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Gone Too Far! review (London Film Festival)

Thu, Jan 23, 2014
5 comments

Something like a Shakespearean comedy, full of highly amusing, sharply drawn characters…

| 5 Comments

We Are the Best! (Vi är bäst!) movie review (LOCO London Comedy Film Festival)

Wed, Jan 22, 2014
1 comment

An exuberant rock ’n’ roll comedy in which three of the most memorable movie teens ever embrace their adolescent angst and give it screaming voice.

| 1 Comment

Matterhorn review (LOCO London Comedy Film Festival)

Wed, Jan 22, 2014
5 comments

It had me confounded, in the most delightful way, and left me with a big stupid grin on my face and tears in my eyes.

| 5 Comments

Doomsdays review (LOCO London Comedy Film Festival)

Wed, Jan 22, 2014
5 comments

I see the harbingers of doom in this “pre-apocalyptic comedy,” but there’s nothing actually funny about it.

| 5 Comments

Maidentrip review: all is found

Mon, Jan 20, 2014
1 comment

A remarkable documentary about a remarkable kid, and an incredibly optimistic look one young person making her dreams come true.

| 1 Comment

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit review: CIA you again

Mon, Jan 20, 2014
12 comments

Why reboot remains a question, but this is a smart popcorn thriller with a surprisingly sensitive performance by Chris Pine, and a wonderfully badass one by Kevin Costner.

| 12 Comments
G.B.F. green light

G.B.F. review: high school sucks

Fri, Jan 17, 2014
2 comments

Sharp satire cutting through the sweet silliness makes this a refreshing change of pace for teen comedies.

| 2 Comments

The Wolf of Wall Street review: legitimate businessman

Fri, Jan 17, 2014
21 comments

A debauched end-of-empire horror story disguised as an outrageous comedy, with remarkable performances from Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill.

| 21 Comments

Devil’s Due review: she’s having Satan’s baby

Thu, Jan 16, 2014
6 comments

This bunch of found footage should have stayed lost.

| 6 Comments

Cleopatra review (The Hope Theatre, Islington)

Sat, Jan 11, 2014
2 comments

Snappy, snarky, and brisk, this is a drawing-room update on the classic story of the Egyptian queen, pulled off with effortless screwball panache.

| 2 Comments
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