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Year: 2014

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For trailer: urban decay

Tue, Mar 11, 2014
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I really liked Sin City, so it makes me sad to say this, but: Be afraid.

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London photo of the day: platform closed

Mon, Mar 10, 2014
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The train is moving too fast to get a clear shot at that intriguing “Platform Closed” label where the station name would be.

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Lee Daniels’ The Butler (aka The Butler) review: civil-rights servant

Mon, Mar 10, 2014
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A deeply moving melodrama about a subtly subversive black butler at the heart of the White House. You will need Kleenex.

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Short Term 12 review: life in the long term

Mon, Mar 10, 2014
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A heartbreaking drama about the lingering affects of childhood abuse and neglect, even under the best of curative circumstances.

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Drinking Buddies review: subtextual romance

Mon, Mar 10, 2014
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A beautifully observed dramedy about modern friendship and romance; funny, poignant, unforgettable.

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Doctor Who thing: what if the Doctors were dogs?

Mon, Mar 10, 2014
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Meet the Dogtors, by artist Christie Cox…

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The Machine trailer: robot chick goes crazy

Mon, Mar 10, 2014
1 comment

Same old story.

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London photo of the day: a big issue

Sat, Mar 08, 2014
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Well, I think public urinators are a big issue, anyway.

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subscriptions update (and what happens next)

Sat, Mar 08, 2014
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It’s looking to be almost certain that come April, I am going to pull back to posting only film reviews, and very little else.

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London photo of the day: from the top deck

Fri, Mar 07, 2014
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From the top of a double-decker bus going around Parliament Square, looking south.

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