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Movie Review: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters [2012]

Mar 09, 2013 No Comments

One day, somebody will make a 3D film in which 90% of the scenes do not take place at night. That day is not today, and that film is not Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. I can only presume the vague blurry shapes darting around the screen were Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton, playing the [...]

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Wreck-It Ralph Review

Feb 10, 2013 No Comments

Based on the world of video games, the film is set in an arcade and sees the various video game characters living their own lives, outside of their “in-game” roles, once the arcade closes for the night. The film focuses on the arcade game Fix-it Felix Jr, which has been a staple of the arcade [...]

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Movie Review: The Last Stand [2012]

Feb 01, 2013 No Comments

Arnie returns to the big screen with a bang in action comedy The Last Stand. Having made a brief but memorable appearance in The Expendables 2, Arnold is back on leading man duties in his first starring role since Terminator 3. Keeping things straightforward for his comeback Arnie sticks to what he knows and along [...]

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Movie Review: VHS [2012]

Jan 25, 2013 No Comments

Last year’s Chronicle proved there was not only still life in the found footage genre but new things could still be done with the format trail-blazed by The Blair Witch Project almost 15 years ago. As a life long fan of horror I was anticipating the release of VHS like a summer blockbuster, directed by [...]

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Django Unchained Spoiler Free Review

Jan 22, 2013 No Comments

The Western genre seemed to die out a long time ago, despite this there have been several attempts to revive the genre for a new generation. However, in recent years these attempts have failed to hit the mark and it looked like no one would be able to revive the Western from its cinematic grave. [...]

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