On DVD and Blu-Ray
The Monk
It is just one man’s downfall, not mankind’s. Hardly apocalyptic, and it hardly seems worth all the fuss.
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Angel and Tony
A slow-burner of a hit in its native France, Angel and Tony is a small-scale drama about an oddball romance.
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Headhunters
With the surge in interest for Scandinavian crime fiction, it was only a matter of time before Norway’s Jo Nesbø found one of his books making the leap to the big screen.
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This Must Be The Place
This Must Be the Place is a love letter from an affectionate misanthrope, delighting in the ebullient self-delusion of America, the innocent overblown self-satisfaction, the unexamined eccentricity
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Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark is a decent attempt at recapturing an archaic horror tale but fails to deliver.
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Contraband
They – them Hollywood lot – they’re just throwing you scraps, yet they know that in the right mood everyone wants to see proper movies with proper guys doing proper stunts.
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In Darkness
Brutal, dank, disturbing, devastating, sickening and also pretty scary – In Darkness is a film about the Holocaust, yes, but not quite as expected.
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This Means War
Memorable comedies boast likeable characters, interesting ideas, wit and timing. Passable comedies have at least one of these components. This Means War has none.
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
One star for the Worst Scenes, five stars for the True Scenes.
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy matures at its own deliberate pace in a marvellous recreation of sharp 70s style and growing anxiety, fitting of Le Carré’s work.
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