitely worth catching

Posted on April 28, 2012

Not being one to let a bad fish eating experience immediately prior to this cinema outing put me off a film about salmon fishing, I am pleased to confirm that Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is not only not really … Continue reading →

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Battleship – does exactly what it says on the box

Posted on April 22, 2012

Faced with a choice between watching a movie about salmon fishing or aliens blasting battleships, I decided to opt for the latter, fully aware that this could be a very noisy mistake. Nevertheless, I am drawn to movies about battleships … Continue reading →

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The Cabin in the Woods – Spoiler Free Zone

Posted on April 14, 2012

I have a feeling that this review of The Cabin in the Woods will be ridiculously brief, not because there’s little to say but because I do think that very few films are so at risk from even the smallest … Continue reading →

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Anonymous – Emmerich blows up Good Queen Bess!

Posted on April 13, 2012

Born and bred in Oxford as I am, it’s a shame that I wasn’t able to catch Roland Emmerich’s reassignment of the city’s most illustrious nobleman as the real writer of William Shakespeare’s plays when Anonymous very briefly brushed through … Continue reading →

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Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists

Posted on April 5, 2012

When a film blasts off to the sounds of Swords of a Thousand Men, I am immediately cheered beyond all reason. Throw in some London Calling from the Clash and mix in a little Blur and Pogues and I was … Continue reading →

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Wrath of the Titans – Believe me, I feel the Wrath

Posted on March 30, 2012

It seemed like such a good idea at the time… I’d spent a pleasant afternoon at the Oxford Literary Festival listening to Jeremy Paxman talk about Empire, topped off by some cooling cava, and I thought I would round it … Continue reading →

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The Hunger Games – nails it

Posted on March 24, 2012

It’s not often that I’m so keen to see a movie or, for that matter, so anxious. The reason for both in this instance is simple – I adore Suzanne Collins’ novel The Hunger Games (and its two sequels even … Continue reading →

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John Carter – a secret jewel

Posted on March 20, 2012

Having been away for ten days, and largely and unusually internetless for most of it, I’ve missed much of the media’s relish in John Carter‘s disappointing performance at the box office. Completely innocent of all negative reviews, I took some … Continue reading →

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