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Month: May 2016

The Family Fang movie review: family bites

Tue, May 10, 2016
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Strikingly original, a truly rare pleasure in a cinematic environment clogged with cookie-cutter films. Jason Bateman and Nicole Kidman are splendid.

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Bite movie review: it has no bite at all, actually

Tue, May 10, 2016
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Pro tip, ladies: A pregnancy test that comes up positive might just mean you are incubating some exotic fish-bug nasties. Ask your doctor!

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London photo: excellent advice

Mon, May 09, 2016
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Makes me just a little homesick…

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Bad Neighbours 2 (aka Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising) movie review: the misbehaving girls next door

Mon, May 09, 2016
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Teenaged girls behaving badly, depicted with a positive vibe. Progress? Turns out grossout movies don’t work even when they’re kind of feminist.

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London photo: rainbow windmill aeroplane

Fri, May 06, 2016
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“Rainbow windmill aeroplane” sounds like a code…

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Florence Foster Jenkins movie review: don’t worry that it’s not good enough for anyone else to hear

Fri, May 06, 2016
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When FFJ sticks to farce, it works wonderfully, like something P.G. Wodehouse might have loved. But the longer it goes on, the more maudlin it gets.

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These Final Hours movie review: armageddon a hint of emotion

Thu, May 05, 2016
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It’s the end of the world. Finally, a legitimate reason for a man to experience emotion. We’ve seen this all before… except not quite so ridiculous.

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The American Side movie review: Tesla tease

Tue, May 03, 2016
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Invoking fascinating conspiracy theories surrounding Nikola Tesla only to turn them into a macguffin, this neonoir detective flick ultimately disappoints.

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London photo: old and new in the City

Mon, May 02, 2016
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Modern skyscrapers dwarf, but do not overshadow, old churches…

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Louder Than Bombs movie review: good grief?

Mon, May 02, 2016
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Yet another installment in the long-running series Dead Women Make Men Feel Things. Seething with unspoken emotions, all of which are elusive and abstruse.

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