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 »
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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.
Top 20 films that we couldn't wait to see »
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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.
Top 20 films we enjoyed the most »
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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.
Top 20 films that left a lasting impression »
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June 6th 2008
There are few horrors greater than the adolescent body.
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Chet Baker possessed such shimmering star quality that his life and work pours scorn on modern celebrity and it’s loose understanding of ‘talent’.
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May 23rd 2008
Alongside Match Point, and the little known Scoop, Cassandra’s Dream could be seen as the third instalment in Woody Allen’s London trilogy.
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Dangerous Parking initially appears to be an anarchic boozer comedy – a louder, even more ramshackle Withnail & I.
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It is possible to intellectualise any cultural phenomenon, however spurious.
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May 16th 2008
Some Came Running depicts the contradictory social forces shaping a small American town in the late ’40s.
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Dedicated by writer, director and star Nadine Labaki ‘To my Beirut’, Caramel offers a tender and nuanced insight into the lives of five women.
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Whether you’re talking about the film or its eponymous hero, it’s genuinely hard to know how to respond to Charlie Bartlett.
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Nazi zombies have travelled through time to attack a group of mercenaries in an unnamed Eastern European military compound.
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There are some jobs you just wouldn’t apply for – defence counsel for a renowned terrorist is one of them.
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