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Films Reviews (By Retrospect)

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.

Maradona by Kusturica

Maradona's genius with a ball, twinned with his life of excess must make for some good documentary fodder. So bring it on.

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Julie & Julia

On paper, it’s enough to send all but Ephron’s target audience running for the exits, but Julie & Julia does have a certain charm

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The Soloist

A big budget and US co-production sees director Joe Wright losing the reins on a film with some truly dire, literal, overbearing, metaphorical moments

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Pandorum

If you're looking for a solid Friday night at the flicks, you could do far worse than this action packed sci-fi chiller

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Ong Bak: The Beginning

Tony Jaa returns in the non-prequel to the non-sequel of that really good 2003 film. Confused? You will be

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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Gilliam’s latest is all over the place

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Colin

Colin clearly isn’t as mindless as your average low-budget zombie slasher

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The Horseman

The Horseman is one decent actor drowning in a sea of hammers, knives and Queenslanders

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Jennifer’s Body

The first real shock comes with the realisation that Megan Fox can act

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Taking Woodstock

Taking Woodstock is entertaining, funny but also very slight film

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The First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life

From its title downwards, this uninspiring French dramady embraces cliché at every turn

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The Sea Wall

Affectionate and sumptuously shot, but this slow-paced period piece will leave you cold

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tomseymour The A-Team

Fuck me. Matt Bochenski, you must be a barrel of laughs at a party you humorless critic you.
Snake-Eyes The A-Team

The announcement was very badly handled and not at all clear regarding administering the film tax credits...
Vincent UK Film Council – RIP?

Problem is that Stone thinks he can throw his opinions round without having to worry about consequence. He...
Frank South Of The Border