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Film Review: The Handmaiden (2016)
Film, Foreign February 14, 2017 February 14, 2017

Film Review: The Handmaiden (2016)

by Dan Santos

With The Handmaiden, director Park Chan-wook (perhaps best known for Oldboy) adds another visually indulgent and thematically risqué film to his resume. The screenplay,…

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Film Analysis: Scorsese’s Cinema of Religion
Current Theatrical Releases, Film February 14, 2017 February 14, 2017

Film Analysis: Scorsese’s Cinema of Religion

by Nick Bugeja

There is no doubt that Martin Scorsese is most renowned for his Italian-American crime dramas of the ‘70s and ’80s. It would not be surprising…

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Film Review: Silence (2016)
Current Theatrical Releases, Film February 13, 2017 February 13, 2017

Film Review: Silence (2016)

by Amy Taylor

The silence in the title of Martin Scorsese’s most recent film refers to the silence of the voice of God, when one is alone…

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Film Review: Arrival (2016)
Film, New DVD releases, Oscar contenders, Oscars February 12, 2017 February 12, 2017

Film Review: Arrival (2016)

by Dan Santos

Denis Villeneuve is one of the most talented and exciting directors in contemporary cinema. In Prisoners he portrays vengeful parental anguish with a palpably…

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Film February 11, 2017 February 11, 2017

Film Review: The Mummy (1999)

by Film Blerg

“There is a hardly a thing I can say in its favor, except that I was cheered by nearly every minute of it.” This…

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Film Review: Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
Current Theatrical Releases, Film February 9, 2017 February 19, 2017

Film Review: Fifty Shades Darker (2017)

by Claire Robson

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner surely there’s no better time to release the next film in the Fifty Shades trilogy. Because nothing…

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Film Review: A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)
Current Theatrical Releases, Film February 8, 2017 February 9, 2017

Film Review: A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)

by Claire Robson

No, there’s no Marlon Brando here, but there is a loveable ginger cat and one uplifting true story to go with it. Based on…

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Film Review: The Coming War On China (2016)
Current Theatrical Releases, Documentary, Film February 8, 2017 February 8, 2017

Film Review: The Coming War On China (2016)

by Louise Agostino

The Coming War on China is a dry but humane look at the politics of war by journalist John Pilger, his 60th film for ITV, a free…

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Film Review: Toni Erdmann (2016)
Current Theatrical Releases, Film, Foreign, Oscar contenders February 6, 2017 February 22, 2017

Film Review: Toni Erdmann (2016)

by Nick Bugeja

Toni Erdmann may be the funniest film to hit cinemas in a long time. Its 162-minute runtime is peppered with inappropriate, kinetic jokes and…

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Film Review: Manchester By The Sea (2016)
Current Theatrical Releases, Film, Oscar contenders, Oscars January 31, 2017 January 31, 2017

Film Review: Manchester By The Sea (2016)

by Chris Smith

Few filmmakers have had such a strong and profound effect on contemporary cinema in the span of just three feature films as writer, director,…

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