Contrary to the trailer, Ben Wheatley’s film is entirely in black and white, giving the story an unreality, which is appropriate as we follow five characters traipse across mushroom-infested fields amid England’s civil war, going on acid trips and exchanging humorous dialogue with one another.
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Review: This Is The End
Directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, this apocalyptical analysis of dick jokes defies the odds and works as a meditation on friendship, the value of celebrities in modern culture and also dick jokes.
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Review: The Wall (Die Wand)
The trailer for The Wall was a fantastic and stirring bit of editing, giving the impression that Julian Pölsler’s Austrian film would be an epic voyage of self-discovery, charting a woman’s battle against the elements and the nature of fear, depression and loneliness.
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Review: Before Midnight
Nine years after Jesse & Celine’s last encounter in Paris, we join them on holiday in Greece, where Richard Linklater effortlessly makes a perfect film.
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Review: Much Ado About Nothing
Before Joss Whedon’s The Avengers had even wrapped production, he was filming this black and white home movie with his friends.
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Review: Man of Steel
The world’s most recognisable superhero is also the most challenging to get right cinematically. Faced with criticisms for being too boring, for being invincible, for only having one weakness, the man of steel has to rise above that and be a beacon of hope that inspires us.
Review: Fast & Furious 6
The car racing franchise that somehow bounced back from diminishing returns is on the upswing.
Review: Star Trek Into Darkness
J.J. Abrams’ reboot of the Star Trek franchise continues with his remake of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Accompanied by writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, his mission is to boldly excavate your skull so that no coherent thoughts remain.
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Review: Upstream Color
Shane Carruth’s follow-up to his time-travelling mindfucker Primer comes almost ten years later, and is a film about shared consciousness, splintering of identity; of cycles controlling lives, a possibly nefarious music sampler dude, and lots of scared pigs.
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Review: The Place Beyond The Pines
Ryan Gosling approaches the role of motorcycle stuntman Luke with the same silent intensity as he did with his stoic driver in Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive, in this generational drama about fatherhood by Derek Cianfrance, who Gosling worked with previously on Blue Valentine.
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