Jul 21
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Weekend (2011) Director: Andrew Haigh Cast: Tom Cullen, Chris New Runtime: 95 minutes FilmScore: 9/10 The height of intimacy, connection and humanity in a relationship has nothing to do with sex. It doesn’t matter who we are, what organs we have or how we use them. The most effective way of connecting with your boyfriend, […]
May 2
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The Iron Lady (2011) Director: Phyllida Lloyd Cast: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent Runtime: 105 minutes My Rating: ★1/2 In Short: A film that could’ve been interesting but fails across the board; weak and ineffectual I was criticised when I expressed my outrage and contempt for Meryl Streep winning the Oscar for her performance in The […]
Apr 11
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011) Director: Stephen Daldry Cast: Thomas Horn, Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Max von Sydow Runtime: 130 minutes My Rating: ★★★ In Short: Effective and interesting, but wears thin after a while I am not in any way nor have I ever been American, and I don’t know a whole lot […]
Apr 9
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Jack and Jill (2011) Director: Dennis Dugan Cast: Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes, Al Pacino Runtime: 91 minutes My Rating: ★ In Short: Idiotic, insensitive and illogical; so stupid it’s not even funny I saw the new Adam Sandler masterpiece Jack and Jill while drunk, so forgive me if I get a few of the details […]
Mar 30
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Since I live in New Zealand, we get films much later in the year than most countries. So my top ten films of 2011 is coming considerably later than one might expect. It’s not overly late, but I decided not to wait too long before compiling it, even though I haven’t seen a whole heap […]
Mar 13
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A Separation (2011) Director: Asghar Farhadi Cast: Peyman Moadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat Runtime: 123 minutes My Rating: ★★★★★, or 10/10 In Short: A marvel! Dark, intense and consistently surprising; one of the best of the year, easily Asghar Farhadi’s A Separation is such an expertly written, directed and acted film that it creates an […]
Feb 27
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The Beaver (2011) Director: Jodie Foster Cast: Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Jennifer Lawrence My Rating: ★1/2, or 3/10 In Short: A muddled, pointless mess; a failure at all it attempts Jodie Foster’s The Beaver was a film I didn’t expect to be that bad. I was surprised how wrong I was. Despite a promising opening, […]
Feb 10
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The Help (2011) Director: Tate Taylor Cast: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer My Rating: ★★, or 4/10. In Short: Pathetic and pitiful; one of the worst films of 2011 The Help is the kind of movie that I don’t hate, but I pity. It is weakly written, not exceptionally directed and […]
Jan 30
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Hugo (2011) Director: Martin Scorsese Cast: Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Chloe Moretz, Sacha Baron Cohen My Rating: ★★★★1/2 (Four and a half stars out of five, or 9/10) In Short: One of the greatest of recent years; Scorsese’s most magical achievement Martin Scorsese’s Hugo is one of the greatest cinematic achievements of recent years. It employs […]
Jan 25
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The Turin Horse (2011) Director: Bela Tarr Cast: Janos Derzsi, Erika Bok My Rating: 10/10 In Short: A film beyond words; 150 minutes of purity The more of his work that I see, the more I am becoming convinced that Bela Tarr is the greatest filmmaker who has ever existed. Before viewing his work, I […]
