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Category: reviews

Only films I see in a theatre get a full-on review. Other titles seen on dvd and the like are covered in the “Reactions” section. My take on spoilers is that they pertain to the crux of the filmgoing experience – so while my posts aren’t what I’d call “spoilerific”, consider yourself warned.

All films are rated from one to four stars.

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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION

Five films in, and the franchise has finally figured things out. They trick is less impossible; more mission.

Posted on August 13, 2015August 21, 2015
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IRRATIONAL MAN

Sometimes Woody plays; sometimes Woody noodles.

Posted on August 9, 2015August 15, 2015
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TRAINWRECK

Who needs romance when you can buy wine by the box?

Posted on July 20, 2015July 26, 2015
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ANT-MAN

Once we’ve seen a city fall from the sky, can we possibly go back to the beginning?

Posted on July 19, 2015April 30, 2019
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TERMINATOR GENISYS

It’s amazing what how violently a train can wreck when you take away the tracks.

Posted on July 6, 2015July 13, 2015
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DOPE

Why do teenagers look to the past to help them make their way through the present?

Posted on June 28, 2015July 8, 2015
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INSIDE OUT

We are a composite of everything we’ve already gone through; every feeling we’ve already felt.

Posted on June 21, 2015August 31, 2015
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SLOW WEST

Anyone can set off on a journey, but it takes a certain sort of survivor to reach their destination.

Posted on June 14, 2015June 20, 2015
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TOMORROWLAND

A memento from our past and a plea for our future, but not as rose-coloured as either era.

Posted on May 24, 2015June 4, 2015
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MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

It’s amazing what can happen when you pull over and ask for directions.

Posted on May 17, 2015May 25, 2015
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EX MACHINA

Mankind’s fascination with AI suggests a death wish, leaving us to ask ourselves how we actually want to go.

Posted on May 10, 2015May 16, 2015
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AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

A song that should be sung with the most intricate of harmonics is curiously only using three chords.

Posted on May 4, 2015April 30, 2019

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