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The Invisible Woman REVIEW

Written by Zac Platt. More often than not, biopics bog themselves down giving all the historical dot points of their subject’s lives rather than putting forth an interesting character study. For that reason I find myself more intrigued when a

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The Other Woman REVIEW

Written by Lola Sterret. Although labelled as a romantic-comedy, The Other Woman is a film more focused on exploring the sheer bizarreness of female friendship, rather than a burgeoning romantic relationship between the two main characters. The Other Woman, from director

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The Grand Budapest Hotel REVIEW

Watching The Grand Budapest Hotel is like watching a work of art. Director Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums, Moonrise Kingdom) has created a visual masterpiece that will excite your imagination and transport you to another world. The majority of the

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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 REVIEW

Written by Guillermo Troncoso. There was a mixed response when it was announced that Sony Pictures was to reboot its Spider-Man franchise, especially since Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 had only been released 5 years earlier. The all-too well-named Marc Webb,

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Fading Gigolo REVIEW

Actor John Turturro is back in the writer and director’s chair for the fifth time with Fading Gigolo, a comedy that sees him star as a reluctant male escort with Woody Allen as an unlikely pimp. When Murray (Allen) is

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‘The Lego Movie’ MOVIE REVIEW

I have no doubt 2014 will probably see bigger movies, more heartfelt movies, and if we are lucky, maybe even funnier movies. But when it comes to pure unbridled fun, I don’t see anything coming along this year to take

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Divergent REVIEW

Written by Rebecca Marie-Taylor. From the creator of sci-fi thriller Limitless and period drama The Illusionist, comes Divergent, an adaptation of the YA novel by Veronica Roth. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, as has been the trend in recent years, this society

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AFGF 2014: Oh Boy REVIEW

Written by Zac Platt. Reviewed as part of the 2014 Audi Festival of German Films. Click HERE for the festival schedule and to purchase tickets. Oh Boy is a day in the life Niko Fischer (Tom Schilling), a jobless college dropout living a directionless

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