Reviews
A LWLies review will not be inhibited by any perceived rules. Just as
movies are about more than the two hours you spend sitting in the
cinema, our reviews are a chance to talk about much more than the
immediate experience of the film in question. There are many
different aspects of the movie-going experience and we will embrace
them all. View a full explanation of the ratings system »
| Anticipation |
Enjoyment |
In Retrospect |
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Ever waited six months for a box-office behemoth? Read a book that
you loved and nervously watched the adaptation? Been pleasantly
surprised by an off-the-radar independent? Anticipation plays a
crucial role in your reaction to a movie. Rather than ignore it, we
think it should be measured and acknowledged as part of the movie-
going experience.
Marked out of 5.
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All other things aside, how did you feel for those two hours? Were
you glued to your seat? Did the film speak to your soul? Was it
upsetting, disappointing, or just plain boring? Were you even awake?
Marked out of 5.
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Great movies live with you; you carry them around wherever you go and
the things they say shape the way you see the world. Did this movie
fade away or was every moment burned into your retinas? Was it a
quick fix action flick, good for a rainy Sunday afternoon? Or the
first day of the rest of your life? Did you hate it with a fury only
to fall in love with a passion? Or did that first love drain away
like a doomed romance?
Marked out of 5.
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June 27th 2008
This back-to-basics documentary, a sort of real life High Fidelity homage, sees the bumbling Chris Waitt hoping to discover why he has been serially dumped.
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June 20th 2008
Kechiche’s latest effort offers a poignant look at quotidian life in immigrant Europe.
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Killer of Sheep’s compelling immediacy and gritty aesthetic owes much to Italian Neo-Realism.
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It’s Satan’s love triangle: choose Keira Knightley or Sienna Miller.
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June 13th 2008
After a thick concentration of French cinema, along comes a welcome dilution of Gallic entertainment.
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Sam Garbarski’s preposterous and emotionally bankrupt comedy-drama.
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It only hits you halfway through the movie, but when it does it’s with a wallop.
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Another model piece of documentary filmmaking from the hugely talented American director Alex Gibney.
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June 6th 2008
Two of our reviewers sat down with a drink to discuss this Eastern epic.
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Is Ben Affleck deliberately inviting ridicule with his directorial debut?
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